Why investigative journalism matters more than ever
The man who led the Boston Globe’s famous investigation into sexual abuse in the city’s Catholic Church, on why he remains optimistic about the future of investigative journalism
Published 10 October 2018
“If you you knock on a door and it doesn’t open, keep knocking. It’s persistence that get results in journalism.”
The Boston Globe’s Editor At Large, Walter V. Robinson, was famously immortalised by Michael Keaton in the Oscar-winning movie Spotlight. The film focused on his team of investigative reporters that lifted the lid on institutional child sexual abuse in Boston’s Catholic Church.
Here he discusses the importance of investigative reporting, and the challenges it faces today.
Episode recorded: June 1 2018
Interviewer: Louise Bennet
Producers: Dr Andi Horvath and Silvi Vann-Wall
Audio engineer: Arch Cuthbertson
Producer and editor: Chris Hatzis
Banner image: Front page of the Sunday Boston Globe on May 8, 2016, featuring details of abuse at a private school in New England. Picture: Getty Images
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