Unmasking tax dodgers, sexual predators and corrupt officials can be lonely, daunting, unnerving work. But it can change the world
Investigative journalism is costly, time-consuming, risky and difficult, and sometimes results in legal threats, personal abuse to our journalists – or no publishable story at all. So why do we do it, and why should you consider supporting it? Six of our investigative journalists answer questions from editor Mark Rice-Oxley.
Why does the Guardian feel it has to do this work – isn’t investigation for the police, or parliament?
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