9780415441438 - Investigative Journalism by De Burgh, Hugo (2 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Praise for the first edition: A surprising book. Im surprised that it hasnt been done before, and Id also be surprised if anyone did it better. Roger Cook, The Cook Report, Central Television A book that no aspiring student of the subject can do without. Jon Snow, Channel 4 News Investigative journalism has helped bring down governments, imprison politicians, trigger legislation, reveal miscarriages of justice and shame corporations. Even today, when much of the media colludes with power and when viciousness and sensationalism are staples of formerly high-minded media, investigative journalists can stand up for the powerless, the exploited, the truth. Investigative Journalism provides an unrivalled introduction to this vital part of our social life: its origins, the men and women who established its norms and its achievements in the last decades. Two chapters describe the relationships with the law, bringing us up to date, and others deal with the professional techniques, the sociology and the teaching of investigative journalism. A further new chapter examines the influence of the blogosphere on investigative journalism. The case studies of the first edition have been supplemented by new chapters: the investigators and methods which revealed the subcontracting of the torture of Iraqi prisoners; how the murder of Stephen Lawrence was treated in the Daily Mail; the tabloids and their investigations; BBC Panorama. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 2nd Edition. xi, 402pp. 8vo. Contents: Hugo de Burgh, Introduction; Steven McIntosh, Contacts: contact details of some organisations, sites and publications useful to investigative journalists; Hugo de Burgh, The emergence of investigative journalism; Hugo de Burgh, Forty years: a tradition of investigative journalism; Hugo de Burgh, The Blair years: mediocracy and investigative journalism; Paul Bradshaw, Investigative journalism and blogs; Chris Horrie, Investigative journalism and English law; Chris Horrie, The English Freedom of Information Act; Gavin Mac Fadyen, The practices of investigative journalism; Mark Hanna, Universities as evangelists of the watchdog role: teaching investigative journalism to undergraduates; Michael Bromley, Investigative journalism and scholarship; Paul Lashmar, From shadow boxing to Ghost Plane: English journalism and the War on Terror; Hugo de Burgh, High politics and low behaviour: Sunday Times Insight; Hugo de Burgh, Investigating corporate corruption: an example from BBC's File on Four; Ivor Gaber, Panorma - investigative TV?; Hugo de Burgh, Scrutinising social policy: an example from Channel 4's Dispatches; Hugo de Burgh, Journalism with attitude: the Daily Mail; Hugo de Burgh, Exposing miscarriages of justice: an example from BBC's Rough Justice; Mark d'Arcy, Local power and public accountability: an example from the East Midlands; Roy Greenslade, Subterfuge, set-ups, stings and stunts: how red-tops go about their investigations; Hugo de Burgh, Pillaging the environmentalists: The Cook Report; Hugo de Burgh, Grave-digging: the case of 'the Cossacks'; Hugo de Burgh, Interfering with foreigners: An example from First Tuesday. With index Language: eng.