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The Media Show: The truth about investigations

17/03/2021

The truth about investigations

BBC Radio 4 - The Media Show, The truth about investigations

How do journalists get at the truth in government?

Amol Rajan on the mechanics of investigative journalism: the nuts, bolts, fear, loathing and legal letters of being a proper investigative hack. But how easy is it to cultivate sources in a pandemic? And is the government changing the way it handles freedom of information requests?

Guests: Rachel Oldroyd, Managing Editor and CEO of The Bureau of Investigative Journalism; Jennifer Williams, Politics and Investigations Editor for the Manchester Evening News; George Arbuthnott, Deputy Editor of The Sunday Times Insight investigations team; Marty Baron, former Editor of The Washington Post.

Studio engineer: Donald McDonald

Producer: Hannah Sander

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