Tomgram: Anya Schiffrin, Who Knew We Were Living in the Golden Age of Investigative Journalism?
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The mass layoffs of older journalists around the world has had one benefit: there are plenty of experienced hands ready to train the next generation and provide institutional memory at innovative ventures. Some of these oldtimers, who aren’t busy teaching (or taking public relations jobs — but that’s a story for another time), are busy founding and running nonprofits dedicated to doing hard-driving, investigative reporting. These include: 100 Reporters, Global Journalism Investigative Network, Forum for African Investigative Reporters, Investigative Reporters and Editors, Investigative News Network, SCOOP, and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. All of these organizations are benefitting from experienced editors and reporters downsized from traditional media outlets and committed to helping the next generation — and learning from them, too.
BOOKS Recommended:
Global Muckraking: 100 Years of Investigative Journalism from Around the World
The Jihadis Return: ISIS and the new Sunni Uprising
Undocumented: How Immigration Became Illegal