ABSTRACT
Graham backing them, and a high-ranking official of the FBI secretly helping them.
I’d bet good money you won’t have any of those things when you first start
reporting.
Other terrific books take you through many of the great investigative stories
written in this country over the past 200 years; for example, “Shaking the Founda-
tions,” edited by Bruce Shapiro, and “Muckraking! The Journalism That Changed
America,” edited by William and Judith Serrin. But since I intend this book to
inspire a new generation of young journalists, I think it is important to show
you examples of great investigative journalism done at the college level. The
stories that follow are complicated, and many involve the gathering of public
documents. They exposed something important and wrong and they aimed to
effect change. Although the subjects vary, the stories share many characteristics,
and all are excellent examples of what students can do in investigative reporting,
even with limited resources and experience.
