The myth of investigative journalism

One of the debates in the media at the moment is that the cutbacks and squeeze on money will result in grave consequences for investigative journalism.

Over at TechDirt they attempt to destroy what they describe as the myth that newspapers were ever any good at this


1. Newspapers put tons of money and resources into investigative journalism. They don't. And never have.

2.Only newspapers can do investigative journalism. and adds that

Newspapers never spent that much on investigative reporting, and they rarely did a particularly good job of it, other than an occasional big story in an attempt to win a Pulitzer.