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https://www.satyammassmedia.in/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Significance-Of-Investigative-Journalism.jpg1140520By: RIYA TYAGI, BMM Student of SJMC Sem.-3rd School of Journalism & Mass Communication Investigative journalist is journalist who deeply investigate single topic of interest for example serious crime, political issues or corporate wrongdoing. An investigative journalist spend over a years or month on single topic to investigate and to get the full information about the issue. Practitioners sometime use term for investigative journalist as watchdog and accountability reporting. Mostly investigative journalist get hired by newspaper services, wire services and freelance journalist. Journalist talk to wide range of sources to get course of their information of there investigations. These could be official services such as government corporate officials or representatives. The growth of media institutions in the U.S. since the 1980’s has accompanied by the massive cuts in budget of investigative Journalism. A 2002 study concluded “that investigative journalism all disappeared from the nation’s commercial airwaves”. Let’s talk about the purpose of investigative Journalism. The purpose of investigative journalism is to provide truth to the people about the government entities , corporation house and companies who wants to keep there illegal activities secret. It’s purpose is to expose the accused for such actions that involved can be held accountable. There are six methods of investigation first is immediate action, second is to plan the investigation method , third is data collection , fourth is Data analysis , step fifth is corrective actions and sixth is reporting. The qualities investigative journalist must have professionalism, persistence, integrity , self reliable , problem solver , courage. Books on investigative Journalism Catch and kill by Roman Farrow, The Golden Thread by Ravi Somaiya, Soul Full of coal dust by Chris Hamby. In my opinion investigative Journalism is fun job in which we can explore many things and get to know about any topic in detail...