286 Pages
by
Routledge
284 Pages
by
Routledge
288 Pages
by
Routledge
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This important book defines what investigative reporting is and what qualities it requires. Drawing on the experience of many well-known journalists in the field, the author identifies the skills, common factors and special circumstances involved in a wide variety of investigations. It examines how opportunities for investigations can be found and pursued, how informants can be persuaded to yield... Read more
What is investigative reporting?; The making of an investigative reporter; Insight and the development of techniques; Finding the stories; Pursuing inquiries I: Doing it right; Pursuing inquiries II: Getting it right; Finding the people; Dealing with documents; Getting people to talk; Writing it: problems and pitfalls; Two classic investigations; Looking into companies; The Maxwell investigations; Social and consumer affairs; Crime; Trail of the bent coppers; Security and intelligence; Investigating local government; Sleaze; Cruelty and corruption: investigating abroad; Books for further reading; People who helped with this book; Council information open to public view; Press Complaints Commission - Code of Practice
Biography
David Spark
'A sensible and well-researched handbook which breaks new ground and pretty well covers the waterfront.'
David Leigh, British Journalism Review
