Podobe preiskovalnega novinarstva v slovenskem dnevnem tisku
Images of investigative journalism in the Slovenian daily press

Summary/Abstract: Slovenian journalists have adopted certain strategies to create images of investigative journalism in the (quality) daily press. However, some reports covering institutional scandals may be labelled merely semi-investigative. The textual analysis exposed strategies of factism, referring to official and/or anonymous sources, and to common knowledge and common sense. During in-depth interviews, journalists attributed reasons for this practice to the media’s market-driven orientation; they believed that they are forced to persist in a situation which cannot be changed or is even perceived as normal. Thus, instead of playing the role of watchdogs, semi-investigative journalists allow official sources, often hidden behind a veil of anonymity, to build media agendas.

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