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I think the basic idea of investigatory journalism is that the journalist is not necessarily an expert in the topic they write about, but is good at finding inf
by yellowstuff 7y ago
I think the basic idea of investigatory journalism is that the journalist is not necessarily an expert in the topic they write about, but is good at finding informed sources, getting overlapping information from all of them, and determining who can be trusted on which facts.
- ambicapter 7y agoGetting overlapping information seems like a good play, but the determination of who can be trusted on which facts (again, as a non-expert) seems like it'd be drowning in personal bias.
- spenczar5 7y agoWhat is your alternative proposal, if you were to (say) do research on the likely future of US-China trade policy, to make it concrete?
- ambicapter 7y agoI would ask an expert :) But therein lies the rub, I wouldn't ask an expert who was known for profiting off of US-China trade policy news. My spider sense fires here because the GAO is asking the contractors, who benefit from the infrastructure project corruption, why is contracting so expensive and complex? And lo and behold, the contractors tell him, its too complex a question to answer. Fancy that.