Some say that every reporter is an investigative journalist — or should be.
But it is more accurate to say that every reporter could be an investigative journalist.
In this course, you'll explore the investigative techniques that will improve your reporting — no matter what you cover. We will walk you through the steps of an investigative story from concept to follow-up. And we will give you a wealth of resources to help you on your next project.
Brant Houston is the Knight Chair of Investigative Reporting at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, teaching investigative and advanced reporting. Houston became the chair after serving for more than a decade as the executive director of Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE), a 4,000-member organization, and as a professor at the University of Missouri School of Journalism.