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Investigative journalism seminars: Martin Plaut

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.

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Investigative journalism seminars: Martin Plaut

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  1. Investigative journalism seminars: Martin Plaut Monday 1100 – 1230: Investigative radio – the best listen

  2. What is investigative journalism? • Basic reporting – the story comes to you

  3. What is investigative journalism • Investigative journalism – you go after the story

  4. So what’s your favourite investigation?

  5. The unfortunate Dr Fox

  6. Dr Liam Fox’s downfall 12 June: Rupert Neate manages to get a small article into the Observer business section

  7. 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

  8. Dr Liam Fox’s downfall Film of Fox in Sri Lanka with Werritty

  9. 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

  10. Dr Liam Fox’s downfall

  11. South Africa’s fine tradition From Olive Schreiner….. ….to Sam Sole and co at the Mail & Guardian

  12. Where to begin? The ‘hang on…….’ moment

  13. The Mo Ibrahim Index Personal Safety Central African Republic: 30 South Africa: 25

  14. The Mo Ibrahim Index Health Eritrea: 82 South Africa: 69

  15. World Bank email • more than $500 million in Rapid Response to Drought Emergency in Horn of Africa

  16. Key Resources • Contacts and sources

  17. Lord’s Resistance Army Joseph Kony

  18. Key Resources • Contacts and sources

  19. Key Resources • Contacts and sources • 44 in 2010, 35 so far this year. Want to join them?

  20. Key Resources • Follow the money: reading accounts, company records, shareholdings, ownership

  21. 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

  22. MazherMahmoodThe fake sheikh

  23. MazherMahmood filmed by News of the World offering access to Prince Andrew for £500,000

  24. Essential ingredients • Blood • Sweat • Tears…..persistence and detail are everything

  25. …but even these are not enough Who to keep sweet?

  26. It can still all go wrong…

  27. ....badly wrong!

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