investigative reporting

The Future of News? Four Different Sources Weigh In

Stevie Converse — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 07:55:24 -0400

Full article: Knight Foundation
Eric Newton
How are changes in the news industry affecting our communities? And what should be done to make sure people are getting the information they need? This summer, four different reports that address these questions have been released from different sources: a British weekly news magazine, the U.S. government, an educational institution and a nonprofit.

When Big Data Meets Journalism

Stevie Converse — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 11:50:41 -0400

Full article: GigaOM
Mathew Ingram
The Knight Foundation, a non-profit entity that is one of the biggest funders of media-related projects in the United States announced the winners of its annual $4.7-million News Challenge. There's s a theme running through most of the winners: namely, data as journalism.

Risen's Gripping Affidavit

Stevie Converse — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 11:16:07 -0400

Full article: Columbia Journalism Review
Clint Hendler
James Risen, one of the New York Times's top national security reporters, filed an affidavit in a federal district court explaining why he refuses to comply with a subpoena demanding he give testimony that would identify his source (or sources) for a chapter in his 2006 book State of War. Risen’s 22-page affidavit is a stirring defense of the value of his reporting, and of the need for journalists covering national security to be able to protect the confidentiality of their sources so that they may bring matters of public interest to light.

AP Expands Its Content-Distribution Experiment with Nonprofit News

Stevie Converse — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 11:04:17 -0400

Full article: Nieman Journalism Lab
Megan Garber
The Associated Press announced that it will be expanding its project to distribute content from nonprofit news outfits to newspapers. The expansion builds on the partnerships the cooperative -- itself a nonprofit -- had developed with the public-interest news providers ProPublica, the Center for Public Integrity,the Center for Investigative Reporting, and the Investigative Reporting Workshop.

Reuters Brings in New Leadership

Stevie Converse — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 09:26:55 -0400

Full article: New York Times
Jeremy W. Peters
Thomson Reuters, which is trying to move beyond its roots as a news service, announced several strategic changes that will establish a new leadership structure as it seeks to broaden its reach among general news consumers. Editor in chief Steve Adler wants to be known for both its news wire service and in-depth investigative reporting.

Wikileaks Busts Myth About the Irrelevance of Mainstream Media

Stevie Converse — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:21:58 -0400

Full article: Washington Post
Anne Applebaum
If you were under the impression that we no longer need news organizations, editors or reporters with more than 10 minutes' experience, think again. The notion that the Internet can replace traditional newsgathering has been revealed as a myth by the release of 92,000 pages of intelligence documents relating to the Afghanistan war.

Can Local Television Afford Investigations?

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 27 May 2010 10:50:41 -0400

Full article: Columbia Journalism Review
Lisa Anderson
In-depth investigative reporting is under siege on every platform in journalism and particularly in local television, where the majority of Americans still get their daily news. Still, it is difficult to measure the return on investment from investigative reporting in dollars or ratings.

A Beat-Focused Model for a Nonprofit Investigative Startup

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 10:19:20 -0400

Full article: Nieman Journalism Lab
Megan Garber
It's a cliche because it's true: Investigative reporting is the core of the journalism that democracy requires to thrive. It's good news, then, that another nonprofit news outlet has launched with a focus solely on I-reporting.

Toyota Goes After ABC News Report

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:40:55 -0500

Full article: TVNewser
Kevin Allocca
ABC News and investigative reporter Brian Ross have been delivering the most prominent television reports on Toyota's recent electronic acceleration system issues. Toyota put on a full demonstration and put out a press release criticizing one of ABC's report.

Better that the Reporters Just Tell the Story

Stevie Converse — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:11:24 -0400

Full article: Los Angeles Times
James Rainey
By offering their views, no matter how well informed, TV war correspondents risk obscuring their most powerful role -- as impartial eyes and ears in places most of us will never see. The blogosphere and cable TV bombard us, 24 hours a day, with self-appointed judges. That confers even more power on the rare few who merely seek to bear witness.