Digging Italy: Doing Investigative Reporting in Italy

Doing investigative reporting in Italy can be dangerous and complex. Overall, Italian journalism lacks a strong investigative culture comparable to the one of the Anglo-Saxon world and, with some exceptions in broadcasting and other actors, Italian media tend to dedicate little attention to investigative reporting. A fragile market for journalism, economical restraints and the weak protections offered to reporters also play a major part in complicating an already dysfunctional scenario. Definitely, digital technology has brought new opportunities and practices, but what’s the state of the art of Italian investigative reporting? How to produce and fund investigations and make the best out of the digital environment?

This panel is a collaboration between the CIJ Logan Symposium and Documentari Inchieste Giornalismi (DIG).