Investigative Media
RMN dispatches tagged Investigative Media.
Journalism Is a Practice, Not a Job Title
Reported Feature
A Syracuse University survey finds Americans increasingly value original reporting and public accountability over formal credentials, even as they continue to distinguish independent creators from professional journalists.
We Used to Need Video as Proof. Now the Video Needs Proof.
Reported Feature
SWEAR’s Community Video Integrity Project is built around a problem that would have sounded strange not long ago: in a world of convincing synthetic media, public agencies may need to prove that their own real footage is still real.
At Some Point, TikTok Became Part of the Courtroom
Reported Feature
A new Alcatraz East exhibit about criminal-defense attorney and TikTok creator Stephanie Giancristofaro captures a larger shift in crime coverage: legal expertise, journalism, commentary, personality and speculation now arrive beside one another in the same feed.
The Convenience Is the Collection
Reported Feature
Not every helpful app is secretly a data trap. But if the convenience requires a panoramic view of your life, it is worth asking who benefits from the panorama.
700 People Said It. America Has Apparently Spoken.
Culture
Press-release surveys can start a useful conversation without being allowed to end it.
The Camera Recorded It. That Doesn't Mean the AI Saw It.
Reported Feature
Princeton researchers found that leading AI systems can miss basic events in police body-camera footage. The larger problem is what happens when we begin delegating observation itself.
New Jersey Joins FTC Challenge to Amazon’s Advertising Auction System
Reported Feature
Regulators say undisclosed reserve pricing changed what advertisers were paying. Amazon says the case misunderstands how its ad marketplace works and ignores performance gains for advertisers and shoppers.