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investigative journalism

  • 06-09-2008 10:14pm
    #1
    April Raine
    Closed Accounts Posts: 363 ✭✭


    would anyone know of any site that give techniques for investigating a local organisation in ireland by someone who feels it is abusing funding


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  • #2
    jdivision
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,260 ✭✭✭jdivision


    Using the Freedom of Information Act is probably your best bet


  • #3
    April Raine
    Closed Accounts Posts: 363 ✭✭April Raine


    jdivision wrote: »
    Using the Freedom of Information Act is probably your best bet
    yes i know of foi,this will give the amount of money they get but will not show its use. i am more interested in how to get people to talk about policies in the organisation that may be misuse of funding/discrimination in its use


  • #4
    brianthebard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,165 ✭✭✭✭brianthebard


    Contact the gardai?Do you know anyone in the organisation?


  • #5
    bdunne
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16 ✭bdunne


    brianthebard wrote: »
    Contact the gardai?Do you know anyone in the organisation?


    But what if the organisation in question is the gardai???? Who do you contact then?????


  • #6
    brianthebard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,165 ✭✭✭✭brianthebard


    The garda ombudsman obv.


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  • #7
    April Raine
    Closed Accounts Posts: 363 ✭✭April Raine


    It is not the garda.
    Do you know anyone in the organisation?
    I know someone who was and has similar concerns but the issue is how do i get them to give inside info as they do not want to be involved. And I know that person knows others


  • #8
    TheNog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,160 ✭✭✭TheNog


    If you feel you have a complaint then go to your local Garda Station or better still ring first and organise to meet someone in the Crime or Detective Unit. Having said that you must ensure that your complaint is valid and you must have some sort of proof for your suspicions. You cannot make a complaint based on feelings alone.


  • #9
    monument
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 14,093 Mod ✭✭✭✭monument


    The following reply is presuming you are a young or new journalist, if you're not post saying so and I can reply diffrently...
    April Raine wrote: »
    I know someone who was and has similar concerns but the issue is how do i get them to give inside info as they do not want to be involved. And I know that person knows others

    You could quote them anonymously. But some editors may not be happy with this, even more so given that they are unlikely to know you or know you well.

    The Guardian has some good advice on anonymous quoting...
    Anonymous quotations

    We recognise that people will often speak more honestly if they are allowed to speak anonymously. The use of non-attributed quotes can therefore often assist the reader towards a truer understanding of a subject than if a journalist confined him/herself to quoting bland on-the-record quotes. But if used lazily or indiscriminately anonymous quotes become a menace.

    We should be honest about our sources, even if we can’t name them.

    The New York Times policy on pejorative quotes is worth bearing in mind: “The vivid language of direct quotation confers an unfair advantage on a speaker or writer who hides behind the newspaper, and turns of
    phrase are valueless to a reader who cannot assess the source.”

    There may be exceptional circumstances when anonymous pejorative quotes may be used, but they will be rare — and only after consultation with the senior editor
    April Raine wrote: »
    yes i know of foi,this will give the amount of money they get but will not show its use. i am more interested in how to get people to talk about policies in the organisation that may be misuse of funding/discrimination in its use

    If the organisation you're taking about is even covered, the FoI act is more likely to give policy documents then it is to give you numbers. But if what you are looking into is illegal or underhand practices it's unlikely the FoI will be any help.


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