A new form of journalism, dubbed “access journalism” is creeping into the media, and its reliance on allegations and lack of evidence poses a serious threat.
Articles on Investigative journalism
Displaying 21 - 40 of 49 articles
A recent survey found that Americans trust local media outlets far more than national ones.
A new book celebrates the long and rich history of investigative reporting in southern Africa, and highlights some hidden and forgotten gems.
South Africans have a right to know why the lapses at Sunday Times occurred and why those that spoke up against them were silenced.
Nhlanhla Nene was highly regarded for refusing to fund former President Zuma’s ludicrous rent-seeking projects.
Instead of taking pride in how quickly they cover the same stories as everyone else, these organizations make public service journalism their top priority.
Spotlight’s Walter V. Robinson and the Newcastle Herald’s Chad Watson on covering clergy abuse - and the threats that followed
The Conversation74.5 MB (download)
In this episode, we hear from Walter V. Robinson on how the Boston Globe Spotlight investigation into clergy abuse began, and from the Newcastle Herald's Chad Watson on how his paper covered abuse.
Fairfax Media has a long and highly successful history in investigative journalism, which may be at risk if the company merges with the Nine Network.
Without credible news and information, a healthy democracy is not possible.
The sustainability of the news media is a precondition for good journalism in the public interest. Thus, economic questions should form part of discussions of press freedom.
South African investigative journalists and civil society played a crucial role in bringing a country in the clutches of patronage networks back from the brink.
Established media organisations are collaborating across borders and with new media to break big stories such as global tax avoidance by the rich and powerful.
A good news story about the news? It’s true. In British Columbia, a digital news ecology is flowering through ‘coopetition’ – as Media Democracy Day will soon showcase.
South Africa’s perilous decline under Jacob Zuma’s presidency is set out in two non-fiction books that provide unsettling, but essential reading.
Canadian newspapers are in trouble, and there are no philanthropic efforts afoot to rescue them. The National Student Investigative Reporting Network, or NSIRN, is aiming to make a difference.
Journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia has been killed in Malta – but we must accept that corruption is a problem for all of Europe.
There are reasons to channel Harvey aid through the nonprofit despite evidence that it wasted money following Haiti’s earthquake and fumbled Superstorm Sandy relief efforts.
Imagine, for a moment, if there were no independent journalists left to decipher PR spin.
Big cash infusions can give nonprofit journalism a much-needed boost. But the ailing news industry needs more consistent funding.
From a social media post that cracked open a decades-old abuse scandal in the UK and Australia, through to tracking asylum seekers, social media can be vital in breaking investigative news stories.
Top contributors
-
Caxton Professor of Journalism, University of the Witwatersrand
-
Professor of Political Communication; Director CAJ, The University of Melbourne
-
Professor and Chair, Department of Journalism, Stellenbosch University
-
Emeritus Professor of Journalism, Cardiff University
-
Director of Undergraduate Studies, School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, Cardiff University
-
Professor of Digital Society, University of Glasgow
-
Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant in Journalism Studies, University of Florida
-
C. Edwin Baker Professor of Media Policy and Political Economy, University of Pennsylvania
-
Professor of Urban Governance, University of the Witwatersrand
-
Professor Emeritus of Journalism, Boston University
-
Investigative Reporting Lecturer, Toronto Metropolitan University
-
Senior Lecturer in Literary & Narrative Journalism, School of the Arts & Media, UNSW
-
Reader in Journalism, City St George's, University of London
-
Adjunct professor, School of Communications, Simon Fraser University
-
Carolyn S. Chambers Professor in Journalism, University of Oregon