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Format:
Hardback 272 pp.
15 photos, 6" x 9"

ISBN-10:
0195427335

ISBN-13:
9780195427332

Publication date:
January 2008

Imprint: OUP Canada

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Behind the Headlines

A History of Investigative Journalism in Canada

Cecil Rosner

Canadian investigative journalism has brought down governments, held powerful interests to account, infiltrated criminal networks, and exonerated the wrongly accused. Behind the Headlines presents the exciting history of investigative journalism in Canada, in an account spanning from the nation's earliest newspapers through to the present day. Drawing on numerous case studies and examples, Cecil Rosner, a journalist with more than 30 years of experience, analyzes the evolution of investigative journalism in Canada, exploring the development of specific practices within the context of changing social and historical forces. Rather than working through a straightforward chronology, Rosner uses a topic-based approach exploring wide-ranging and thought-provoking issues such as public broadcasting, commercialization of the press, alternative media, ethics and the impact of technology. Highlighting key players and stories such as the sponsorship scandal and the Mulroney, "Airbus Affair", Behind the Headlines provides fresh insight into this previously undocumented history. Engaging and readable, Behind the Headlines will appeal to anyone intrigued by investigative journalism.

Preface
1. Bringing Down the Government
2. Origins
3. To the Modern Era
4. Bigger and Better Scoops
5. The Public Broadcasters
6. Out of the Mainstream
7. In Watergate's Wake
8. Robbers and Cops
9. Newsmagazine Wars
10. Dirty Tricks
11. Investigative Journalism Matures
12. Undercover, Hidden Camera and Gotcha Journalism
13. The Chilling Effect
14. Attacking the Messenger
15. Access to Information
16. Bringing Down a Former Government
17. Modern Tools
18. The Road Ahead
Bibliography
Index

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Cecil Rosner teaches investigative journalism in the department of Rhetoric, Writing, and Communications at the University of Winnipeg. He has more than 30 years experience in print and broadcast journalism, and investigative journalism is his area of expertise. He has two Michener Awards and two Gemini awards to his credit. Currently, he also is Managing Editor for Television and Radio for CBC Manitoba.

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Special Features

  • Canadian focus - Numerous examples and case studies drawn from throughout history of Canadian journalism. Discusses trends and currents in American and international journalism as they relate to journalism in Canada.
  • Current and up-to-date - Provides fresh insights into recent events such as the sponsorship scandal and Airbus affair.
  • Engaging, readable tone - Rosner's experience and talent as a journalist makes the history covered in this text both exciting and extremely readable.
  • Extensive research - The text draws from a rich variety of primary and secondary sources to analyze investigative journalism's evolution, explaining the development of the specific set of practices that make up the genre in the context of changing social and historical forces.
  • Comprehensive topic-based coverage - Rather than working through a straightforward chronology, the text uses a topic-based examination of history, exploring wide-ranging and thought-provoking issues such as public broadcasting, commercialization of the press, alternative media, ethics, and the impact of technology.
  • Excellent historical coverage - Covers trends and major events in Canadian investigative journalism from mid-nineteenth century to present.