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Investigative journalism : a survival guide / David Leigh.

By: Leigh, David, 1946- [author.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2019]Copyright date: ©2019Description: xi, 220 pages ; 21 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9783030167516 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Investigative reporting | Journalism | Media Studies | Media StudiesDDC classification: 070.4'3 Summary: At a time of hyper-partisanship, media fragmentation and 'fake news', the work of investigative journalism has never been more important. This title explores the history and art of investigative journalism, and explains how to deal with legal bullies, crooked politicians, media bosses, big business and intelligence agencies; how to withstand conspiracy theories; and how to work collaboratively across borders in the new age of data journalism. It also provides a fascinating first-hand account of the work that went into breaking major news stories including WikiLeaks and the Edward Snowden affair. Drawing on over 40 years of experience with world-leading investigative teams at newspapers including the Guardian and The Washington Post, award-winning journalist David Leigh provides an illuminating insight into some of the biggest news events of the 20th and 21st centuries.
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At a time of hyper-partisanship, media fragmentation and 'fake news', the work of investigative journalism has never been more important. This title explores the history and art of investigative journalism, and explains how to deal with legal bullies, crooked politicians, media bosses, big business and intelligence agencies; how to withstand conspiracy theories; and how to work collaboratively across borders in the new age of data journalism. It also provides a fascinating first-hand account of the work that went into breaking major news stories including WikiLeaks and the Edward Snowden affair. Drawing on over 40 years of experience with world-leading investigative teams at newspapers including the Guardian and The Washington Post, award-winning journalist David Leigh provides an illuminating insight into some of the biggest news events of the 20th and 21st centuries.

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