Closer Look: Investigative Journalism Faces a Three-Pronged Attack in China

(Beijing) – A few years ago I was chatting with some American journalists who were telling me that investigative journalism in the United States was dead. Of course, they were exaggerating to some extent, but I was still shocked. I had always thought investigative journalism was immune to the changes brought on by new media.

Investigative journalism requires long periods of meticulous research. Not only do you need to explore the different layers of a story, but also to work in close cooperation with the rest of your team. In short, investigative journalism requires a highly professional news organization. So as long as there is a strong demand for investigative reports, then professional news organizations still have a reason to produce high-quality, in-depth reports, no matter what challenges they face from social media.