Investigative Journalism

The purpose of this report is to analyse journalism practices employed in newspaper reporting across different outlets and to analyse if the practice was in line with the media

Fraudulent financial reporting is one form of corporate corruption and may involve the manipulation of the documents used to record accounting transactions, the misrepresentation of accounting events or transactions, or the intentional misapplication of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) (Crumbley, Heitger, and Smith, 2013). Examples of fraudulent schemes befitting of this category abound and usually involve financial statement items that have been misclassified, omitted, overstated, undervalued, or prematurely recognized. One case involving CEO Bill Smith of Moonstay

In journalism, an ethical dilemma is a complex issue or situation that often involves an emotional and psychological conflict between moral obligations and duties, in which to obey one would transgress the other. Within the media there are many stories that can be deemed an ethical dilemma; some more so than others. One of the most recent and prominent ethical dilemmas was the worldwide coverage surrounding the shooting of two American WBDJ journalists, Alison Parker and Adam Ward. Despite the fact that the shooter filmed the ordeal clearly showing the two slain journalists being shot, news outlets had picked it up and ran with the story, which ultimately went viral in minutes. This essay will analyse and thoroughly examine the reporting

A press release made public on the 14th September 2011 stated that the Leveson enquiry was to investigate the ethical practices of the press, including the working relationships that police and politicians had towards the British Press. The inquiry was to consider the satisfactoriness of the PCC and to investigate the accusations of failings within the governing body of the press. Hill, A (2011)

Cold case investigation is a growing concern due to increased numbers of unsolved cases and pop culture appeal. This paper will walk you through what a cold case investigation is, how one begins, and factors such as the use of volunteers can effect the outcome of a cold case investigation. Each year the number of unsolved cases in the U.S. goes up, but with limiting funding and lack of manning something has to be done to keep the numbers down. A dedicated cold case unit is the best answer to this problem.

While many may see investigative journalism as essential and an expression of our first amendment rights, when over sensationalized it can cast a dark cloud over an entire country.

Investigate journalists, known as “Muckrakers”, they were known as the people to expose corruption in businesses. They also took photos of their work to raise awareness of the issues

The early 1900s marked the rise of investigative journalism. Articles exposing corruption and greed within the government and businesses were extremely popular among the American people. In Theodore Roosevelt’s speech, “The Man with the Muck-rake,” he explains his thoughts and position on the pros and cons of muckrakers. Roosevelt demonstrates why the job of a muckraker is necessary in society, but also discusses how playing fast and loose with the facts can be an evil act that leads to damaged reputations and false misconducts. Through the use of metaphor, repetition, and enthymeme, he is able to convey to the audience exactly where he stands on the topic of investigative journalism.

The Society of Professional Journalists’ Code of Ethics strives to secure the “free exchange of information”. It must be fair, accurate and thorough and also states that integrity is a key factor in being an ethical journalist. The Society asserts four main principles as the foundations to all ethical journalism and promotes their use in practice by all people in all media. The first code is to “Seek Truth and Report It.” It states that all ethical

The reporting done today usually have inner motives weaved into their stories. They deliver their

Nowadays journalists have the responsibility to report facts as accurately, objectively, and disinterestedly as is humanly possible. ‘’The, honest, self-disciplined, well-trained reporter seeks to be a propagandist for nothing but the truth’’ (Casey, 1944b).

Working within the media industry, especially as a journalist. It can sometimes be difficult and challenging as you are more than often finding yourself having to raid people’s personal lives to get a story. However, 'Is it in the public interest? ' that is the one question any journalist must ask themselves if they are to publish a story that may contain an individual’s private information.

While investigative journalism used to be associated with lone reporters working on their own with little, if any, support from their news organizations, recent examples attest that teamwork is fundamental. Differing kinds of expertise are needed to produce well-documented and comprehensive stories. Reporters, editors, legal specialists, statistical analysts, librarians, and news researchers are needed to collaborate on investigations. Knowledge of public information access laws is crucial to find what information is potentially available under "freedom of information" laws, and what legal problems might arise when damaging information is published. New technologies are extremely valuable to find facts and to make reporters familiar with the complexities of any given story. Thanks to the computerization of government records and the availability of extraordinary amounts of information online, computer-assisted reporting (CAR)

In today¡¦s society journalism is under close scrutiny and is losing its credibility. Sensationalism effects both those who receive it in addition to those who report it. This essay will review the history of sensationalism in the media, clearly demonstrate how sensationalism effects ours views on journalism, and confront the ethical dilemmas that journalists must face between reporting objectively and reporting what sells. This will be accomplished by investigating various sources, including articles published on the Internet as well as those published in newspapers and magazines.

Watchdog journalism ideally involves independent scrutiny of the government and preventing abuses of power, with the goal of bringing issues such as abuses of power and corruption to the public eye. However, with the large turnkey costs involved with opening a media company (whether is be radio, tv or print) and the relatively low profit margin it is not the most realistic idea for news outlets. Due to the many large media outlets reducing the numbers of journalists dramatically, and an increased monopolization of the media market (particularly in Australia), it is likely that watchdog journalism will continue to decrease. While watchdog journalism is an important aspect of journalism, the idea that for profit news agencies will continue to do it in this economic climate is idealistic at best, due to the cost of this form of journalism and the time consuming nature of it. The complexity of the Australian media market is an issue, with a few major players making it extremely difficult for new companies to become established. It seems that the solution is for companies to run websites that will promote the idea of watchdog Journalism and can possibly influence major media companies to do the same. The essay will touch on these topics in relation to watchdog journalism: a background to watchdog journalism; issues with cost and time; monopolization of Australian media; and if an expectation of watchdog journalism is realistic and the evolution of watchdog journalism on the