investigative journalism seminars: martin plaut
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Investigative journalism seminars: Martin Plaut. Monday 1100 – 1230: Investigative radio – the best listen. What is investigative journalism?. Basic reporting – the story comes to you. What is investigative journalism. Investigative journalism – you go after the story. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Investigative journalism seminars: Martin Plaut
Monday 1100 – 1230: Investigative radio – the best listen
What is investigative journalism?
• Basic reporting – the story comes to you
What is investigative journalism
• Investigative journalism – you go after the story
So what’s your favourite investigation?
The unfortunate Dr Fox
Dr Liam Fox’s downfall
12 June:
Rupert Neate manages to get a small article into the Observer business section
Dr Liam Fox’s downfall• 21 June: George Buckley’s knighthood threatened
• Fox admits he knew of dispute – after denying this
• 19 August: Fox’s friend Adam Werritty in Dubai, using card “adviser to Rt Hon Liam Fox MP”
• 5 October: Werritty regular visits to Defense Ministry without security clearance
• 6 October: Atlantic Bridge is dissolved by Charity Commission
• 7 October: Werritty is with Fox in Sri Lanka
• 8 October: Werritty runs Atlantic Bridge from Fox’s office in parliament
Dr Liam Fox’s downfall
Film of Fox in Sri Lanka with Werritty
Dr Liam Fox’s downfall
• 10 October: Lobbyists paid thousands to arrange meetings between businessmen, Fox and Werritty
• 15 October: More details emerge and finally Fox’s position is untenable and he resigns
Dr Liam Fox’s downfall
South Africa’s fine tradition
From Olive Schreiner…..
….to Sam Sole and co at the Mail & Guardian
Where to begin?
The ‘hang on…….’ moment
The Mo Ibrahim Index
Personal Safety
Central African Republic: 30
South Africa: 25
The Mo Ibrahim Index
Health
Eritrea: 82
South Africa: 69
World Bank email
• more than $500 million in Rapid Response to Drought Emergency in Horn of Africa
Key Resources• Contacts and sources
Lord’s Resistance Army
Joseph Kony
Key Resources• Contacts and sources
Key Resources• Contacts and sources
• 44 in 2010, 35 so far this year. Want to join them?
Key Resources
• Follow the money: reading accounts, company records, shareholdings, ownership
Key Resources
• Freedom of information. Find out how to use the legislation at Power Reporting or log on to the South Africa History Archive website and use their guide: http://www.saha.org.za/publications/paia_resource_kit.htm
Mazher MahmoodThe fake sheikh
Mazher Mahmood
filmed by News of the World offering access to Prince Andrew for £500,000
Essential ingredients
• Blood• Sweat• Tears…..persistence and detail are everything
…but even these are not enough
Who to keep sweet?
It can still all go wrong…
....badly wrong!