N. Ram of The Hindu on Journalism as investigation
Journalism as investigation, http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/n-ram-on-investigative-journalism/article8561770.ece, dated May 6th 2016, by N. Ram, former editor-in-chief of The Hindu, now Chairman of Kasturi & Sons Ltd. and Publisher of The Hindu, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N._Ram.
My takeaway from the article:
While investigating, exploring, and experimenting, journalists of the first rank are not satisfied with bringing to light a mass of material facts that they manage to unearth through diligent work, or that falls into their lap by a stroke of luck. Their real pursuit is to invest these hitherto concealed or inaccessible facts with social, moral and, often, historical meaning and weave them into a coherent and compelling story, so that the journalism contributes significantly to raising social awareness of the issues involved and also stands the test of time.
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My takeaway from the article:
While investigating, exploring, and experimenting, journalists of the first rank are not satisfied with bringing to light a mass of material facts that they manage to unearth through diligent work, or that falls into their lap by a stroke of luck. Their real pursuit is to invest these hitherto concealed or inaccessible facts with social, moral and, often, historical meaning and weave them into a coherent and compelling story, so that the journalism contributes significantly to raising social awareness of the issues involved and also stands the test of time.
[I thank thehindu.com and have presumed that they will not have any objections to me sharing the above short extract from their website on this post which is freely viewable by all, and does not have any financial profit motive whatsoever.]
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