Investigative Reporting

Citizen Journalism is Simply Not Enough

Chris Prevatt | Posted 10.26.2009 | Media


Chris Prevatt

Despite our best efforts, bloggers just don't have enough resources to meet the need for full time investigative reporting.

Climate Lobby Investigation Goes Global — and Digital

Tracy L. Barnett | Posted 10.09.2009 | Green


Tracy L. Barnett

The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists has been raking in the awards for its international tobacco smuggling investigation. Now it's targeting the lobbying effort to influence the treaty on climate change.

A Historic Meeting: Plotting The Future Of Investigative Journalism

Marcus Baram | Posted 08.01.2009 | Media


Marcus Baram

It's a difficult time to be an investigative journalist, so I didn't expect much optimism when I attended a conference that brought together nearly all the major nonprofit investigate groups in the country.

Torture is Not About "Winning the Afternoon," OK?

Will Bunch | Posted 05.28.2009 | Media


Will Bunch

The torture issue doesn't lend itself to cute little "up" and "down" arrows, to dueling cable shouters "on the right" and "on the left," to all the little devices we in the media use.

HuffPost Finally Liberates Journalism with Investigative Fund

Diane Francis | Posted 04.30.2009 | Media


Diane Francis

The notion of independent financing of truly investigative journalistic projects is a grand idea. It means that strings are not attached and that efforts are judged by results on a case by case basis.

Journalism 'Had About Enough' of All This '@#$%&'

Rip Empson | Posted 04.22.2009 | Comedy


Rip Empson

Of late, the traditional media in which Journalism presents itself has been suffering from what some would call a lack of 'identifiable revenue streams' and may soon be forced into early retirement.

The Perfect Test That the Chicago Tribune Failed

Henryk A. Kowalczyk | Posted 01.26.2009 | Media


Henryk A. Kowalczyk

Over his long business career, Sam Zell has undoubtedly many times smirked at those who have reported failures whilst claiming, "It was not my fault." Now, Zell may well be smirking into the mirror.

Did The Chicago Tribune Spoil Fitzgerald's Blagojevich Investigation?

Wall Street Journal | Cam Simpson | Posted 01.15.2009 | Media


Conventional wisdom holds that U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald ordered the FBI to arrest Rod Blagojevich before sunrise Tuesday in order to stop a cr...

Blagojevich Scandal Justifies Investigative Journalism: David Carr

New York Times | David Carr | Posted 01.15.2009 | Media


For the last few years, newspapers have been smacked around for lacking relevance, but the industry has finally found a compelling spokesman: Rod R. B...

In or Out of the Debates, the Need to Know: or, as Senator McCain says, "How About That Sarah?"

Jessica Catto | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics


Jessica Catto

The governor of Alaska wants us all to know with whom Obama "pals around." By any standard of fairness, we should know a bit more about the governor. Who were her friends? What did they believe?