Two books by Nick McKenzie and Chris Masters about their reporting on Ben Roberts-Smith shed light on money, power, myth-making and the importance of investigative journalism.
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A Scottish parliamentary committee is investigating whether the nation’s laws to protect journalistic freedoms need to be tightened.
South Africans are actively challenging the criminalisation of the state. Many of the revelations about fraud, corruption and nepotism come from principled whistle-blowers within the state.
Journalists and whistleblowers are being targeted by expensive lawsuits to stop them working.
The Constitutional Court judgment is a huge victory, not only for journalists and lawyers who stand to benefit directly and immediately, but for broader society.
Journalists need to have the facts to support not just what they say explicitly, but what their work implies.
A new generation of investigative journalists is revealing the depth of corruption in Russian public life.
In 1967 a Mexican reporter told the CIA he had met Lee Harvey Oswald in Mexico City just before the JFK assassination. New research and recently declassified intelligence pokes a hole in his story.
Media self-criticism is not just important to improve journalism, it is a political, professional and moral imperative.
The magazine grew to be the largest circulation publication for black readers in South Africa, and expanded to include East and West African editions.
Despite media companies’ revenue declining in recent years, a nine-year study reveals that the greatly feared death of investigative journalism has not occurred.
Western aid has resulted in an Anglo-American culture of journalism education which has proved impractical to implement in African countries with illiberal political regimes.
An American media scholar studying in Australia looks at the protections offered by the two countries for investigative reporting, raising crucial questions about journalism’s role in democracy.
A new form of journalism, dubbed “access journalism” is creeping into the media, and its reliance on allegations and lack of evidence poses a serious threat.
A recent survey found that Americans trust local media outlets far more than national ones.
A new book celebrates the long and rich history of investigative reporting in southern Africa, and highlights some hidden and forgotten gems.
South Africans have a right to know why the lapses at Sunday Times occurred and why those that spoke up against them were silenced.
Nhlanhla Nene was highly regarded for refusing to fund former President Zuma’s ludicrous rent-seeking projects.
Instead of taking pride in how quickly they cover the same stories as everyone else, these organizations make public service journalism their top priority.
Spotlight’s Walter V. Robinson and the Newcastle Herald’s Chad Watson on covering clergy abuse - and the threats that followed.
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In this episode, we hear from Walter V. Robinson on how the Boston Globe Spotlight investigation into clergy abuse began, and from the Newcastle Herald's Chad Watson on how his paper covered abuse.
Top contributors
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Caxton Professor of Journalism, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Political Communication, Department of Politics, Media and Philosophy, La Trobe University
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Emeritus Professor of Journalism, Cardiff University
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Professor and Chair, Department of Journalism, Stellenbosch University
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Director of Undergraduate Studies, School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, Cardiff University
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Senior Lecturer in Law, The University of Western Australia
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Professor, School of Communication; Executive Editor, Investigative Reporting Workshop, American University School of Communication
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Associate Professor, School of Media, Film and Journalism, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer in Literary & Narrative Journalism, School of the Arts & Media, UNSW Sydney
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Lecturer in Journalism and Digital Media, Department of Journalism Studies, University of Sheffield
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Professor of Journalism, Boston University
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Associate Professor of Communication, University of Pennsylvania
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Professor of Health and Social Policy, University of Liverpool
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Reader in Journalism, City, University of London
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Director of the Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne
