The Investigative Reporter's Handbook: A Guide to Documents, Databases and Techniques

by Brant Houston, Steve Weinberg, Len Bruzzese

An indispensable reference for students, journalists, and teachers -- and endorsed by the Investigative Reporters and Editors Inc. (IRE) -- "The Investigative Reporter's Handbook" is the most comprehensive classroom text available for courses in investigative reporting.

Genres: Journalism, Nonfiction, Investigative Journalism, Reference, Writing, Research

589 pages, Hardcover

First published February 15, 2002

About the author

Brant Houston is the Knight Chair in Investigative and Enterprise Reporting at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign where he teaches investigative and advanced reporting. He is the coauthor of “The Investigative Reporter’s Handbook” and author of “Computer-Assisted Reporting: A Practical Guide.” Houston is chair of the board of directors of the Investigative News Network, a consortium of more than 50 nonprofit newsrooms in North America, and a co-founder of the Global Investigative Journalism Network.

He also is board president of the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism and serves on several other nonprofit journalism boards. Before becoming the Knight Chair, Houston was executive director of Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) and the National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting (NICAR) for 12 years. Houston was an investigative journalist for 17 years before he joined IRE and won awards while at The Hartford Courant and at The Kansas City Star where he was part of the newsroom staff that won the Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of a hotel building collapse that killed 114 persons in 1981.

Reviews

[Royce Ratterman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Most books are rated related to their usefulness and contributions to my research.
Overall, a good book for the researcher and enthusiast.
Read for personal research
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[Megan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I recommend to all journalists.

[Kim Burkhardt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Useful for learning how to find business information.

[Chris · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very thorough. An excellent resource for reporters.

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