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Investigative journalism is a form of journalism in which reporters deeply investigate a single topic of interest, such as serious crimes, political corruption, or corporate wrongdoing. An investigative journalist may spend months or years researching and preparing a report. Investigative journalism is a primary source of information. Most investigative journalism is conducted by newspapers, wire services, and freelance journalists. Practitioners sometimes use the term "accountability reporting". An investigative reporter may make use of one or more of these tools, among others, on a single story: * Analysis of documents, such as lawsuits and other legal documents, tax records, government reports, regulatory reports, and corporate financial filings * Databases of public records *Investigation of technical issues, including scrutiny of government and business practices and their effects * Research into social and legal issues * Subscription research sources such as LexisNexis * Numerous interviews with on-the-record sources as well as, in some instances, interviews with anonymous sources (for example whistleblowers) * Federal or state Freedom of Information Acts to obtain documents and data from government agencies == Professional definitions == University of Missouri journalism professor Steve Weinberg defined investigative journalism as: "Reporting, through one's own initiative and work product, matters of importance to readers, viewers, or listeners."〔Steve Weinberg, ''The Reporter's Handbook: An Investigator's Guide to Documents and Techniques'', St. Martin's Press, 1996〕 In many cases, the subjects of the reporting wish the matters under scrutiny to remain undisclosed. There are currently university departments for teaching investigative journalism. Conferences are conducted presenting peer reviewed research into investigative journalism. British media theorist Hugo de Burgh (2000) states that: "An investigative journalist is a man or woman whose profession it is to discover the truth and to identify lapses from it in whatever media may be available. The act of doing this generally is called investigative journalism and is distinct from apparently similar work done by police, lawyers, auditors, and regulatory bodies in that it is not limited as to target, not legally founded and closely connected to publicity."〔Investigative Journalism: Context and Practice, Hugo de Burgh (ed), Routledge, London and New York, 2000〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Investigative journalism」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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