Wednesday, October 19, 2011

The first day of investigative journalism on internet in Dar es Salaam marked wonderful absorption of new ideas regarding the essence of data collection from multiple sources.
It was an interactive session conducted by the instructor Mr Peik Joansson and all participants to the training developed interest in the information put across. For example it was interesting to learn that investigative journalism should not necessarily focused on negative aspects but rather the urge to expose what others want to keep as secret for the benefit of the general public.
The issue of online publication was discussed at some length putting emphasis on the use of social media to ‘break news’ or rather speak out what editors might not want to come up for publication.
The real concept of investigative journalism which involves undercover reporting and analysis of documents of public record was internalized. These could involve crime, political corruption, corporate wrong doing and the like.
An extensive internet survey was carried out on various investigative stories written by different journalists across the world. Interestingly the participants dwelt in a debate whether it was right to bribe sources in order to receive secret information. Some said the initiative would not be a bribe but rather an incentive to ‘pave’ way to meet the objective
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