History A-Level
Media scrutiny and investigative journalism
What Media scrutiny and investigative journalism means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Media scrutiny and investigative journalism
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A Channel 4 News investigation quickly revealed the February 2003 briefing was heavily plagiarised from a student thesis.
Topics that use Media scrutiny and investigative journalism
- Paper 3, Option 39.2: Mass media and social change in Britain, 1882–2004 - 5 The Labour government versus the media: the problem of the Iraq dossiers, 2002–04 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Alastair Campbell
- Andrew Gilligan
- Dr David Kelly
- Government-media relations
- Government use of intelligence
- Hutton Enquiry
- Public trust and credibility
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