Investigative Journalism A Survival Guide /

• Main Author: Leigh, David (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Culture-Study and teaching.; Journalism.; Communication.; Popular Science in Cultural and Media Studies.; Media and Communication.

At a time of hyper-partisanship, media fragmentation and "fake news", the work of investigative journalism has never been more important. This book explores the history and art of investigative journalism, and explains how to deal with legal bullies, crooked politicians, media bosses, big...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. A Short History of Investigative Journalism
• 3. Two Case Histories: Jonathan Aitken and BAe
• 4. Investigative Journalists and their Bosses
• 5. Journalists versus the Law
• 6. Dealing with Spies and Spooks
• 7. Conspiracy Theories
• 8. Bad Practice and Good Practice
• 9. Cross-border collaboration
• 10. Fake News in Mainstream Journalism
• 11. Trafigura - a Classic Investigation
• 12. Conclusion: A Golden Age for Investigative Journalism?