With its prioritisation of 'traditional, complex investigation [...] leaving stories that sell in bi g numbers far behind,' Rupert Murdoch is said to be an individual who would not take that kindly to Pulitzer prizes. A small-town Iowa newspaper won one of these after having taken on powerful agricultural companies over farm pollution. There are a variety of stories of investigative journalism just like this but a takeaway how you don't necessarily 'have to be big and heavily staffed to do great work that serves your readers.' However at the same time you do still of course have stories like the 'mighty' Panama Papers conducted by publications like The Guardian themselves. These stories also range quite widely in their nature too. For example, stories about what happened to some of the millions of migrants who streamed across Europe are there while on the other hand you'll get something that shows problems within institutions such as with the FA. This all said though it's said by correspondents that 'investigations, like journalism itself, are on some deathbed.' However some of the findings that come from stories of this type are too significant for them to just be abandoned and this can be seen with each one that comes out.
This story acts as a signifier that investigative journalism is still alive and kicking. Regardless of things like cuts and redundancies in the journalism industry, investigative still come out regularly, exposing truths that would've gone unheard of. I believe it'll still be the case that even with new and digital media's developments, that investigative journalism is something that'll remain intact because there is a need for accountability for things such as institutions and people in power.
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