Global Investigative Journalism Conference 2017 (https://gijc2017.org/tag/impact/)
Investigative journalists Peter Carey, Rachel Oldroyd, Giannina Segnini and Floreen Simon questioned how the impact of investigative journalism is being measured. Do large audience numbers make stories more impactful, or are we deluding ourselves?
The GIJN report “Investigative Impact: The Role of Investigative Journalism in Fostering Change – and How to Measure It,” is being released today at #GIJC17 in Johannesburg. Here is an excerpt from the report.
And we’re off! This evening in Johannesburg at the University of the Witwatersrand, we’ll be kicking off four days of unadulterated investigative journalism. For those of you who couldn’t make it to Joburg, here’s how to follow us from home, as well as highlights of #GIJC17.