| Abstract: |
Journalists as watchdogs of the society have the responsibility of exposing abuses, corruption and criminal activities in all aspects of public life. This is why the role of every journalist is to inform people on issues affecting their lives in the society with accuracy, objectivity, facts and figures.In the process of reporting the facts and figures, some individuals, governments and non-governmental organisations may try to hide their wrong doings from the public. This paper examined the problems and prospects for investigative journalism among journalists. The paper adopted survey research method through administration of 300 copies of the questionnaire to practicing journalists purposively selected from Kaduna, Kano and Katsina states. The aim was to find out their experiences and challenges, and the prospects for investigative journalism in the zone. Social Responsibility theory was adopted. Findings indicate that the practice of investigative journalism is below 50% among the journalists in the three states due to challenges such as inaccessibility to classified information from government and non-governmental organisations. The paper recommends that media organisations should encourage training and retraining of staff involved in investigative journalism. And there should be insurance and security plan for investigative journalists. |
