(2021, February 16). What qualities do you need to be an investigative journalist? Investigators said that line worn by the suspected killer of columnist Jjff German were recovered from the home of Clark County People Administrator Robert Telles, who is charged with murder. This freedom of the press is granted by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Having reported her abuse when she was an adult, she wonders what it would have been like to be in the middle of a media frenzy if shed come forward as a kid. There are bigger conversations that we should have around that, surrounding the socioeconomic status of our most vulnerable populations, homelessness, financial strain, especially right now with the pandemic, she said, but the current news coverage doesnt promote such conversations. That approach, researchers have found, makes readers less pessimistic, more knowledgeable about the issues and more likely to support preventative measures. Ray Stannard Baker, crusading reporter for McClures. When Watson reported her abuser to the police in 2013, she was looking, in part, for context. These spaces arent safe from onlookers, and actions taken in these spaces are not without consequence. Though they didnt name the child, the reporters described the scene in detail and included quotes from the childs police interviews, shared during a court hearing. She was particularly concerned about polarisation among journalists. A prime example of the corruption of anonymous sourcing was the aluminum tubes story. What issues are reporters presently working to expose and reform But she also knew that journalists in shrinking newsrooms have to work ever faster, with little to no training on things like trauma. In response, Cain, a diplomate of the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress, circulated a letter expressing concern about the way news media report on childhood trauma and crimes against children. The work of muckrakers influenced the passage of key legislation that strengthened protections for workers and consumers. She recalls getting a call from a local TV reporter. Photo: AP. Here's a look at four journalists who died while on the job. and Terms of Use In the Vermont utility story, the Postal service didn't initially contact the utility in question, which would have likely shot down that story. Jacob Riis (left), who photographed impoverished social conditions, President Theodore Roosevelt, and Bishop John H. Vincent (right).