Investigative Journalism

After journalists swept over the trove of WikiLeaked documents from the Afghan war with a broad-toothed comb, historians and social scientists consider what might be of more lasting value there.

Northwestern University researchers look to link editorial talent with audience experiences to get an elusive Web-era result — loyal readers and viewers.

New research compares coverage of overseas news on Edward R. Murrow’s CBS and modern-day NPR, and finds public radio superior in numerous ways.

The blandly titled Journalist's Resource sits on the Web, ready — with a little help from Harvard's Kennedy School — to throw substantive story ideas onto reporters' desks.

Letters to the editor: OK, bucko, step outside and say we're afraid of population growth. Go ahead. See what happens.

Can journalism schools oversee the public-interest news organizations of the future? Yes, with caveats.

In the nick of time, the digital revolution comes to democracy's rescue. And, perhaps, journalism's.

The simple prescription for reducing wrongful convictions: better journalism about crime and punishment.

A call on the professorial classes to help check abuses of governmental power. And to start confronting the Alberto Gonzaleses of the world — before they wreak havoc.

A new British book, "Flat Earth News," provides a well-researched answer to the age-old question: Why are the news media so dumb?

Across America, nonprofit Web sites are trying to keep public interest journalism alive at the local level. But to provide what print newspapers increasingly do not, these digitized nonprofits must overcome the challenge facing every startup: Eventually, they have to break even.