ABSTRACT
Investigative journalism began to develop in Poland after the change of regime from a communist to a democratic state in 1989. In the 1990s, there appeared the first articles that could be described as investigative journalism. During this early period in Poland, undercover reporting was first employed as a method of gathering information and evidence of wrongdoings in politics, health care, banking, businesses and so on. In early 1995, anonymous Super Express (SE) reporters bought six sticks of TNT from an anti-terrorist police unit at Okecie Airport. In the first decade of the 21st century, investigative journalists often worked in teams; they dealt with corrupt politicians, businessmen, judges, prosecutors and health care. The renaissance of investigative journalism in Poland took place about 2016.
