Investigative journalism

The Civil Disobedience Test for Journalism

02/02/2006

The director of Project for Excellence in Journalism, organization of US journalists concerned about the state of professional standards, names three simple steps for analyzing the dilemma: “Is it justified to break the law in order to gather information?”

The Hierarchy of Accuracy

MCOnline Redakcija

28/01/2006

A cautious editor, through his dedication to accuracy, spared the New York Times a scandal. He also brought a turning point to Times coverage of “Lewinsky case”. Further on, he made his daily more cautious and gave the authors of Project for Excellence in Journalism the idea for an article on basic classification of information accuracyProject for Excellence in Journalism

Investigative journalist revealed fraudulent cell claims of a national hero scientist

Jin Hyun-joo

16/01/2006

The awarded South-Korean investigative reporter of MBC-TV Han Hak-Soo exposed to his nation a fraud of their national hero. In the process, Han has admittedly over-stepped the ethical principles, and suffered professional and public discrediting. When it turned out his information was accurate, he earned appraisals, but not before the journalist and his family had to survive excommunication, threats and public invitations for lynching.By Jin Hyun-joo, The Korea Herald

50 places to shop for story ideas

MCOnline Redakcija

30/11/2005

Every newsroom has ’em: Reporters who come up with their own stories, and reporters who don’t come up with their own stories. The job is much easier – and enjoyable – if you’re a story hunter rather than a perennial assignment receiver. by Gregg McLachlan, Associate Managing Editor of the Simcoe Reformer, Ontario, Canada

Critical Thinking: What Do You Mean by That?

Jill Geisler

23/11/2005

Editors want "better critical thinking" from their reporters, but do they know what that precisely means?

How to find people around the World

MCOnline Redakcija

19/10/2005

To look for and to find successfully people around the World is one of the most important things for the investigative journalist in the Global Era we live in. The journalist might look for somebody because he or she is a crook, ex prisoner, drug trafficker or is mentioned in the World news for whatever reasons. To find and to contact these people as soon as possible is very important for a follow up story.By Alexenia Dimitrova (24 Hours Daily - Sofia, Bulgaria)

How to request documents From the American Secret Archives

MCOnline Redakcija

19/10/2005

The journalist who has decided to look for and to work with secret documents must combine at lest 2 talents – of a researcher and of a writer. But need one more before starting – to be a fighter - with the bureaucrats who keep the secrets and would be responsible the documents you asked for to be declassified.By Alexenia Dimitrova (24 Hours Daily - Sofia, Bulgaria)

A Guide to Computer Assisted Reporting

MCOnline Redakcija

14/09/2005

Read the detailed guide through CAR and tens of stories done by Pulitzer Prize winner and his team, their techniques, tips and tales of the succesfull reporting by computers. Learn of numerous advantages you could acquire through training and implementing CAR in your newsroom.

How I proved overdose of Mercury in Dimitrov’s brain

MCOnline Redakcija

02/09/2005

In 50 percents of the cases one investigation leads to another one. Exactly this was the case, which proved that there was overdose of Mercury in the brain and hair of the Bulgarian Communist leader George Dimitrov.

Writing Tool #50: The Writing Process

MCOnline Redakcija

20/04/2005

Use these tools to demystify your writing.In 1983, Donald Murray wrote on a chalkboard a little diagram that changed my writing and teaching forever. It was a modest blueprint of the writing process as he understood it, five words that describe the steps toward creating a story. As I remember them now, the words were: Idea. Collect. Focus. Draft. Clarify.By Roy Peter Clark (Senior Scholar, Poynter Institute)

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