Social functions of the modern investigative journalism

Daria Nerentz

doi:10.28995/2686-7249-2017-7-103-108

Social functions of the modern investigative journalism

Daria Nerentz

https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2017-7-103-108

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Abstract

Investigative journalism is a popular and needed genre of journalism in modern society. It performs a number of important social functions such as informing and forming public opinion. In addition, this genre has a significant impact on views of the audience. In this article we consider three levels of influence different in the scale and importance are considered. For example greatest journalistic investigations of recent years are analyzed. It is demonstrated how necessary such materials are for improving the quality of the life in our society.

Keywords

влияние, журналистское расследование, расследовательская журналистика, Пулитцеровская премия, разоблачения, impact, investigative reporting, investigative journalism, Pulitzer prize, exposure,

About the Author

Daria Nerentz

Russian State University for the Humanities
Russian Federation

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For citation: Nerentz D. Social functions of the modern investigative journalism. RSUH/RGGU Bulletin: “Literary Teory. Linguistics. Cultural Studies”, Series. 2017;(7):103-108. https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2017-7-103-108

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