Comments on: The future of investigative reporting? http://www.dankennedy.net/2009/08/31/the-future-of-investigative-reporting/ By Dan Kennedy • The press, politics, technology, culture and other passions Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:09:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dan Kennedy http://www.dankennedy.net/2009/08/31/the-future-of-investigative-reporting/comment-page-1/#comment-49216 Dan Kennedy Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:04:56 +0000 http://www.dankennedy.net/?p=6028#comment-49216 Brad: Point taken, but news orgs — especially smaller ones — regularly take into account the agendas of their advertisers. I've got the scars to prove it. Brad: Point taken, but news orgs — especially smaller ones — regularly take into account the agendas of their advertisers. I’ve got the scars to prove it.

]]> By: Brad Deltan http://www.dankennedy.net/2009/08/31/the-future-of-investigative-reporting/comment-page-1/#comment-49215 Brad Deltan Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:57:10 +0000 http://www.dankennedy.net/?p=6028#comment-49215 I don't think this is a good idea for objective journalism. Foundations, by definition, have an agenda...and it will, by definition, eventually start to shape the news when papers know they'll get funding for topic A but not for topic B. Just look at the problems bubbling at most major universities these days, with faculty getting more and more outraged with how colleges are "chasing the grant money" and ignoring non-revenue-generating disciplines, particularly in the humanities. I'm not saying that's necessarily a bad thing...but it IS a bad thing to present yourself as a UNIVERSITY, and thus giving attention to ALL avenues of education, but really be nothing more than a research university, solely interested in business and natural sciences. I don’t think this is a good idea for objective journalism. Foundations, by definition, have an agenda…and it will, by definition, eventually start to shape the news when papers know they’ll get funding for topic A but not for topic B.

Just look at the problems bubbling at most major universities these days, with faculty getting more and more outraged with how colleges are “chasing the grant money” and ignoring non-revenue-generating disciplines, particularly in the humanities.

I’m not saying that’s necessarily a bad thing…but it IS a bad thing to present yourself as a UNIVERSITY, and thus giving attention to ALL avenues of education, but really be nothing more than a research university, solely interested in business and natural sciences.

]]> By: Dan Kennedy http://www.dankennedy.net/2009/08/31/the-future-of-investigative-reporting/comment-page-1/#comment-49214 Dan Kennedy Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:36:11 +0000 http://www.dankennedy.net/?p=6028#comment-49214 Esther: If you choose the single-page view and set aside some time, you shouldn't find it too daunting. Among other things, it's a great read. Esther: If you choose the single-page view and set aside some time, you shouldn’t find it too daunting. Among other things, it’s a great read.

]]> By: Esther http://www.dankennedy.net/2009/08/31/the-future-of-investigative-reporting/comment-page-1/#comment-49213 Esther Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:27:45 +0000 http://www.dankennedy.net/?p=6028#comment-49213 I looked at this online but the thought of reading the whole thing was so daunting, I skipped to the last page to see if I could figure out the conclusion. (This is why I love those succinct AP stories that summarize these mega projects in a couple of paragraphs.) But I think you're probably right on the bottom line - whatever the medical staff did or didn't do, it's the government's fault for abandoning people. I looked at this online but the thought of reading the whole thing was so daunting, I skipped to the last page to see if I could figure out the conclusion. (This is why I love those succinct AP stories that summarize these mega projects in a couple of paragraphs.) But I think you’re probably right on the bottom line – whatever the medical staff did or didn’t do, it’s the government’s fault for abandoning people.

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