Many of the explored ideas in relation to investigative journalism were things that I had discussed in earlier blog posts. The main point that I believe, and one that was reinforced in the lecture, was that ALL journalism should be investigative.
The slide above illustrates the main reason why well-researched journalism is becoming more difficult to find. The accessibility of the web has diluted the quality of journalism.
Whilst this slide is saying there are less journalists, I am of the belief that there are more so-called 'journalists', then ever before. The web is open to anyone. This means that ANYONE can be a journalist. Anyone can write about an event and how they saw it, without verifying facts. Facebook and blogging are forums that are typically used for lazy journalism.
I feel that with the evolution of the internet and different media forums, we are more prone to bad journalism.
People might disagree with me, arguing that just because the average Joe wrote a story on something, doesn't make him a journalist. Well, yes it does. It just doesn't make him a very good one.
We need to return to a more investigative process in journalism, for the benefit of everyone.
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