Investigations: Prominent Activist Was Really a Spy

A prominent U.S. gun-control activist was actually a secret mole working for the National Rifle Association and corporations targeted by citizen campaigns, reports Mother Jones magazine in this interesting investigation.

TAGS: investigations, investigative journalism, spy

The Biz: Mag-Sharing Site Under Legal Threat

The Press Gazette reports on legal threats from the magazine industry against mag-sharing website Mygazines.com, a service that allows readers to upload mags from around the world without the consent of publishers. Mygazines creator John Smith, whose business is registered in Anguilla, says his site isn't about piracy and actually strengthens the industry.

TAGS: future of journalism, web, internet, the biz

The Biz: Is the Web Bad for Investigative Journalism?

Is investigative journalism doomed because of cost-cutting media desperate to survive the internet age? Maybe it's just changing. This think-piece from the Press Gazette talks about how investigative reporting is actually getting stronger as in many cases it draws on the collective wisdom and efforts of non-journalists through the web.

TAGS: investigative journalism, future of journalism, web, internet, the biz, online journalism, citizen journalism