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Bulletin photo by
Alisa Dauro
Investigative
reporting
will survive, even thrive,
in today’s society: Oreskes
By Alisa
Dauro
Bulletin Staff
Although the platforms
on which they rest today are different, facts are still the bedrock
of solid journalism, including investigative reporting. And despite
the shifting sands under journalism’s foundation, facts and classic
values still stand investigative reporting in strong stead today, according
to Michael Oreskes, senior managing editor of The Associated Press.
 Oreskes
delivered his message at the opening event Sept. 30 of the three-day
New England First Amendment Institute, held at the New England Newspaper
and Press Association’s offices in Dedham, Mass.
Oreskes’ keynote
speech centered on the importance of investigative reporting. He summed
up the value of that type of journalism with a quote from John Adams:
“Facts are stubborn things. And whatever may be our wishes, our
inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the
state of facts and evidence.” MORE
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