This lecture was on investigative journalism, we watched a video first up which was soooooo funny. We were presented with 2 quotes which summursesd investigative journalism, how isnt all journalism about asking question? I do believe however investigation journalism is a little be more in depth probing deeper into people minds to find the facts and the truth.
Why we search for facts, isnt people truth? NO!! they are not because all of people are corrupt because of sex, money and power. The reasons why there are people who are investigative journalist is because they have to right to tell the facts and what is wrong, they have the right to prob as they are the voice of the voicless and the light in the darkness of this corrupt world. We can see this in such programs as 4 Corners on the ABC.
However I believe that there is allot more investigative journalist today becuase of the new aged media which is helping reaching out to the people. The internet has allowed people to show the world important this that we should know.
However, in doing investigative journalism, you have to trust not one and always check the facts, these are the what a journalist should use when investigating
interviews, - giving people their chance to say what they want and give a balanced argument.
observations,- investigation of technical issues. screunity of government and business practices.
documents, - law suits , legal doc through the Freedom of infomation
These are the main three, use the infomation to line up the facts from other sources. However there are more techniques briefings, leaks, trespass and theft.
However there are threats of IJ, however it is the internet because of money, since it is easy to use there are less need for people therefore less journalist.
Investigative Journalism, is about finding facts, exposing the truth and letting the little man get the facts right. IR is the best thing to help people get both sides of the story.
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