The following words are reprinted from a Nieman Reports article written by Aung Zaw, editor of The Irrawaddy, a magazine about Burma and Southeast Asian affairs located in Chiang Mai,…

In the digital age, there is an appetite ‘for direct access to source documents.’

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For local TV news, a difficulty will come in figuring out how to make watchdog reporting stand out in a digital world.

In 2007, David Kaplan, who for many years was the chief investigative correspondent at U.S. News & World Report, studied the condition of global investigative journalism. Part of his mission…

‘The myth of journalists doggedly uncovering all the facts is both important—and dangerous.’

‘Some secrets deserve to be kept, and even secrets uncovered might not merit being put in public print, on television or on the Internet.’

The only thing I have wanted to do in my life—and the only thing I have done somewhat well—is telling stories …. For me, stories are like toys, and making…

When news stations in Georgia refused to broadcast an investigative report about a high government official’s actions, the news story found a home on the Internet.

A nonprofit director feels frustrated by how difficult it is to find ‘adequate resources for independent investigative reporting.’