
Reading this book we seem carried away by real desires, because we will not linger about discussing the theory. And also we will not waste time discussing the definition of “investigative journalism” and we no longer cite a variety of literature, but we immediately explore thoroughly the techniques of making investigative coverage, for example how we disguised or hunted down speakers for serious cases, such as activist killings Human rights, logging cases, and many others.
In Indonesia, coverage of Investigative Journalism (JI) appears more as something sporadic, done only at any time, because it is triggered by the emergence of an event. The causes are many: “vested interest” of media owners, lack of financial resources, ignorance of the importance and strategic importance of JI in a democratic country, to the weak technical capabilities of media crews. If the cause is the last mentioned factor, the book written by Jakarta’s Best Journalist (2008) for coverage of the investigation into the Murder of Munir from the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI), is the antidote.
Ok, want to buy this book? Hmm …