Watchdog That Didn't Bark : the Financial Crisis and the Disappearance of Investigative Journalism

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Тематические рубрики

• Mass media - Journalism
• Financial crises - United States - Press coverage
• Investigative reporting - United States

Аннотация

Starkman frames his analysis within a broad debate about journalism as such, dividing the profession into two competing approaches ― access reporting and accountability reporting ― that draw on completely different sources and create radically different perceptions of reality. As Starkman explains, accessible journalism began to dominate business reporting in the 1990s, a process he calls "CNBCization," and instead of examining risky, even corrupt corporate behavior, top reporters focused on profiling executives and informing investors. Starkman concludes by criticizing the ideology of digital news and corporate influence that threaten to further undermine investigative journalism, and he shows how financial coverage and journalism in general can correct their mistake.