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Pengertian“Investigative Reporting”(laporan investigatif)
Peliputan yang: Menguak sesuatu yang ingin
disembunyikan oleh seseorang Menerangkan penyebab masalah
kompleks dengan maksud untuk mencari keberanan
Berbicara kebenaran kepada penguasa Reporter yang bagus adalah reporter
investigative
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Investigative reporting skills Developing sources, on and off the record Studying documents and records Understanding the workings of government
and business Keeping good files Confrontation interviewing Computer analysis of data Verification of what you learn
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Contoh: good investigative reporting Watergate scandal,Penyelundupan
BBM Mirage Bar in Chicago Miami projects:
“Crime and No Punishment” – poor justice “What Went Wrong” – Hurricane Andrew Miami election
Recent: Secret prisons and spying on citizens
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Investigative ethics Honor your promises of anonymity Give your targets a fair opportunity to
respond to what you have found Write only what can be supported by
evidence Reveal your methods Don’t hype trivial investigations
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Problems for international journalists American reporters have it easy Many international reporters face:
Violence against them Repressive laws Government secrecy of records Poor salaries Corruption
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You’re not alone -- IRE Investigative Reporters & Editors Organized in 1975 with the murder of Don
Bolles in Phoenix Today more than 5,000 members Growing number of international members World’s leading organization for training of
professionals Reporters helping reporters!
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IRE website
www.ire.org
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IRE books and materials “IRE Journal” and
“Uplink” Books:
Investigative Reporter’s Handbook
Beat Books Newsroom Math
Tipsheets and stories IRE conference tapes
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Global Investigative Journalism Four-day conference
held in Amsterdam in October
About 500 reporters from Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas
Discussed story ideas, techniques and problems
GLOBAL-L email list Next conference:
Toronto
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Precision journalism CAR: Computer-assisted reporting Use of software and statistics to
analyze government data Software: Spreadsheets, database
programs, computer mapping Do stories that otherwise would be
impossible No public records? Create your own!
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Demo: Indonesian statistics
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National Institute ofComputer-Assisted Reporting
www.nicar.org