#investigative-journalism

#investigative-journalism

When you're done asking questions about the story at hand, ask your sources, 'If you controlled an investigative reporter, what would you look into? How is the system broken or harming people?' I've had project reporters manufacture the kinds of opportunities beat reporters get, using a 'B-level' idea - something perfectly publishable, but not necessarily exciting - to engage with sources who might sharpen the idea or steer them in a better direction.

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Workers at Somerby Top Farm reportedly hit pigs with boards, paddles, and fists, deliberately targeting areas such as snouts and eyes. Welfare checks often ignored visible injuries and suffering, with one inspection of 1,000 pigs lasting just 90 seconds.

New York is a state of stark contrasts, characterized by both immense wealth and high levels of wealth inequality, alongside diversity and segregation.

In November 2022, a whistleblower contacted investigative journalist Sonke Iwersen, revealing he had access to huge amounts of data about Tesla, including personal information and top-secret documents.

Nineteen million lives lost annually is a staggering consequence. And yet, Hallman saw that the media mostly looked away. News outlets are drawn to "death that happens quickly and spectacularly," not the slow, grinding harm shaped by people's environments.

Somebody was trying to intimidate me,’ he claimed to the Daily Mail. ‘But I took it as confirmation I was on the right track. They wouldn’t be monitoring me if I was some nut listening to liars.

Caruana Galizia's sister, Corinne Vella, emphasized the enormous impact of her sister's brutal murder on both their family and Maltese society.

"Britain is facing a slow-burning food security crisis, as the former head of GCHQ warns that the government must prepare for a food shock, citing unaddressed crises."

"The Markup story was an innovative project from start to finish; the final product illuminated the effects of systemic racism and ultimately will have a wide-ranging impact."

San José Spotlight has won five California Journalism Awards, including two first place wins, validating the importance of local journalism and accountability reporting.

In this atmospheric audio drama, Tracy Letts plays radio shock jock Rick Egan, who recklessly stirs racial tensions in a post-9/11 America.