Investigative
adjective
Related to searching for facts and things unknown.
The journalist's investigative skills helped him uncover the truth about the scandal.
Often appears as...
- investigative journalism
- investigative report
adjective
Attempting to examine or probe into different things.
The scientist's investigative research led to a significant discovery.
Often appears as...
- investigative study
- investigative research
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Formal
Academic
adjective
Searching and investigating to evaluate something thoroughly.
The investigative panel is tasked with assessing the allegations of misconduct.
Often appears as...
- investigative committee
- investigative powers
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Formal
Legal
adjective
Related to searching for facts and things unknown.
The journalist's investigative skills helped him uncover the truth about the scandal.
Often appears as...
- investigative journalism
- investigative report
adjective
Attempting to examine or probe into different things.
The scientist's investigative research led to a significant discovery.
Often appears as...
- investigative study
- investigative research
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
adjective
Searching and investigating to evaluate something thoroughly.
The investigative panel is tasked with assessing the allegations of misconduct.
Often appears as...
- investigative committee
- investigative powers
Usage tips
Formal
Legal
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Curiosity Driven
Shows a keen interest in uncovering new information or solving mysteries.
His investigative nature made him a great detective.
Pro Tip 2/3Detail Oriented
Requires paying close attention to the fine details to find the truth.
Investigative work often involves examining documents for small, but crucial details.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Crime
Can refer to any detailed inquiry, not only related to legal or criminal cases.
The author's investigative search for family history was successful.
Pro Tip 1/3Curiosity Driven
Shows a keen interest in uncovering new information or solving mysteries.
His investigative nature made him a great detective.
Pro Tip 2/3Detail Oriented
Requires paying close attention to the fine details to find the truth.
Investigative work often involves examining documents for small, but crucial details.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Crime
Can refer to any detailed inquiry, not only related to legal or criminal cases.
The author's investigative search for family history was successful.
Pro Tip 1/3Curiosity Driven
Shows a keen interest in uncovering new information or solving mysteries.
His investigative nature made him a great detective.
Pro Tip 2/3Detail Oriented
Requires paying close attention to the fine details to find the truth.
Investigative work often involves examining documents for small, but crucial details.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Crime
Can refer to any detailed inquiry, not only related to legal or criminal cases.
The author's investigative search for family history was successful.
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Heather Brooke: My...
I think that was a pretty good indication about my future career as an investigative journalist, and what I've seen from being in this access to information field for so long is that it used to be quite a niche interest, and it's gone mainstream. Everybody, increasingly, around the world, wants to know about what people in power are doing.
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How digital innovation...
when, where, and investigative journalists are very happy, because they can then make investigative reports about the connections between the candidates and the people who fund them. But they cannot work with the same material from the global social media companies. So I said, "Look, this is very simple.
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Storytellers Summit Day...
badly but over time I realized that when you spend enough time at these fishing ports and going undercover in these different wildlife markets you become part of the furniture and I also realized that being a woman is such an asset when you're doing undercover investigative work because people see
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How one journalist...
often without any subsequent legal investigation or consequences for the murderers. But this time, a young journalist and friend of the victims set out to expose the truth about these killings. Her reports would shock the nation and launch her career as an investigative journalist,
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We can fight terror...
are seeking to use the law to either weaken or outright ban strong encryption, because the bad guys are using it, too. We have got to fight for the right of citizens to use strong encryption. Otherwise, dissent and investigative journalism are going to become even more difficult
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Karen Tse: How to stop...
that say you have a right to a lawyer and you have a right not to be tortured. And what I recognized was that there was an incredible window of opportunity for us as a world community to come together and end torture as an investigative tool. We often think of torture as being
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The historic women’s...
and stated that those who did so should march in the back. But black women would not be made invisible in a national movement they helped shape. On the day of the march, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, a ground-breaking investigative journalist and anti-lynching advocate,
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Why teens confess to...
your child can potentially waive these rights without your knowledge and without consulting any adult first. Now, no one -- and certainly not me -- wants to prevent police from doing the very important investigative work that they do every day.
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The journey of learning...
just to show up here's what I made because coding for me meant that I was able to work to solve a problem I was really frustrated that we do terrific investigative reporting but nobody knows about it goes unnoticed so I built a
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For more wonder, rewild...
When I was a young man, I spent six years of wild adventure in the tropics working as an investigative journalist in some of the most bewitching parts of the world.
Video examples
Heather Brooke: My...
I think that was a pretty good indication about my future career as an investigative journalist, and what I've seen from being in this access to information field for so long is that it used to be quite a niche interest, and it's gone mainstream. Everybody, increasingly, around the world, wants to know about what people in power are doing.
Video examples
How digital innovation...
when, where, and investigative journalists are very happy, because they can then make investigative reports about the connections between the candidates and the people who fund them. But they cannot work with the same material from the global social media companies. So I said, "Look, this is very simple.
