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JMST-Level-6-Unit-3-Sept-2020

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Professional Qualification in

JOURNALISM AND MEDIA STUDIES

Level 6 Diploma
UNIT 3 - INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM

Question 1

Explain the qualities that are required to be an effective investigative journalist and how these
differ to that of an ordinary journalist. (20 marks)

Question 2

Explain what is meant by ‘setting a thesis’ in investigative journalism, and how this may help
keep an investigation on track. (20 marks)

Question 3

Discuss whether an investigative report on a current affairs TV programme has more impact
than a similar story appearing in a newspaper. (20 marks)

Question 4

If the main purpose of investigative reporting is to hold society to account, explain why it is
important for those stories to be based on research that is factual and detailed. (20 marks)

Question 5

Discuss whether investigative journalism is really a license for the invasion of privacy. (20 marks)

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