Investigative Independent Journalism

I have come to the conclusion that there are four things that normally drive people to develop a real passion for investigative journalism. Firstly, there are people who are driven to develop a real passion for investigative journalism by personal experiences: like, for instance, after being victims of various injustices. A certain gentleman told me […]

Investigative journalism costs a lot of money. Media houses therefore often face huge challenges, when trying to figure out how to finance investigative journalism. There are media houses that finance investigative journalism using their advertising revenues. They do so knowing that investigative journalism reports are likely to draw huge audiences, which are in turn likely […]

I recently came across an article where the investigative journalism genre was being severely criticized. The writer of the article was of the opinion that nothing justifies investigative journalism. He was of the view that investigative journalism only ends up nurturing a siege mentality, alongside a conspiratorial mindset in the general public. He was also […]

There is one question that people keep on asking me, whenever I give public lectures on the subject of investigative journalism. It is the question as to what sort of training one needs, in order to become an investigative journalist. I normally get this question from youngsters who are considering getting into this sort of […]

One of the hazards associated with investigative journalism is in the fact that this genre of journalism can easily ruin your reputation, as a practitioner. This is one of the facts you need to be aware of, before venturing out to build a career in investigative journalism. In today’s blog post, we will delve into […]