Lords to quiz the Sun on investigative journalism

The Sun’s Managing Editor, Richard Caseby, will give evidence to the House of Lords Communications Committee about investigative journalism tomorrow as the Committee continues its inquiry into the future of the industry.

Mr Caseby will be asked to draw on his experience from working at The Sun and The Sunday Times when the Committee question him on subjects including watchdog journalism in tabloid newspapers, the role of public relations in the generation of news stories and how digital developments have impacted the nature of investigative reporting.

The meeting will take place at 4.30pm on Tuesday 13 December in Committee Room 2 of the House of Lords and will be webcast live at www.parliamentlive.tv.

Lords committee continues its probe into investigative journalism

The House of Lords Communications Committee continues its inquiry into the future of investigative journalism tomorrow when it probes further into issues such as what can be defined as “public interest” and the role of the tabloid press in holding those in power to account.

In the first session,to be held at 3.30, the Committee will focus on the role that the PR industry plays in investigative journalism, techniques used by investigative journalists and how the way that publications instigate or pay for investigative stories may change in the future.

They will hear from Andrew Gilligan, London Editor of the Daily Telegraph and · Phil Hall, former Editor of News of the World

Immediately following, at 4.30, Thompson Reuters will give evidence via video-link from New York. Questions will range from the role of news agencies in investigative journalism to the Insight team of the Sunday Times, where Sir Harold was once Editor.

The witnesses are Sir Harold Evans, Editor at Large of Thomson Reuters, former Editor of the Sunday Times and the Times and Stephen Adler, Editor in Chief of Thomson Reuters

Lords to explore investigative journalism

The House of Lords will be discussing the future of investigative journalism tomorrow.

Its Communications Committee will question experts from universities and journalistic institutes about the importance of newspapers, the role of journalists and the concept of investigative journalism.





Those being brought to the house are Iain Overton, Managing Editor of the Bureau for Investigative Journalism,Dominic Cooper, General Secretary of the Chartered Institute for Journalists and Martin Moore, Director of the Media Standards Trust.

The session will focus on issues including the role of local newspapers within the field of investigative journalism, the financial pressures that newspapers face and how social media has changed the process of investigative journalism.