The Importance of Investigative Journalism in Our Current Environment | WGCU PBS & NPR for Southwest Florida
AP Associated Press News Editor Ted Bridis poses for a portrait in the Washington bureau, Monday, Jan 12, 2015. (AP Photo/J. David Ake) As the media landscape has evolved over the past few decades along with the rise of the internet and social media the importance of fact-based, deeply researched investigative journalism has become increasingly clear. But, especially in recent years, the amount of misinformation and disinformation that’s flooding our news feeds has made some people unwilling to believe any news story they disagree with no matter how well documented the facts it contains ar...