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investigative journalism

form of journalism in which reporters deeply investigate a single topic
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investigative journalism

Summary

investigative journalism is an academic discipline[1]. It draws 965 Wikipedia views per month (academic_discipline category, ranking #116 of 1,010).[2]

Key Facts

  • investigative journalism's instance of is recorded as academic discipline[3].
  • investigative journalism's instance of is recorded as journalism genre[4].
  • investigative journalism is a type of journalism[5].
  • investigative journalism is a type of news media[6].
  • investigative journalism's Commons category is recorded as Investigative journalism[7].
  • investigative journalism's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Investigative journalism[8].
  • investigative journalism's has effect is recorded as report[9].
  • investigative journalism's practiced by is recorded as investigative journalist[10].
  • investigative journalism's has goal is recorded as freedom of information[11].
  • investigative journalism's has goal is recorded as freedom of the press[12].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include academic discipline[3] and journalism genre[4]. Recorded subclass of include journalism[5] and news media[6].

Why It Matters

investigative journalism draws 965 Wikipedia views per month (academic_discipline category, ranking #116 of 1,010).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_investigative-journalism_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{investigative journalism}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/investigative-journalism}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 18d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Investigative journalism
    Has effect → report
    Subclass of → —
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 3816, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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