Investigative Journalism Sources

Investigative Journalism Sources:

The Internet offers a number of useful, practical and insightful manuals about investigative journalism, with step-by-step guide on how to find a story, follow it, treat your sources, defining minimal and maximal hypothesis etc. 

   Ten Steps to Investigative Reporting By Lucinda S. Fleeson publication by the International Center for Journalists

"Broaden the Definition of Investigative Reporting 

Don’t limit yourself! Investigative reporting includes more than stories that expose corruption and criminal activity. Important and suitable topics include stories that explain how systems work or fail, or reconstruct a complex event. Reporters at many newspapers have found that readers have a great interest in how things work, what is going on, how it may affect ordinary people." 

Investigative Journalism, From BIRN’s Probe to Porn Vids, A short article by Serbian Award-winning investigative journalist Branko Čečen (in English) 

What is investigative journalism? Publication and website by Konrad Adenauer Foundation (Africa)       

"By the time you read this chapter and worked through the exercises and reading, you'll know how to:

* Define the practice of investigative journalism; Discuss the mission of investigative journalists and some of the ground rules they need to observe; Discuss the skills and personal qualities investigative journalists need;  Identify topics and approaches appropriate for investigative stories; Discuss, critique, and derive pointers from examples of African and other investigative journalism." 

"the Casebook serves as a complementary material for training purposes, aiming to enhance the exchange of good practices and networking in investigative journalism throughout the world. It contains more than 20 worldwide recent investigative stories, covering a wide variety of topical subjects and of special interest to UNESCO such as freedom of information, good governance, social and legal issues, the environment, health and gender...,  followed by an explanation of how the authors conducted their research and the writing of the piece. Many of the authors belong to the Global Investigative Journalism Network, and the stories exemplify modern techniques and high standards.

Investigative Journalism: Context and Practice, Edited by Hugo de Burgh

Investigative Journalism is a critical and reflective introduction to the traditions and practices of investigative journalism. Beginning with a historical survey, the authors explain how investigative journalism should be understood within the framework of the mass media. They discuss how it relates to the legal system, the place of ethics in investigations and the influence of new technologies on journalistic practices.

 ISTRAŽIVAČKO NOVINARSTVO, published by Friedrich Ebert Stiftung in Sarajevo in 2009 (in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian)