Investigative Journalism Book

Pt. I Context 1

1 Introduction Hugo De Burgh De Burgh, Hugo 3

Contacts: contact details of some organisations, sites and publications useful to investigative journalists Steven McIntosh McIntosh, Steven 23

2 The emergence of investigative journalism Hugo De Burgh De Burgh, Hugo 32

3 Forty years: a tradition of investigative journalism Hugo De Burgh De Burgh, Hugo 54

4 The Blair years: mediocracy and investigative journalism Hugo De Burgh De Burgh, Hugo 70

5 Investigative journalism and blogs Paul Bradshaw Bradshaw, Paul 96

6 Investigative journalism and English law Chris Horrie Horrie, Chris 114

7 The English Freedom of Information Act Chris Horrie Horrie, Chris 130

8 The practices of investigative journalism Gavin MacFadyen MacFadyen, Gavin 138

9 Universities as evangelists of the watchdog role: teaching investigative journalism to undergraduates Mark Hanna Hanna, Mark 157

10 Investigative journalism and scholarship Michael Bromley Bromley, Michael 174

Pt. II Cases 189

11 From shadow boxing to Ghost Plane: English journalism and the War on Terror Paul Lashmar Lashmar, Paul 191

12 High politics and low behaviour: Sunday Times Insight Hugo De Burgh De Burgh, Hugo 215

13 Investigating corporate corruption: an example from BBC's File on Four Hugo De Burgh De Burgh, Hugo 229

14 Panorama - investigative TV? Ivor Gaber Gaber, Ivor 243

15 Scrutinising social policy: an example from Channel 4's Dispatches Hugo De Burgh De Burgh, Hugo 256

16 Journalism with attitude: the Daily Mail Hugo De Burgh De Burgh, Hugo 272

17 Exposing miscarriages of justice: an example from BBC's Rough Justice Hugo De Burgh De Burgh, Hugo289

18 Local power and public accountability: an example from the East Midlands Mark D'Arcy D'Arcy, Mark 300

19 Subterfuge, set-ups, stings and stunts: how red-tops go about their investigations Roy Greenslade Greenslade, Roy 319

20 Pillaging the environmentalists: The Cook Report Hugo De Burgh De Burgh, Hugo 340

21 Grave-digging: the case of 'the Cossacks' Hugo De Burgh De Burgh, Hugo 358

22 Interfering with foreigners: An example from First Tuesday Hugo De Burgh De Burgh, Hugo 371

Index 385