Watchdog Journalism The Art of Investigative Reporting

Name: Watchdog Journalism The Art of Investigative Reporting
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ISBN: 9780195374025

ISBN-10: 0195374029

ISBN-13: 9780195374025

Edition: 2009

Authors: Stephen J. Berry

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Watchdog Journalism: The Art of Investigative Reporting takes readers into the world of Pulitzer Prize reporting. Drawing from intriguing interviews and archival research, author Stephen J. Berry reveals the drama of the job and the passion of its practitioners as he narrates the back stories of six investigative projects that earned the craft's most coveted honor. Rather than focusing solely on huge assignments that are out of reach for everyday journalists, the book explores stories that could emerge on the beat in "Anywhere, USA." Each chapter provides a fascinating case study that covers interviewing, working sources, ferreting out records, and dealing with partners and editors. This…

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List price: $94.99
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/12/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 9.09" wide x 5.98" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments


Introduction



Investigative Mentality Exposes Cash Seizure Abuse



Secret Sources, Documents Unlock Dark Secret



Persistence, Empathy Used in Tracking Tiger Force Terror



Soft Touch Shows Shipbreaking Kills, Maims



Paper Trail Reveals Exploitation of Mentally Ill



Daily Coverage Key to Hospital Horrors


Conclusions



"Tainted Cash or Easy Money?"



Court Record in Chapter 2



Coy Allegation in Chapter 3


Index