Investigative journalism

<p>Investigative journalism is a form of <a href="/facts/Journalism/hue0m1xf">journalism</a> in which reporters deeply investigate a single topic of interest, such as serious crimes, <a href="/facts/Racial_injustice/mSlMBETI">racial injustice</a>, <a href="/facts/Political_corruption/8BmgHbSL">political corruption</a>, or corporate wrongdoing. An investigative journalist may spend months or years researching and preparing a report. Practitioners sometimes use the terms "watchdog reporting" or "accountability reporting".
</p><p>Most investigative journalism has traditionally been conducted by newspapers, <a href="/facts/News_agency/DdnqW1uE">wire services</a>, and <a href="/facts/Freelancer/IEwvCMTI">freelance</a> journalists. With the decline in income through advertising, many traditional news services have struggled to fund investigative journalism, due to it being very time-consuming and expensive. Journalistic investigations are increasingly carried out by news organizations working together, even internationally (as in the case of the <a href="/facts/Panama_Papers/VGCKclAg">Panama Papers</a>, <a href="/facts/Paradise_Papers/IjpI8Gwl">Paradise Papers</a> and <a href="/facts/Pandora_Papers/vopeDc85">Pandora Papers</a>), or by <a href="/facts/Non-profit_journalism/x6rtAG7z">nonprofit outlets</a> such as <a href="/facts/ProPublica/BKrCjSrD">ProPublica</a>, which rely on the support of the public and benefactors to fund their work.
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Investigative journalism