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The 144 pages that link to Investigative journalism, each with the reason it gives.

• Ida B. WellsNarrower topic: Wells gathered evidence and tested claims about lynching rather than repeating mob narratives.

• Source protectionNarrower topic: Confidential sources can provide evidence that enables investigations into concealed conduct.

• Joseph PulitzerNarrower topic: Pulitzer's papers used investigations to expose corruption and attract public attention.

• MuckrakerNarrower topic: Muckraking is a historically specific form of this broader reporting practice.

• The Washington PostNarrower topic: The Post has built a prominent reputation through sustained investigations.

• Gloria SteinemNarrower topic: Steinem's undercover reporting brought her national attention before her feminist leadership.

• Panama PapersNarrower topic: The leak became public through extensive verification and reporting.

• All the President's MenNarrower topic: The book presents a major example of this reporting practice.

• New York WorldNarrower topic: The World used undercover reporting and documentary evidence to expose institutional abuses.

• Nellie BlyNarrower topic: Her asylum investigation helped establish a model of reporting that sought institutional reform.

• Katharine GrahamNarrower topic: The Post’s Watergate work under Graham’s stewardship became a landmark of this reporting.

• Bob WoodwardNarrower topic: Woodward’s work is a prominent example of this reporting practice.

• Carl BernsteinNarrower topic: Bernstein’s Watergate work is a prominent example of this reporting practice.

• Freedom of Information ActNarrower topic: Reporters use agency records to document government actions and inform public investigations.

• The Afghanistan PapersNarrower topic: The Post’s reporting turned a large government archive into a public account of the war.

• The Village VoiceNarrower topic: The paper’s political investigations helped define its public-service reputation.

• WikiLeaksNarrower topic: WikiLeaks' document releases often depended on journalistic verification and interpretation.

• Alexei NavalnyNarrower topic: Navalny’s video investigations relied on this method to publicize alleged official corruption.

• Ben BradleeNarrower topic: Bradlee’s newsroom became a prominent model for this form of reporting.

• Ida TarbellNarrower topic: Tarbell’s Standard Oil series became a prominent model of sustained corporate investigation.

• Pulitzer Prize for Public ServiceNarrower topic: Many Public Service winners use investigation to reveal concealed institutional failures.

• San Francisco ChronicleNarrower topic: The Chronicle's investigations have exposed wrongdoing and influenced public policy.

• The Sunday TimesNarrower topic: The newspaper is known for investigations that have prompted public scrutiny and debate.

• Watchdog journalismNarrower topic: Watchdog reporting uses sustained investigation to expose conduct that institutions would prefer to keep hidden.

• Harper's MagazineNarrower topic: Harper’s has published sustained investigations of institutions, policy, and political power.

• Walter WhiteNarrower topic: White’s undercover investigations supplied evidence and stories for campaigns against racial violence.

• French journalismNarrower topic: It is a reporting method practiced across French outlets and national media systems.

• Ronan FarrowNarrower topic: Farrow’s major investigations use this form to document allegations and institutional responses.

• Der SpiegelNarrower topic: This reporting practice is central to Der Spiegel’s public identity.

• Jacob RiisNarrower topic: Riis’s visits to poor districts and publication of findings exemplify this reporting method.

• Mark FeltNarrower topic: The reporters tested Felt’s tips against independent evidence rather than relying on his claims alone.

• Seymour HershNarrower topic: Hersh’s major stories exemplify its use of sources, documents, and persistent verification.

• Glenn GreenwaldNarrower topic: Greenwald’s Snowden work used document analysis and source reporting characteristic of this practice.

• Süddeutsche ZeitungNarrower topic: Its investigative teams pursue stories that can require months of reporting.

• Bill MoyersNarrower topic: Moyers’s documentaries used investigation to scrutinize government and concentrated power.

• Bofors scandalNarrower topic: Reporting on the deal turned confidential allegations into a public political crisis.

• Daphne Caruana GaliziaNarrower topic: Her work used document-based investigations to examine political and business relationships.

• Ed BradleyNarrower topic: Bradley’s 60 Minutes work often used extended reporting to expose wrongdoing or scrutinize powerful subjects.

• I. F. StoneNarrower topic: Stone’s reporting is a distinctive example of investigation conducted without a large newsroom.

• Maria RessaNarrower topic: Ressa’s reporting on political power and online networks draws on this tradition.

• Martin BashirNarrower topic: The case illustrates how investigative reporting can lose legitimacy when methods involve deception.

• W. T. SteadNarrower topic: Stead’s undercover inquiries and documentary claims helped define an influential model of reform-minded investigation.

• Carl von OssietzkyNarrower topic: Ossietzky’s exposure of secret rearmament exemplifies reporting that challenges official secrecy.

• Carmen AristeguiNarrower topic: Her major investigations exemplify this reporting practice in Mexican politics.

• Chris AnyanwuNarrower topic: Anyanwu’s reporting on an alleged coup plot led to her prosecution.

• Dagens NyheterNarrower topic: Dagens Nyheter uses in-depth investigations to expose matters of public interest.

• Folha de S.PauloNarrower topic: Its methods underpin some of the newspaper’s most consequential political reporting.

• Gary WebbNarrower topic: The dispute became a prominent case study in sourcing, corroboration, and editorial oversight.

• Hu ShuliNarrower topic: It describes the reporting style that helped define Hu Shuli’s editorial work.

• John PilgerNarrower topic: Pilger’s reporting used sustained investigation to expose abuses and official deception.