China Media Project/Singapore Straits Times: The state of investigative journalism in China
January 12th, 2010Posted by Laura Oliver in Journalism, Press freedom and ethics
“It may not quite be the Fourth Estate as in the Western press but a form of ‘watchdog journalism’ exists in China,” says this interesting piece looking at the growth of and challenges to investigative journalism in China.
The article takes a look at those organisations carrying out investigations, the help/hindrance of the internet, whether investigative journalists are chasing the right stories and what price they might pay for their work.
Tags: China, investigative journalism
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