TEDxPresidio - Robert Rosenthal - Investigative journalism in the 21st Century

Before joining CIR in January of 2008 Rosenthal had done pretty much everything that could be done done in a newspaper: copy-boy, reporter, foreign correspondent, investigative reporting and executive editor. He did not have a ring side seat to the collapse of the newspaper business model, he was in the ring, taking some serious shots. At CIR he is in the forefront of creating a new model for high quality, unique journalism, within the crucial niche of investigative reporting. He believes that the new newsroom must be innovative, risk taking, and nimble. The journalists, the story tellers - and story telling is central - must exist in a symbiosis with the technology wizards. Together they can find the answer to sustainability, audience growth and impact at a time when the credibility of news is under assault. Trustworthy organizations will not only have financial value, they are crucial to democracy."
Recorded April 2, 2011 at The Palace of Fine Arts Theatre, San Francisco, California.
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[@MaBuSt]

thank god this kind of journalism and passion isn't dead

[@onewomanslife]

Protect journalists. Protect democracy. PROTECT your families by protecting them.

[@GamePlayer775]

Thanks Robert! Insane stories from an interesting, passionate soul.

[@WaliceInThunderland]

Well, there he goes. A true american hero.

[@sobidanoushad5263]

Suggest me best university to study investigative journalism ??

[@darinsingleton3553]

Certainly one can applaud the aspirations of the speaker. Lord knows, I used to share the romanticized version of journalism that he presents.
And, while one can wish him well in his endeavors, it is important not to get distracted from the reality of the print and broadcasting business models that utterly dominate these industries, and the cultural groupthink that goes along with it.
The corporate-media is first and foremost, if not indeed solely, about profit. Period. Full stop.
These corporations are not concerned about civic responsibility, but devoted to brand loyalty and maximizing ad-revenue.
Any claims to public empowerment are quixotic at best, and a self-serving, deceptive fraud at worst.
The speaker references the shift early in his talk, but fails to mention how utterly and completely that alteration of the social compact with the Fourth estate has become. To not address the pervasive subversion of journalistic ethics by corporate priorities is extremely disappointing.

[@enzymeaoe]

great talk, this issue neesd focus

[@charlottema_thrifter]

Great TEDx. My only question is where did the funding end up coming from? Hopefully from sources that didn't swing the pendulum.

[@clare.michael.interiors]

Journalist are my heroes

[@DJK-cq2uy]

Wow

[@tinaferrel8738]

a real hero

[@holistichealth6488]

That's nice talking and vague.
What is investigative journalism and what did you learn!
Arranging donations! I mean there is no problem in arranging donations, but I would have liked to what investigative journalism is in your view. What are the steps. What is not investigative journalism and all!☹️😒😔

[@emiliestoltzfus5434]

Investivative?