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The investigative journalism online video directory is an internet video collection of lectures, speeches, conference workshops and interviews related to investigative journalism. It’s a collection of links, the videos themselves are hosted by third parties; the VVOJ is not responsible for their content. Home recorded television programmes put on videosites have not been linked here. Because internet is ever changing, links may be outdated. Please mail the webeditors to inform us or to add new videos.

Wikileaks-architect Julian Assange about the successful public platform for whistleblowers, at the Centre for Investigative Journalism’s Summer School, july 2010, running time 1.08.17 min

The Future of hard-hitting investigative journalism, Australian panel discussion at Sydney Writer’s Festival Sydney on 22 May 2009, with David Marr (Sydney Morning Herald), among others, topic index included, Fora.tv, 1.06.38 min

Reporting on domestic corruption, panel discussion at Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism with Walt Bogdanich (New York Times), David Boardman (Seattle Times), 4 April 2009, topic index included, Fora.tv, 1.21.30 min.

Bob Woodward discusses three principals of investigative journalism: people, documents, get out on the streets. Shares an anekdote of a front page story almost gone wrong. Redirects to Youtube, 5.08 min.

Henk van Ess, journalist/trainer, discusses what social networks like Twitter can do for investigative journalism. The interview was recorded in Amsterdam, on 23 March 2009. Dutch spoken.

Nick Davies, author of Flat Earth News, speaks at Lewis PR event, discusses his book with a panel and the audience. Date: 16 April 2008. Redirects to Youtube. Part 1: 9.16 min; Part 2: 9.52 min; Part 3: 9.35 min; Part 4: 9.34 min; Part 5: 9.11 min; Part 6: 9.57 min; Part 7: 9.42; Part 8: 9.40 min; Part 9: 5.20 min.

Ken Weiss and John Vande Wege of the LA Times talk about the Pulitzer Prize series on pollution of the oceans. 56.15 min, Youtube. Lecture series How journalists work, USC Annenberg School for Communication, 11 September 2007.

“What Happened to Investigative Journalism?” 57.58 min, Youtube. JW August, managing news editor of KGTV, San Diegos ABC affiliate, discusses the decline of investigative reporting in mainstream media. Osher Forum, 24 October 2008.

“Investigative Reporting and the Presidency” by Michael Isikoff, investigative correspondent for Newsweek magazine. Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. 1.13.05, Youtube. Date: 11 March 2008

Authors@Google: Bob Woodward, author and assistant managing editor of The Washington Post, comments on new ways for journalism. 58.30 min, Youtube. Mountain View, 1 Februari 2008.

Bob Woodward, a series of interviews with Charlie Rose, broadcast between February 1999 and September 2008. About his books and current affairs. Redirects to the index page at the Charlie Rose website.

Seymour Hersh, “Chain of Command: The road from 9/11 to Abu Ghraib”. Mario Savio Memorial Lecture. 1.53.35 (introductory speeches included), Youtube. University of California, Berkeley, 27 October 2005.

“Democratic information in a democratic media” with Bill Kovach, chairman of the Committee of Concerned Journalists. 57.43 min, Youtube. Lecture series How journalists work, USC Annenberg School for Communication, 16 October 2007

Dean Baquet, editor of the LA Times. 57.59 min, Youtube (bit noisy). Lecture series How journalists work, USC Annenberg School for Communication, 25 January 2006. Baquet previously worked for The New York Times and the Chicago Tribune.

“Five Years in Iraq: Which Way Home?” 1.14.51, Youtube. Dartmouth Lecture by Montgomery Fellow John Fisher Burns, two time Pulitzer Prize winner, London Bureau Chief for the The New York Times. Dartmouth College, 21 October 2008.

Interview with John Fisher Burns, The New York Times London bureau chief, in Hanover as part of Burns’ Montgomery Fellowship at Dartmouth College in October, 2008. 45.06 min, Youtube.

“Is the echo of Watergate fading?” A discussion about the Watergate scandal, 25 years after Nixon’s resignation, with Carl Bernstein, John Dean and Leonard Garment. 50.16 min, redirects to the Charlie Rose website. Broadcast 6 August 1999.

Investigative journalist Tim Weiner of The New York Times talks about his book Legacy of Ashes, documenting the history of the CIA. 54.19 min. Redirects to the Charlie Rose website. Broadcast 27 July 2007.

“The crisis in news: print media”. 1.23.33. Panelists Bill Keller of The New York Times; Len Downie of The Washington Post; Laurie Hays of The Wall Street Journal; David Boardman of The Seattle Times; Clara Jeffrey, Mother Jones; and introductory remarks by Lowell Bergman. Part of a conference entitled The Crisis in News: Is There a Future for Investigative Journalism? UC Berkeley, Berkeley, 26 April 2008.

“The crisis in news: investigative reporting on the web”. 52.12 min. Panelists Jonathan Landman of The New York Times; Sharon Tiller of Frontline/WORLD; Paul Grabowicz of UC Berkeley; Jeff Leen of The Washington Post; Moderator: Stephen Talbot. Part of a conference entitled The Crisis in News: Is There a Future for Investigative Journalism? UC Berkeley, Berkeley, 26 April 2008.