Abstract

COELHO, Pedro. New Frontiers of Investigative Journalism: From the Lone Wolf to the Pack. Comunicação e Sociedade [online]. 2023, vol.44, e023015.  Epub Sep 12, 2023. ISSN 1645-2089.  https://doi.org/10.17231/comsoc.44(2023).4561.

This paper resorts to a literature review to cover 100 years of investigative journalism history, focusing on the concept by choosing journalistic investigation as the prime embodiment of high-quality journalism, providing a broad perspective on the topic.

Resuming the debate on the differences between investigative journalism and day-to-day journalism, which still creates rifts among the journalistic class, but also within academia, this article dismisses the all-encompassing view that all journalism is investigative.

By assessing the impact of external factors, such as the market and technology, on the matrix of the investigative journalism concept, this analysis seeks to identify potential solutions that can sustain the watchdog role associated with investigative journalism.

As such, this paper delves into the new frontiers of investigative journalism, simultaneously highlighting the potential of digital technology to keep powers under scrutiny in an increasingly complex world; create collaborative networks among journalists that expand the scope and enhance the impact of published stories; foster partnerships between media organisations, nonprofit organisations and universities; and find long overdue solutions to ensure that investigative journalism reaches peripheral territories, where it still has an utterly marginal presence.

Keywords : investigative journalism; quality journalism; day-to-day journalism; technology; market.

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