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Brant Houston

@branthouston

Brant Houston holds the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Chair in Investigative and Enterprise Reporting in the journalism department in the College of Media at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. For a decade he served as the executive director of Investigative Reporters and Editors.

Common Ground—Nieman Reports, Our Conference

The articles in this issue spotlight the challenges independent and investigative reporters and editors confront as they hold those in power accountable.
October 4, 2011

Joining Digital Forces Strengthens Local Investigative Reporting

‘Our goal is to build online tools that the people can easily use to enhance their ability as watchdogs—whether they are citizens or journalists.’
June 14, 2010

Strengthening Global Investigative Journalism

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…
March 15, 2008

What Are Newspaper Journalists Investigating?

RELATED WEB LINK“Extra! Extra!”— ire.org/extraextraWhat follows are a few examples from the wide range of investigations being done by mainstream media outlets throughout the United States. The examples—grouped by general…
March 15, 2008

Beacons of Hope: Investigative Journalism Centers

Training and support for investigative journalists are increasing, and collaborative projects are happening worldwide.
March 15, 2008

Training Journalists to Use Technological Tools in Reporting

The proof of how well this works is in the story.
December 15, 2000

When Numbers Talk, Journalists Help People Listen

Venezuelan reporter Carlos Subero constructed his own databases to analyze politicians’ performances.Swedish reporter Stefan Lisinski exposed questionable practices involving bankrupt companies by using a massive Swedish database of information on…
March 15, 1999