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Investigative Reporting
Anderson, David & Benjaminson, Peter
Publisher: Indiana University Press Bloomington & LondonYear Published: 1976 Pages: 308pp ISBN: 0-253-20196-9 Library of Congress Number: PN4781.A59 Dewey: 070.43 Resource Type: Book Explains the art and science of investigative reporting: how to decide on a subject, how to find and evaluate sources, how to approach and interview the sources and the subject of the investigation, how to write the investigative story, how to insure that it gets published, and how to advance the aims of an investigation even after the publication of the first article. A major portion of the book is devoted to research in public documents. Abstract: - Table of Contents Preface PART I: BASICS The Investigative Reporter Ethics of Investigative Reporting What to Investigate PART II: SOURCES AND RECORDS Attracting and Evaluating Sources An Introduction to Records Public and Private Records Zoning, Land Use, and Property Tax Records Court Records, Police Records, and the Law Itself Election Fraud PART III: TECHNIQUES Approaching and Interviewing Sources Abbreviated Investigations Confronting the Principal Gadgets Dropping the Investigation Wrinting Investigative Stories Objectivity Getting the Story Published Keeping the Heat On APPENDIX: INVESTIGATIVE EXAMPLES Example 1: The Four Seasons Saga Example 2: The Auto Towing Caper Example 3: Land-Use Planning Example 4: Ethics in Journalism Example 5: The Patronage System Example 6: The Hoffa Case Index Subject Headings |