Magazin: Investigative journalism

The Civil Disobedience Test for Journalism

Tom Rosenstiel
02/02/2006

The director of Project for Excellence in Journalism, organization of US journalists concerned about the state of professional standards, names three simple steps for analyzing the dilemma: “Is it justified to break the law in order to gather information?”

The Hierarchy of Accuracy

MCOnline Redakcija
28/01/2006
A cautious editor, through his dedication to accuracy, spared the New York Times a scandal. He also brought a turning point to Times coverage of “Lewinsky case”. Further on, he made his daily more cautious and gave the authors of Project for Excellence in Journalism the idea for an article on basic classification of information accuracyProject for Excellence in Journalism

Investigative journalist revealed fraudulent cell claims of a national hero scientist

Jin Hyun-joo
16/01/2006

The awarded South-Korean investigative reporter of MBC-TV Han Hak-Soo exposed to his nation a fraud of their national hero. In the process, Han has admittedly over-stepped the ethical principles, and suffered professional and public discrediting. When it turned out his information was accurate, he earned appraisals, but not before the journalist and his family had to survive excommunication, threats and public invitations for lynching.By Jin Hyun-joo, The Korea Herald

50 places to shop for story ideas

MCOnline Redakcija
30/11/2005
Every newsroom has ’em: Reporters who come up with their own stories, and reporters who don’t come up with their own stories. The job is much easier – and enjoyable – if you’re a story hunter rather than a perennial assignment receiver. by Gregg McLachlan, Associate Managing Editor of the Simcoe Reformer, Ontario, Canada
Critical Thinking: What Do You Mean by That?

Critical Thinking: What Do You Mean by That?

Jill Geisler
23/11/2005

Editors want "better critical thinking" from their reporters, but do they know what that precisely means? 

How to request documents From the American Secret Archives

How to find people around the World

A Guide to Computer Assisted Reporting

How I proved overdose of Mercury in Dimitrov’s brain

Writing Tool #50: The Writing Process

Pages