ROLE OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM

HOLDING POWER ACCOUNTABLECONTRIBUTE IN DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCEFOURTH ESTATE MODEL OF PRESSPUBLISHES INFORMATION OF WRONGDOINGMAKE GOVT. ACCOUNTABLE

ROLE OF INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING

• REVEAL CORRUPTION• INJUSTICE• ENVIORNMENTAL MISUSE• CONSUMER FRAUDS• HEALTH CARE FRAUDS• EXPLOITATION OF NATIONAL WEALTH• MISUSE OF POWER

ROLE OF INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING

• LOGIC OF CHECK AND BALANCE• MONITORING PERFORMANCE-• GOVERNING BODIESCIVIC ORGANISATIONS• PUBLIC CORPORATIONS• MAKING POLITICAL ELITES SENSITIVE• TRIGGER JUDICIAL ENQUIRY

ROLE OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM

• FAILUREOF-• ENQUIRY/INVESTIGATION• CONTRIBUTES IN ACCOUNTABILITY• MONITOR FUNCTIONS OF ENQUIRY• RETAIN AGENDA SETTING POWERS• REMINDS ABOUT EXISTENCE OF ISSUES

ROLE OF INVESTGATIVE JOURNALISM

• NURTURES INFORMED CITIZENS• INFORMATION-VITAL RESOURCE• EMPOWERS VIGILANT PEOPLE• ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS• TRANSPERANT PUBLIC BUSINESS

ROLE OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM

• JOURNALIST REMAIN SENSITIVE TO ISSUES• STING OPERATION-DEVICE• SATISFY LAW ENFORCEMENT• GENERATE PUBLIC AND TAX SUPPORT• RESPONSIBILITY-SURFACE WRONG DOING