Watchdog journalism in South America: news, accountability, and democracy

CONTENTS......Page 8
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 10
INTRODUCTION: INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING AND WATCHDOG JOURNALISM......Page 14
PART I: THE MAINSTREAMING OF WATCHDOG JOURNALISM......Page 28
1. Watchdog Journalism in a Historical Perspective......Page 30
2. Denouncing Wrongdoing......Page 60
3. Why Watchdogs Bark......Page 85
PART II: THE SOCIAL ORGANIZATION AND CULTURE OF NEWSMAKING......Page 118
4. The Politics of Sources......Page 120
5. Parallel Ideals: Facticity and Objectivity in Exposés......Page 146
6. Professional Crusaders: The Politics of Professional Journalism......Page 178
PART III: WATCHDOG JOURNALISM AND THE QUALITY OF DEMOCRACY......Page 212
7. Can Watchdog Journalism Tell the Truth?......Page 214
8. Watchdog Journalism and Democratic Accountability......Page 236
Conclusion......Page 270
NOTES......Page 278
REFERENCES......Page 284
C......Page 304
G......Page 305
L......Page 306
R......Page 307
V......Page 308
Z......Page 309