Investigative Journalism

by Hugo de Burgh

Praise for the first ‘A surprising book. I’m surprised that it hasn’t been done before, and I’d also be surprised if anyone did it better.’ – Roger Cook, The Cook Report, Central Television ‘A book that no aspiring student of the subject can do without.’ – Jon Snow, Channel 4 News Investigative journalism has helped bring down governments, imprison politicians, trigger legislation, reveal miscarriages of justice and shame corporations. Even today, when much of the media colludes with power and when viciousness and sensationalism are staples of formerly high-minded media, investigative journalists can stand up for the powerless, the exploited, the truth. Investigative Journalism provides an unrivalled introduction to this vital part of our social its origins, the men and women who established its norms and its achievements in the last decades. Two chapters describe the relationships with the law, bringing us up to date, and others deal with the professional techniques, the sociology and the teaching of investigative journalism. A further new chapter examines the influence of the blogosphere on investigative journalism. The case studies of the first edition have been supplemented by new the investigators and methods which revealed the subcontracting of the torture of Iraqi prisoners; how the murder of Stephen Lawrence was treated in the Daily Mail ; the tabloids and their investigations; BBC Panorama .

Genres: Journalism

428 pages, Hardcover

First published February 17, 2000

Reviews

[Simon · Rating 2 out of 5]

Full review soon: both informative and problematic.

Freedom of the press and investigative journalism is crucial in society. That’s not the problem with this book.

The double standard that lauds the Panama Papers leaks (collaborative exposure by international teams of journalists) and then condemns WikiLeaks (fronted by Julian Assange) shows that the Establishment/Independent divide remains as stark as ever.

Also, the publication declares debunked exclusives as fact, such as the false corruption scandal against Lula which led to his imprisonment and installed the Fascist Bolsonaro in Brazil as his successor.

There’s some fascinating chapters, but the narrative that this work remains that ‘the Centre must hold’ even at the expense of accuracy, integrity, ethics, law and due diligence.

[Stanislav Kaschiyski · Rating 3 out of 5]

Има някои интерсни неща. Някой ако иска може да му пратя mobi формат. :)