Some notes on Investigative journalism in Southern America

Authors

  • Claudia Lagos Universidad de Chile

Abstract

This article analyzes the main trends, themes and methods of investigative journalism in the Southern Cone (except for Brazil). More than twenty stories and their methodological summaries were analized, as well as semi-structured interviews with journalists and experts in the field. This article propose some notes on what has been this kind of journalism in the last decade and the prospects that open.

Keywords:

Investigative journalism, South America, democracy