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The future of investigative journalism…
The future of investigative journalism? Books, according to ex-WSJ Managing Editor Norman Pearlstine. Pearlstine doesn’t believe the newspaper business model will support the kind of long-form, investigative journalism that many of the top reporters and editors have spent their careers pursuing. Case in point: the Washington Post’s recent 17,000-word, four-part series on IED’s in Iraq.…
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Courage and impotence in journalism
There is an exceptional and very poignant post from a sacked Chinese journalist translated and reproduced at the China Digital Times: I am afraid of other people praising me as a brave newspaperman, because I know I am full of fear in my heart. I did write some commentaries on current affairs, and edited some…
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Business bad. Journalism good.
Jon Friedman has a walk down ethics lane today, prompting Ken Auletta to come out with this distinctly non-counter-intuitive take on why ethical lapses occur. (And in the words of the song – “Stop me if you think you’ve heard this one before.”) “Declining circulation, falling advertising revenues, and the swooning stock value of traditional…
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Investigative Journalism Summer School
A public service announcement follows: online booking is now open for the 2008 Investigative Journalism Summer School. Where: City University London, Northampton Square, London EC1V 0HB When: 18-20 July, 2008 What: advanced internet research, using Freedom of Information legislation, computer assisted reporting, statistics, understanding company accounts, libel and privacy law, the environment and protecting sources.…