Heritage of IRE: contemporary model of self-organization of investigative journalists in the world Cover Image

Dziedzictwo IRE: współczesny model samoorganizacji dziennikarzy śledczych na świecie
Heritage of IRE: contemporary model of self-organization of investigative journalists in the world

Author(s): Wojciech Adamczyk
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: investigative journalism; journalists organizations; models of functioning; institutionalization; Investigative Reporters and Eidtors

Summary/Abstract: The article is an attempt to answer the question about the impact of the Investigative Reporters and Editors` organizational model on associations of investigative journalists emerging from decades across the world. The author discusses the development of investigative reporters organizations associating muckrakers in different countries. In particular, adopted forms of action and goals of these associations were discussed. The growing number and the global nature of this phenomenon leads to the institutionalization of investigative journalism in the world. There were described selected organizations in the article, particularly those which decided to adopt the model developed by the IRE. In relation to other journalists’ associations author points out the reasons for rejection formula developed by the muckrakers from USA.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 173-186
  • Page Count: 14