Journalism of investigation
The journalism of investigation , or investigation , is a journalistic kind which is characterized by the work period on the same subject and by thorough research.
By consulting several sources and by questioning several specialists in the subject or witnesses of the events, the journalist of investigation can sort information more effectively and discover new facts. Its knowledge of the facts will thus take better account of reality and its analysis will be thus of better quality.
The definition of the journalism of investigation, according to the Deontology of journalism, also implies an independence with respect to the political powers or economic, and a depth of analysis which resists the temptation of the Audimat or with the race with exclusiveness.
In France, the Duck connected remains a reference in the field. In Quebec, the investigation carried out by the journalist Daniel Leblanc who started the scandal of the mixed liability companies in is another example. With the the United States, Eric Schlosser is one of the most known journalists of investigation. One could also compare it with Mark Curtis in England, specialized in the historical investigations of the foreign affairs of the the United Kingdom and the the United States. French journalists like Pierre Carles or Denis Robert are also regarded as journalists of investigations.
See too
- Directory of the journalists in France
- Journalism
- Journalism gonzo
- Journalist embedded
- List of the famous journalists
- Freedom of the press
- To defer
- Reporters without borders
External bonds
- Standards and practices of the journalism of investigation
- the definition of the journalism of investigation… by the journalists of investigation!
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