Investigative Reporting Workshop
Encyclopedia
The Investigative Reporting Workshop, a project of the American University School of Communication
, is an incubator and laboratory for in-depth, multimedia watchdog reporting. In addition to conducting national and international investigative reporting projects, the Workshop, through its iLab, conducts research on and experiments with new models for doing and delivering investigative journalism
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The Workshop is one of only seven university-based investigative journalism projects in the nation and the only one centered in Washington D.C. The Workshop has published several national investigations partnering with media outlets msnbc.com
, Frontline, Financial Times
, the Huffington Post
and McClatchy Newspapers.
Founded by American University professors Charles Lewis
and Wendell Cochran in the Spring of 2008, the Workshop began publishing original content in the Spring of 2009.
American University School of Communication
The School of Communication at American University is highly regarded for its faculty, facilities, and high professional standards by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications...
, is an incubator and laboratory for in-depth, multimedia watchdog reporting. In addition to conducting national and international investigative reporting projects, the Workshop, through its iLab, conducts research on and experiments with new models for doing and delivering investigative journalism
Investigative journalism
Investigative journalism is a form of journalism in which reporters deeply investigate a single topic of interest, often involving crime, political corruption, or corporate wrongdoing. An investigative journalist may spend months or years researching and preparing a report. Investigative journalism...
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The Workshop is one of only seven university-based investigative journalism projects in the nation and the only one centered in Washington D.C. The Workshop has published several national investigations partnering with media outlets msnbc.com
Msnbc.com
msnbc.com is a news website owned and operated as a joint venture by NBCUniversal and Microsoft.In addition to original content from its news staff, msnbc.com is the news website for the NBC News family, with content from the cable television news channel MSNBC, NBC shows such as Today, NBC Nightly...
, Frontline, Financial Times
Financial Times
The Financial Times is an international business newspaper. It is a morning daily newspaper published in London and printed in 24 cities around the world. Its primary rival is the Wall Street Journal, published in New York City....
, the Huffington Post
The Huffington Post
The Huffington Post is an American news website and content-aggregating blog founded by Arianna Huffington, Kenneth Lerer, and Jonah Peretti, featuring liberal minded columnists and various news sources. The site offers coverage of politics, theology, media, business, entertainment, living, style,...
and McClatchy Newspapers.
Founded by American University professors Charles Lewis
Charles Lewis (journalist)
Charles Lewis is an investigative journalist based in Washington D.C. since 1977. Charles Lewis founded the Center for Public Integrity and three other nonprofit organizations and is currently the executive editor of the Investigative Reporting Workshop at the American University School of...
and Wendell Cochran in the Spring of 2008, the Workshop began publishing original content in the Spring of 2009.