They exist to make you question - that’s why really good investigative pieces take time to write. I would argue that they don’t even exist for education. That’s because investigative pieces don’t exist for entertainment. But investigative pieces demand readers to connect the dots on their own and even to do their own research outside the lines of the article. It’s easy to read a headline about something that just happened or watch a recap on TikTok and think you have all the relevant information. This is fine, but it seems as though I now have a taste for well-researched content that presents events as they occur. Most content nowadays always seems to be pushing some sort of an agenda. By signing up you agree to our terms of use
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As someone who works with subject matter experts for a living, I have nothing but the utmost respect for well-researched, well-written text that forces me to slow down. I also noticed that investigative pieces prioritized presenting the facts as they occurred rather than curating a story with a personal or political agenda. Investigative pieces not only gave me a compelling narrative about a significant event or even a seemingly mundane event with wider repercussions, but also helped me respect that what I was reading took a ton of time and sacrifice to write. Perhaps a deeper connection to the truth? Or maybe details that only an insider would know? I’m all about opinions and analysis, but something was missing. Op-eds and data analysis are interesting, but I found it difficult at times to really engage with the material because it felt like I was being spoon fed someone’s interpretation. As I read more and more articles, I realized that the stories that really caught my interest were those written by investigative journalists. (In hindsight, I was basically turning into my father.) The 2016 election was fast approaching, and I figured that it was time to become more aware of the world around me, especially since there had been so much dialogue about “fake news,” which made me determined to do my own research. But nonfiction doesn’t have to be boring or make you cry (well, sometimes it’s meant to make you cry).Īfter I graduated from college, I found myself wanting to be more connected to the world and decided to subscribe to various news outlets. I did read The Diary of Anne Frank twice, though it made me cry. It didn’t help that the only nonfiction I read while in school was trapped within the bowels of my textbooks. I always thought that nonfiction was boring.
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