Video examples
Storytellers Summit Day...
badly but over time I realized that when you spend enough time at these fishing ports and going undercover in these different wildlife markets you become part of the furniture and I also realized that being a woman is such an asset when you're doing undercover investigative work because people see
Video examples
How one journalist...
often without any subsequent legal investigation or consequences for the murderers. But this time, a young journalist and friend of the victims set out to expose the truth about these killings. Her reports would shock the nation and launch her career as an investigative journalist,
Video examples
We can fight terror...
are seeking to use the law to either weaken or outright ban strong encryption, because the bad guys are using it, too. We have got to fight for the right of citizens to use strong encryption. Otherwise, dissent and investigative journalism are going to become even more difficult
Video examples
Karen Tse: How to stop...
that say you have a right to a lawyer and you have a right not to be tortured. And what I recognized was that there was an incredible window of opportunity for us as a world community to come together and end torture as an investigative tool. We often think of torture as being
Video examples
The historic women’s...
and stated that those who did so should march in the back. But black women would not be made invisible in a national movement they helped shape. On the day of the march, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, a ground-breaking investigative journalist and anti-lynching advocate,
Video examples
Why teens confess to...
your child can potentially waive these rights without your knowledge and without consulting any adult first. Now, no one -- and certainly not me -- wants to prevent police from doing the very important investigative work that they do every day.
Video examples
The journey of learning...
just to show up here's what I made because coding for me meant that I was able to work to solve a problem I was really frustrated that we do terrific investigative reporting but nobody knows about it goes unnoticed so I built a
Video examples
For more wonder, rewild...
When I was a young man, I spent six years of wild adventure in the tropics working as an investigative journalist in some of the most bewitching parts of the world.
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Franklin Foer
American Writer
I think what's happening with book advances is something that most of the world just doesn't fully appreciate, especially when it comes to nonfiction, because writing a book of investigative journalism is an expensive endeavor, and the system works best if you have publishers making bets on authors.
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Ronald Kessler
American Journalist
Rather than use the term 'profiling,' the profilers prefer to say they engage in criminal investigative analysis. That is because, besides developing profiles, the analysts offer a range of other advice, including personality assessments and interview techniques tailored to a particular offender.
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Robert Kennedy
American Politician
I don't believe newspaper reporters can substitute for a district attorney, but a newspaper has a very valid investigative role. Newspaper reports on corruption in government, racketeering and organized crime conditions can be very helpful to your communities and the whole country.
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Raney Aronson-Rath
American Producer
The kind of in-depth investigative journalism we practice at 'Frontline' is thoughtful, rigorous, and time-intensive. It requires us to constantly seek untold stories and to give our producers and reporters the time and resources to dig into them deeply.
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Lynda Resnick
American Businesswoman
The thinner a newspaper or magazine is - due to reduced revenue from advertising dollars - the less editorial content because of the standard ad-to-editorial ratio, and the less money there is to support investigative journalism.
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Robert Redford
American Actor
The focus of entertainment is taking away from what the public needs as news. I think investigative journalism will always be important and always find its way, be it on the Internet or wherever.
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Robert Mueller
American Public Servant
I do believe when there are advances in technology that it is important to balance the privacy interests affected with the investigative take that you might get from that technology.
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Jon Ossoff
American Director
As an investigative filmmaker, I helped expose atrocities committed by ISIS against women and girls. They are evil, and we have to stop them.
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Robert Scheer
American Journalist
What passes for investigative journalism is finding somebody with their pants down - literally or otherwise.
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Lisa Lutz
American Author
I worked for a private investigative agency briefly. I rarely had the opportunity to snoop.
Quote examples
Franklin Foer
American Writer
I think what's happening with book advances is something that most of the world just doesn't fully appreciate, especially when it comes to nonfiction, because writing a book of investigative journalism is an expensive endeavor, and the system works best if you have publishers making bets on authors.
Quote examples
Ronald Kessler
American Journalist
Rather than use the term 'profiling,' the profilers prefer to say they engage in criminal investigative analysis. That is because, besides developing profiles, the analysts offer a range of other advice, including personality assessments and interview techniques tailored to a particular offender.
Quote examples
Robert Kennedy
American Politician
I don't believe newspaper reporters can substitute for a district attorney, but a newspaper has a very valid investigative role. Newspaper reports on corruption in government, racketeering and organized crime conditions can be very helpful to your communities and the whole country.
Quote examples
Raney Aronson-Rath
American Producer
The kind of in-depth investigative journalism we practice at 'Frontline' is thoughtful, rigorous, and time-intensive. It requires us to constantly seek untold stories and to give our producers and reporters the time and resources to dig into them deeply.
Quote examples
Lynda Resnick
American Businesswoman
The thinner a newspaper or magazine is - due to reduced revenue from advertising dollars - the less editorial content because of the standard ad-to-editorial ratio, and the less money there is to support investigative journalism.
Quote examples
Robert Redford
American Actor
The focus of entertainment is taking away from what the public needs as news. I think investigative journalism will always be important and always find its way, be it on the Internet or wherever.
Quote examples
Robert Mueller
American Public Servant
I do believe when there are advances in technology that it is important to balance the privacy interests affected with the investigative take that you might get from that technology.
Quote examples
Jon Ossoff
American Director
As an investigative filmmaker, I helped expose atrocities committed by ISIS against women and girls. They are evil, and we have to stop them.
Quote examples
Robert Scheer
American Journalist
What passes for investigative journalism is finding somebody with their pants down - literally or otherwise.
Quote examples
Lisa Lutz
American Author
I worked for a private investigative agency briefly. I rarely had the opportunity to snoop.
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