This has been the autumn of discontent for investigative TV journalists. “I have never felt more support from a news organization to do investigative reporting,” said Richard Greenberg, executive editor for the investigative unit at NBC News since 2016. CBS News President Susan Zirinsky has been able to bolster her network’s investigative unit since taking over in January. Much of the investigative reporting efforts in recent years have been focused on Washington and the nonstop news frenzy created by the Trump White House. But veteran investigative TV journalists and producers question whether Beltway reporting falls into the same category of work that can change lives.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 29, 2019 12:56 UTC