The Internet as a Savior

There is no question about it. The internet has changed communication across the globe. But for journalists it is doing even more.

According to an online article on Turkish Daily News there is still hope for investigative journalism.

Yes, investigative journalism may be troubled but it is not dead yet, so let us do everything we can to better it, says acclaimed investigative journalist David Kaplan.

The internet has put so much information at our fingertips that some people get consumed in it and are trapped for hours. Students surfing the net block out their professors, children ignore their parents and yet Kaplan believes the internet is helping investigative journalism. He believes the internet helps journalists stay connected internationally and makes their stories stronger.

It is important to uncover misdeeds in our society but what is most important are stories that hit close to home. A car dealership in France might be selling lemons to the public but that story only relates to those in that particular area in France. People want to know about what's going on in their local area. Could a car dealership be scamming them?

The story might be interesting but it has to be interesting to its readers. That type of investigative journalism has no relevance in the states. Bringing journalists together from all countries is a huge step but to say the internet is helping investigative journalism is another.