Intro; Preface; Contents; About the Author; Chapter 1: Introduction; References; Chapter 2: A Short History of Investigative Journalism; Living the Watergate Dream; Watergate: The Myth; The Ideology of Truth-Telling; WT Stead's "New Journalism"; Nellie Bly: "Behind Asylum Bars"; Muckraking and the Rise of the "Investigative Reporter"; Harry Evans and the London Sunday Times; Ray Fitzwalter and the Poulson Case; Vietnam, My Lai and the Pentagon Papers; References; Chapter 3: Two Case Histories: Jonathan Aitken and BAe; The Investigation into Aitken; The Guardian and World in Action Join Forces

Making a ChronologyFinding Human Sources; TV Reconstructions; "Hatchet Jobs" Versus "Fairness"; The Libel Trial; The BAe Investigation; Finding Documents in the National Archives; Lawsuits in Jersey; How to Stimulate Sources; Chequebook Journalism?; Collaborating with the Authorities; Collaborative Journalism; References; Chapter 4: Investigative Journalists and Their Bosses; A Mutiny at the Times; A Mutiny at the Observer; Living with a Boss; A Mutiny at Fox: Jane Akre and Steve Wilson; A Mutiny at CBS: Lowell Bergman and The Insider; Thames TV and Death on the Rock

Mutiny at the BBC: Jimmy SavileHow to Make Your Boss Like You; References; Chapter 5: Journalists Versus the Law; News Is What Somebody Doesn't Want You to Print. All the Rest Is Advertising; Defying the Law: Jury-Vetting, Harman, Thorpe, Ponting, Spycatcher; Bringing Legal Test Cases: Felixstowe Justices; Alvis; Tisdall; Libel; The Public Interest as a Libel Shield: Clinton and Blunkett; Responsible Journalism; Legal Bullying; The House Lawyer; Avoiding the Law: Interbrew; References; Chapter 6: Dealing with Spies and Spooks; Spies as Enemies of Journalists

The Modern Relationship with Intelligence AgenciesVetting of Journalists; Spies as Friends of Journalists; Spies as Journalists; Journalists as Spies; References; Chapter 7: Conspiracy Theories; Theory One: The Death of Kennedy; Theory Two: The Death of Jonathan Moyle; Theory Three: The Death of Hilda Murrell; Theory Four: The Death of Diana; Theory Five: The Deaths from 9/11; Theory Six: The Death of Dr Kelly; Theory Seven: The Julian Assange "Honeytrap".; How to Deal with Conspiracy Theories; References; Chapter 8: Bad Practice and Good Practice

Assassinated Journalists: Guerin, Politkovskaya, GaliziaOver-enthusiasm: The Times and Lord Ashcroft; Emotionalism: Lord McAlpine and the BBC; Journalists with the Wrong Temperament; Investigative Good Practice: Working in Teams; References; Chapter 9: Cross-border Collaboration; The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists; Big Tobacco and Big Data: The BAT Investigation; Farmsubsidy.org; Big Data Leaks: Hacking and Searchability; Wikileaks; Software, Decoding, and Data Visualisation; Simultaneous Publication and Tensions with Partners; Self-Censorship; Offshore Leaks