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By: Katie Coster, Tasha Totaram, Alyse Anuszewski
History of Investigative Journalism
Muckraking“The man who could look no way but downward with the muck-rake in his hands; who would neither look up nor regard the crown he was
offered, but continued to rake himself the filth on the floor.”
•Coined 100 years ago by President Theodore Roosevelt•Aka investigative reporting, adversarial journalism, advocacy reporting, public service journalism, and exposé reporting•Traced back to 1690•New muckraking age began again by the 1960’s, investigative journalism
Discuss: In what ways do you find investigative stories and tabloids to be similar? Different?
Tabloids Vs. Investigative Journalism
Similar• Stories are crafted around the theme of victimization• Extensive use of irony
Different• Investigative stories are earnest and deeply felt• Tabloids are superficial
“In the main people do not watch programmes such as Panorama or Watchdog. Neither do they buy newspapers for the in-depth journalistic investigative stories. The most popular papers are tabloids.”
Downfall
• “…The spectre of the intensification of concentrations of media ownership, which journalists themselves believed ‘chilled’ the atmosphere for investigative reporting.”
Limitations
1. Media owners may curb reporters independence.
2. Advertisers can mute journalists’ criticisms.
3. Investigative reporting’s expensive cost causes it to be scarce.
Diminishing
“Investigative journalism is the most expensive and riskiest form of reporting, partly because it is labor intensive and partly because by its very nature it can sometimes result in no story. Today’s news gatherers are more financially constrained, and therefore find it easier to spend a diminishing budget on chasing celebrities or the Royal Family.”
Discuss:Can you think of any recent stories the prove that investigative journalism has diminished?
Idealism of Investigative Journalism
Discuss: What is investigative journalism?
What is investigative journalism?
Qualities of An Investigative Journalist
1. Passion2. Curiosity3. Initiative4. Logical thinking, organization and self-discipline5. Flexibility6. Teamwork7. Well-developed reporting skills8. Good research skills9. Determination and patience10. Fairness and strong ethics11. Discretion12. Citizenship13. Courage
Myths about investigative journalism
• Myth 1: It’s glamorous and can be career defining to the point where it creates stars
Famous Investigative Journalists
• Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein
Famous Investigative Journalists
• Seymour Hersh
Famous Investigative Journalists
• Walter Cronkite
Famous Investigative Journalists
• Robert Rosenthal
Myths About Investigative Journalism
• Myth 2: Journalists can indeed be bigger than the stories they report
Famous Investigative Stories
• Bloomingdale Asylum in 1872
Famous Investigative Stories
• The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
Famous Investigative Stories
• My Lai Massacre
Famous Investigative Stories
• The Color of Money
Myths About Investigative Journalism
• Myth 3: The investigative journalist is a Lone Ranger
Myths About Investigative Journalism
• Myth 4: Investigative journalism is the preserve of the private media
Discuss: Do you think the purpose of investigative journalism is just to uncover secrets?
Watchdogs or Whistle Blowers?
• Do you think that society views investigative journalists as whistle blowers or as society's watch dogs?
• BBC’s Slip of the tongue• Who’s the real target? – Corporate targets
Semi-Investigative Journalism
• Semi-Investigative Journalism- involves journalists creating an image of investigative reporting rather that actually performing it.
• Do you see this being the future of investigative journalism?
• Strategies used to construct an image of investigative journalism:– Factism– Extensive citing of authoritative
official sources– Reliance on faceless (secret)
sources– Appealing to common knowledge
and common sense
Future of Investigative Journalism
• Does the public influence what investigative journalists write about?
• The people are the future of journalism!– Gaining credibility through
their ability to explain, interpret, or investigating
– Crowdsourcing- citizens who provide expertise or bloggers who contribute analysis or review of documents
Future of Investigative Journalism• How can investigative journalist make
their dream story a reality? • Three phenomena for the future of
investigative journalism:– Rise of non-profits
• Collaboration – Rise of machines
• Computers and software– Social Media – “Computational
journalism”» New Field?
– Rise of networks• Mash-ups
• What does it take to be an investigative journalist in the future?– Organizer – Interpreter– Gathers and delivers facts– Database manager– Data processor – Data analyst
Discussion Questions:• Is investigative journalism just good reporting?
• 1. If investigative journalism were to die out, what do you think the consequences would be for society?
• 2. Do you think there are any downfalls to investigative journalism?
• 3. Does the public influence what investigative journalists write about?
• 4. Do you think current investigative journalism keeps the public informed of the truth?
• 5. Do you think that society views investigative journalists as whistle blowers or as society's watch dogs?