{"product_id":"investigative-journalism-democracy-and-the-digital-age-9781138200524","title":"Investigative Journalism Democracy and the","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheoretically grounded and using quantitative data spanning more than 50 years together with qualitative research, this book examines investigative journalismâs role in liberal democracies in the past and in the digital age. In its ideal form, investigative reporting provides a check on power in society and therefore can strengthen democratic accountability. The capacity is important to address now because the political and economic environment for journalism has changed substantially in recent decades. In particular, the commercialization of the Internet has disrupted the business model of traditional media outlets and the ways news content is gathered and disseminated. Despite these disruptions, this bookâs central aim is to demonstrate using empirical research that investigative journalism is not in fact in decline in developed economies, as is often feared. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Studying Investigative Journalism \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 From 'Rivers of Gold' to the Digital Economy \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 What is Investigative Journalism? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 Why Watchdog Reporting Endures: Theories about the Public Sphere, Media Power and Democracy \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 Six Decades of Investigative Journalism: The 1950s to the 2000s \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 The Rise of Collaborative Investigative Journalism \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6 New Frontiers: Big Data, Leaks and Large-Scale Investigative Journalism \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7 Bankrolling Journalism to Support Investigative Reporting \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion: The Future of Investigative Journalism, Reasons for Optimism\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019463033175,"sku":"9781138200524","price":128.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/investigative-journalism-democracy-and-the-digital-age-9781138200524","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}