“All journalism is investigative to a greater or lesser extent, but investigative journalism – though it is a bit of a tautology – is that because it requires more, it's where the investigative element is more pronounced.”

Rusbridger (1999) cited in: Hugo De Burgh (2008) Investigative journalism. p. 17.
1990s

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