As an investigative journalist myself, I've noticed a worrying trend over the last year or so. We do phenomenal stories, exposing high-level fraud and corruption. Yet, contrary to previous years, the officials implicated now merely brush off the exposes. I find the lack of true accountability and a sense of some resolution increasingly more frustrating. While investigative journalism exposes the crimes, there's a sense that little else is done once the story is out there. What could we, as investigative reporters do to fight back against this nonchalant attitude? I just feel readers want some solution following a story, but they're simply not getting it. What are your thoughts?
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As an investigative journalist myself, I've noticed a worrying trend over the last year or so. We do phenomenal stories, exposing high-level fraud and corruption. Yet, contrary to previous years, the officials implicated now merely brush off the exposes. I find the lack of true accountability and a sense of some resolution increasingly more frustrating. While investigative journalism exposes the crimes, there's a sense that little else is done once the story is out there. What could we, as investigative reporters do to fight back against this nonchalant attitude? I just feel readers want some solution following a story, but they're simply not getting it. What are your thoughts?
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