it is very interesting and perhaps fortunate for us in this class that this week on Radio national’s ‘Big Idea’ program they broadcast a speech on the topic of investigative journalism.

from the Big Ideas website

What does it take to be a good investigative journalist? Today, former ABC journalist and arguably one of Australia’s best investigative reporters, Chris Masters, delivers the 11th Annual Manning Clark Lecture from the National Library in Canberra.

Good research is at the heart of every good story, he says. There is nothing like a fact!

you can find the lecture in audio form here