investigative reporting
nounUK /ɪnˈvɛstɪɡətɪv rɪˈpɔːtɪŋ/
US /ɪnˈvɛstɪɡeɪtɪv rɪˈpɔːrtɪŋ/
A way of finding and telling the truth about secret or hidden problems.
The newspaper won an award for its investigative reporting on the polluted river.
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2. The work of digging deeply into documents and sources to uncover facts.
Her investigative reporting took six months of reading old court files.
3. A style of news writing that focuses on wrongdoing by powerful people.
The class studied investigative reporting and how it exposed corruption.
4. The process of researching a story before it is published or broadcast.
Good investigative reporting means checking every claim twice.