Dispatches: The Power of Investigative Journalism
News and notes from Pacific Standard staff and contributors.
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Investigative Journalism
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‘Spotlight’ Gets Investigative Journalism Right
Unlike many films about reporters, Spotlight accurately depicts the frustrations and joys of breaking a big story, from the drudgery of spreadsheets to the electric thrill of revelatory interviews.
Is Investigative Journalism a Joke?
As print profits continue to plummet and some of the more traditional media outlets turn away from ambitious investigative journalism, documentary filmmakers are picking up the slack.
Plucking Learning From the WikiDeluge
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.
The Third Way to Media Success
Northwestern University researchers look to link editorial talent with audience experiences to get an elusive Web-era result — loyal readers and viewers.
Golden Age of Newscasts is Now — on NPR
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.
Knowledge-Based Journalism Is Not an Oxymoron
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.
We Are Accused of Over-cheerfulness
Letters to the editor: OK, bucko, step outside and say we're afraid of population growth. Go ahead. See what happens.
Nonprofit-Funded, University-Based News
Can journalism schools oversee the public-interest news organizations of the future? Yes, with caveats.
Deep Throat Meets Data Mining
In the nick of time, the digital revolution comes to democracy's rescue. And, perhaps, journalism's.