UNESCO-Neuerscheinung: Story-Based Inquiry von Mark Lee Hunter et al.

Eine Neuerscheinung der UNESCO (von der bereits „The Net for Journalists“ publiziert wurde):
Story-Based Inquiry: A manual for investigative journalists
by Mark Lee Hunter with (in alphabetical order) Nils Hanson ; Rana Sabbagh ; Luuk Sengers ; Drew Sullivan ; Pia Thordsen. Preface by Yosri Fouda.
Das Buch gibts als PDF auf Englisch (PDF-Datei, 81 S., 508 KB), Französisch und Arabisch.

Da im PDF kein Inhaltsverzeichnis ist, habe ich mir mal die Mühe gemacht:
Preface : Investing In Investigative Journalism (p. 4)
by Yosri Fouda, Al Jazeera Chief Investigative Correspondent
Subject – Chapter 1 (p. 6)
What is investigative journalism? Investigative journalism is not reporting as usual
by Mark Lee Hunter and Nils Hanson

• Investigative journalism is not reporting as usual
• Choosing a story for investigation
• Is the story worth it?

Hypothesis – Chapter 2 (p. 12)
Using hypotheses: The core of investigative method
by Mark Lee Hunter ; Luuk Sengers ; Pia Thordsen

• A hypothesis is a story and a method for testing it
• The advantages of hypothesis driven investigation
• Hypotheses can be dangerous
• How hypotheses work
• Using the official version as a hypothesis
• Start with a strategy!
• A case study in hypothesis-driven inquiry: The Tragedy of Baby Doe
• Using hypotheses to manage an investigation
• Stay focused on the story

Verification – Chapter 3 (p. 25)
Using the Open Doors: Backgrounding and deduction
by Mark Lee Hunter

• Introduction: Take the open door
• What kinds of sources are „open“?
• An open source strategy for investigation
• Open sources are a source of power
• Finding open sources
• Using experts to exploit your sources
• Start fast… but easy!

Human Sources – Chapter 4 (p. 34)
Using Human sources
by Nils Hanson and Mark Lee Hunter

• Source mapping
• Give sources a reason to speak
• First contacts: Preparation and invitation
• Beginning the relationship: Goals and roles
• Interview tactics
• On, off or anonymous?
• Using Emotions (instead of being used by them)

Organization – Chapter 5 (p. 49)
How to Set Yourself Up to Succeed
by Mark Lee Hunter and Flemming Svith

• Organize your documents
• Structuring the Data: Creating a master file
• Making connections across files

Writing – Chapter 6 (p. 56)
Writing investigations
by Mark Lee Hunter

• Elements of style
• Backgrounding your style: Using models
• Defining the narrative structure: Chronology or odyssey?
• Building and bending the chronology
• Using the master file
• Specific compositional techniques

Control – Chapter 7 (p. 69)
Quality Control: Techniques and Ethics
by Nils Hanson ; Mark Lee Hunter ; Pia Thordsen and Drew Sullivan

• What is fact-checking?
• Checking your ethics
• Using the Master File in fact-checking
• Predictable psychological effects of fact-checking

Publishing – Chapter 8 (p. 77)
Publish it!
by Mark Lee Hunter

• Publication
• Defense in the public zone
• Promotion
• In closing

Selected Bibliography (p. 81)