Listening To: Everybody Knows - John Legend
My Mood:
This lecture reinforced my view that investigative journalism
is essential in providing a voice to those without one. As I already do an
investigative journalism course (JOUR1710) I thought I already knew everything
there was to know about this particular area. Surprisingly, whether it has
anything to do with my lack of attention in JOUR1710 or not, I learned a few
new things.
“Isn’t all
journalism meant to involve questioning investigation of facts and opinions
presented to us?”
- Ross
Coulthart
When writing we should always analyse and be
sceptical of every piece of information in order to ensure the quality of our
work. I also learnt that there has been less investigative journalism in recent
years due to the development of online news. And with the rise of social networking,
it appears that it shall soon fill the investigative gap.
I also learnt about the “IN’s” of investigative
journalism, an ideal that I had never heard of before;
INtelligent
INformed
INtuitive
INside
INvest
The most interesting segment of the lecture though,
was the investigative journalism trailblazers. It is fascinating to see how
long investigative journalism has actually been around for and what kind of an
impact there reports had on the community, and the world.
Em
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