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Roys, Smith, and What AI Can Now Reveal About “Watchdog” Journalism

Roys, Smith, and What AI Can Now Reveal About “Watchdog” Journalism

Saturday, May 2, 2026
Back in 2022, we pushed back hard against a series of high-profile “watchdog” articles, arguing that they relied less on proof and more on narrative construction. At the time, that claim was dismissed by many as partisan defensiveness. Today, with the help of modern AI analysis, those same rhetorical techniques can be surfaced quickly—and clearly—for anyone willing to look. The post Roys, Smith, and What AI Can Now Reveal About “Watchdog” Journalism appeared first on Protestia.