Sharesleuth.com is an investigative journalism site devoted to exposing corporate misbehavior and securities fraud. The projects are funded by Mark Cuban, entreprenuer and owner of the Dallas Mavericks. The site acknowledges that Cuban sometimes makes investments based on the information uncovered by the reporters, but that this activity will always be fully disclosed to allow readers to determine any conflict of interest. The patron-funded model of journalism raises some ethical questions for journalists as they try to find a way to fund their work.

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