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BIJ: Risks and Opportunities

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The foundation of the spouses Potter's Bureau of Investigative Journalism (BIJ - Agency for Investigative Journalism) in London has a second goal, says Iain Overton, Executive Director. In addition to acting as intermediaries with the newspapers, will help develop sustainable business models more for journalism of this type.
The problem is in fact achieve a positive result in the cost, which can be high in the extended investigation, and the benefits, especially gains. For this
Overton wants the agency to work on multiple formats . Many newspapers and other media have tried to do this kind of work with more or less effective. But Overton is already negotiating with several European journalists and editors in the hope of tailor investigative reports for television, radio and other media. The

television, however, is a particular field. The objective of the agency, in fact, reach that segment of youth that does not consider the word about this in the newspapers or media. Overton says he has an idea on how to overcome this obstacle, but it might seem "heretical" traditional directors: Create on-line and interactive versions stories, to give them the charm of the game . For example, a story that deals with corruption in the government could put the player in the role of an investigative journalist, with clues that are found along the path. However
Overton is aware of the risks involved. "I do not think that quality journalism will never be a game, is a subject too delicate," he says. "But I am aware that the way people consume news has changed, and we can not ignore it."

The agency aims to become, in a period shorter or longer, self-sufficient in their finances. For now, it is seeking additional funds to help in the early years.
Overton is realistic: "It 's an experiment. It' possible that a sustainable model can never do without philanthropy. If it becomes independent, the better. We're not promising to reinvent the wheel. But we can show that there is a another way to use it. "

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A fund for investigative journalism

For the first time in Europe. Not in Italy yet, but in the UK.

Although the Anglo-Saxon journalism seems to have returned to prominence after the publication of private expenditure for Members with public money and English ministers, journalists themselves think that a healthy does not do more investigative journalism for a long time.
That investigation had come out of sifting through some documents-public-but the real scoop because there was a 'mole' within the government that won-certainly not without expecting something in return, the precise figures for newspapers.

The New York Times published the story of Elaine Potter , journalist, author of a number of surveys from the 70s in England. Complaining that the newspapers fill the pages of press releases and photos to gossip, he rolled up his sleeves and gave birth to the Bureau of Investigative Journalism Agency (Investigative Journalism), based in London. With the help of her husband, David Potter, founder of a software house, which helped pay two million pounds to start and stabilize the activity.

The inspiration came from the creation two years ago, ProPublica, a nonprofit organization in New York which resulted in investigations for several U.S. newspapers, including the New York Times. Much of the funding of ProPublica has come from the foundation of Herbert and Marion Sandler, who got rich thanks to the business of savings and loans.

Iain Overton, a documentary filmmaker and former BBC journalist, was hired as Executive Director of the Agency. He hired 15 journalists who will work with the organization, primarily as a freelance .

Overton said he has already managed to snatch some agreements cone newspapers to publish stories of its reporters. The Financial Times, for example, has agreed to share the costs of an investigation by the agency, and publish the results on its pages.

criticisms fall on the project, of course, that a philanthropic organization that funds these investigations may influence the outcome of the same, but the Potters have promised full editorial independence.

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