Story-Based Inquiry: A Manual for Investigative Journalists

A manual for investigative journalists by Mark Lee Hunter with Nils Hanson, Rana Sabbagh, Luuk Sengers, Drew Sullivan, Flemming Tait Svith and Pia Thordsen, first published by UNESCO in 2009 in collaboration with Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARIJ). It teaches a hypothesis-based method of investigation, treating a story as a hypothesis until it is verified, and covers backgrounding, human sources, organising research, writing, quality control and publishing. It is distributed as a free download and has been translated into many languages; an updated edition has since been released.

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