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The 144 pages that link to Investigative journalism, each with the reason it gives.
Television news in the United StatesRelated: Television investigations use interviews and visual evidence to explain concealed public-interest issues.
60 MinutesRelated: Many segments use extended reporting to expose misconduct or challenge official accounts.
Katharine GrahamNarrower topic: The Post’s Watergate work under Graham’s stewardship became a landmark of this reporting.
Open-source intelligenceRelated: Journalists use OSINT techniques to verify claims and trace public records.
Bob WoodwardNarrower topic: Woodward’s work is a prominent example of this reporting practice.
Business journalismRelated: Investigations expose corporate misconduct, financial deception, and failures of oversight.
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.
Gonzo journalismCompared with: Gonzo foregrounds personal experience, while investigative work is defined by evidentiary inquiry.
Ida TarbellNarrower topic: Tarbell’s Standard Oil series became a prominent model of sustained corporate investigation.
Los Angeles TimesRelated: The Times uses this form to expose concealed conduct and hold institutions accountable.
Media sensationalismCompared with: Its emphasis on evidence and explanation contrasts with attention-first exaggeration.
Newspaper journalismBroader topic: It extends newspaper reporting beyond immediate events to evidence hidden from public view.
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.
News analysisCompared with: Investigation chiefly establishes previously hidden facts; analysis chiefly interprets reported developments.
Radio documentaryRelated: Audio documentaries can make complex investigations vivid through interviews and recorded evidence.
Walter WhiteNarrower topic: White’s undercover investigations supplied evidence and stories for campaigns against racial violence.
Anna PolitkovskayaRelated: Her reporting relied on documenting evidence and interviewing people affected by abuses.
Chicago Sun-TimesRelated: The paper has used investigations to expose misconduct and public-interest failures.
Freedom of information lawRelated: Reporters use access requests to obtain records that inform investigations.
French journalismNarrower topic: It is a reporting method practiced across French outlets and national media systems.
Ralph NaderRelated: Nader’s campaigns relied on detailed investigations to make corporate and regulatory failures public.
Ronan FarrowNarrower topic: Farrow’s major investigations use this form to document allegations and institutional responses.
Vanity FairRelated: Some of the magazine's political and cultural features use investigative reporting.
Bloomberg NewsRelated: Its investigations extend Bloomberg News beyond routine market updates.
Der SpiegelNarrower topic: This reporting practice is central to Der Spiegel’s public identity.
Entertainment journalismRelated: Investigations can expose misconduct, labor conditions, or institutional power in entertainment.
Jacob RiisNarrower topic: Riis’s visits to poor districts and publication of findings exemplify this reporting method.
KleptocracyRelated: Cross-border investigations have traced assets and documented networks linked to public theft.
Mark FeltNarrower topic: The reporters tested Felt’s tips against independent evidence rather than relying on his claims alone.
NewsweekRelated: Such reporting has shaped Newsweek's coverage of public affairs.
Periodical literatureRelated: Periodicals give investigative reporting a recurring platform for publication and response.
Rachel MaddowRelated: Her programs and documentary projects often build extended, document-based political narratives.
Seymour HershNarrower topic: Hersh’s major stories exemplify its use of sources, documents, and persistent verification.
Christiane AmanpourRelated: Her reporting has used direct testimony and on-the-ground evidence to scrutinize power.
Die ZeitRelated: Its investigations have contributed to Die Zeit’s public influence and journalistic reputation.
Glenn GreenwaldNarrower topic: Greenwald’s Snowden work used document analysis and source reporting characteristic of this practice.
James Gordon Bennett Sr.Related: The Herald’s reporting included energetic investigation, though its practices differed from later professional standards.
John OliverRelated: The program borrows investigative methods to explain subjects beyond the week’s headlines.
Le FigaroRelated: Original investigations form one part of the reporting published alongside Le Figaro’s commentary.
News mediaBroader topic: Long-form investigations show how newsroom resources can expose concealed conduct.