Democracy's detectives : the economics of investigative journalism /

Investigative reporting generates new information about important issues that someone is trying to keep secret. Impacts of this journalism can be high. Yet the costs of discovering and telling these stories may also be significant. Democracy's Detectives uses economic theories of information to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hamilton, James, 1961- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2016.
Subjects:	Investigative reporting > Economic aspects > United States. Press > United States > Influence. Press > Economic aspects > United States. Journalism > United States > Data processing. Government and the press > United States.

Table of Contents:

Economic theories of investigative reporting
Detectives, muckrakers, and watchdogs
What's the story?
What's the impact?
How is it produced?
How is it supported?
A single investigative reporter
Accountability and algorithms.