##  [Watchdog Role](/watchdog-role) 

  ##  [Watchdog Role](https://information.quantumdictionary.io/watchdog-role-0) 

  

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**Information & Communication Dictionary**

 







 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Definition

The professional function of independent journalists or news organizations to investigate, verify, and publish information about the conduct of public- and private-sector power holders when that information is demonstrably in the public interest, using standards of evidence, source protection, and editorial judgment appropriate to the medium and jurisdiction.