Reporters

• Mark Sableman
• Mark Effron
• Allen Maraynes
• Bob Steele
• Robert Lissit
• Charlie Thompson
• Chris Heinbaugh
• Stuart Watson
• Duane Pohlman
• Sandra S. Baron
• Kathleen K. Olson
• Ken Silverstein
• Edward Wasserman
• Michael Miner
• David Shaw
• John J. Goldman
• Bill Moyers
• Clayton Kirkpatrick
• Gene Patterson
• Deirdre Carmody
• Henry McNulty
• Marcel Dufresne
• Clarence Page
• Brooke Gladstone
• William Gaines
• Howard Kurtz
• Susan Paterno
• James Ettema
• Charles Burke
• Charles Scheim
• Edmund B. Lambeth
• Rosemary Armao
• Dale Spencer
• Abi Wright
• Myra McPherson
• Lisa Gulya
• Lauren Sandler
• Robert Miraldi
• Marc Gunther
• James Walker
• Charles P. Smith
• Machelle Lanae Bush
• Margaret Elaine Regus
• Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky
• John H. Fuson
• Greg Marx
• The Editors
• Curtis Brainard
• Joel Meares
• Russ Baker
• Matthew Felling
• Steve Robinson
• William A. Henry III
• Lori Robertson
• Deborah Potter
• Mark Lisheron
• Douglas McCollam
• James Rainey
• Neal Conan
• Ashley Csanady
• Christopher Scanlan
• Christopher H. Pyle
• Brett Noble
• Jay Rosen
• Carol Doherty
• Ginger Thompson
• Sandra Ochoa
• Andrew Alexander
• Jeff Strickler
• Chris Halsne
• Duncan Lamont
• Brooke Kroeger
• Unsigned
• Stephen Brook
• Monica Bhogal
• Jason Beaubien
• Steve Inskeep
• Mannika Chopra
• Walter Goodman
• Marvin Kalb
• Sandra Davidson
• Colman McCarthy
• Jonathan Watts
• Aaron Swartz
• Margaret Sullivan

Media History

The reporting was intended for these media types: Magazine, Newspaper, Radio, Television, Internet

• "Exposure of Corruption Raises Questions About Reporters’ Masquerade" - Deirdre Carmody - New York Times

  February 23, 1978
  Writer examines the questions raised by the major impact of the Mirage tavern series of the Chicago Sun-Times.

• "Prizefights: Donnybrook" - Myra McPherson - Washington Post | The Rites of Spring and the Cries of Foul
  

  April 20, 1979
  McPherson recaps the controversy during the Pulitzer Prize deliberations over the Chicago Sun-Times' Mirage tavern ...

• "Pulitzers: Was Mirage a Deception?" - Columbia Journalism Review

  July 1, 1979
  Discussion of the brouhaha at the 1979 Pulitzer Prize deliberations over the methods used in the Chicago Sun-Times' ...

• "Should Reporters Play Roles?" - Clayton Kirkpatrick & Gene Patterson - ASNE Bulletin | Responses of two members of the Pulitzer Board
  

  September 1, 1979
  Clayton Kirkpatrick, then president of the Chicago Tribune, says yes and Gene Patterson, then president and editor ...

• "Deception - Honest Tool of Reporting?" - David Shaw - Los Angeles Times

  September 20, 1979
  An article exploring whether or not deception (i.e. lying about one's identity) is an ethical practice for a ...

• "Undercover Reporting Backed by Readers" - Editor & Publisher

  August 23, 1980
  Report on a reader poll taken by the Sun-Times in the aftermath of its 1978 Mirage tavern expose showing strong ...

• "How (Un)Acceptable Is Research Involving Deception?" - Charles P. Smith - IRB: Ethics and Human Research

  October 1, 1981
  The controversial use of deception in journalism is questioned by Charles P. Smith.

• "Deception in News Gathering by Investigative Reporters" - Margaret Elaine Regus - Dissertation

  January 1, 1982
  In Margaret Elaine Regus' dissertation for California State University, she discusses the issue of deception in news ...

• "Times' Bernheimer Wins Pulitzer for Music Criticism" - John J. Goldman - Los Angeles Times

  April 13, 1982
  Article on 1982 Pulitzer Prize winners contains (in last add) reporting on the Pulitzer jury and board deliberations ...

• "Journalism Under Fire" - William A. Henry III - Time Magazine | A growing perception of arrogance threatens American press
  

  December 12, 1983
  Although journalism was disrespected and mistrusted by the public, it still plays a crucial role in being a common ...

• The News at Any Cost: How Journalists Compromise Their Ethics to Shape the News

  1985
  

• "Legal Brief: Undercover Probe Winds Up In Court" - Dale Spencer - IRE Journal

  May 1, 1987
  A television producer went undercover in a hospital as a patient and ended up in court for doing so.

• "Journalism - 4 Cases: What Would You Do?" - Christopher Scanlan - St. Petersburg Times

  June 8, 1987
  Scanlan poses four journalistic scenarios that involve ethical conundrums.

• "Beyond the Muckrakers" - Edmund B. Lambeth - IRE Journal | "In Search of an Ethic for Investigative Reporting"
  

  July 1, 1988
  Edmund B. Lambeth discusses the need for having ethic when investigative reporting.

• Sissela Bok's "Lying: Moral Choice in Public and Private Life"

  1989
  

• "Survey on TV Reporting: How We Think About Surveillance Journalism" - Charles Burke - IRE Journal

  January 1, 1989
  Charles Burke writes about a study concerning undercover techniques and the use of hidden cameras.

• "Real Estate Probe Built on Deception" - Henry McNulty - Hartford Courant

  June 4, 1989
  The Hartford Courant's ombudsman takes issue with the newspaper's highly effective real estate discrimination ...

• "Trying to Stir Public Awareness" - James Ettema - IRE Journal

  July 1, 1989
  James Ettema writes about what makes investigative reporting successful.

• "White Lies: Bending the Truth to Expose Injustice" - Henry McNulty - Journalism Ethics Cases Online | Is it ever acceptable for journalists to use deception to gather facts? What if the resulting story uncovers a major social wrong?
  

  August 1, 1989
  Henry McNulty investigates the article written about racial bias in real estate areas surrounding Hartford, ...

• "An Analysis of the Ethics of an Unconventional Method of Reporting in the American Press" - Machelle Lanae Bush - Dissertation

  December 5, 1989
  At Regent University, Machelle Lanae Bush studies the consensus of American journalists on the use of undercover ...

• "An Awakening: Murrow and the Migrants" - Dale Wright Interview from Robert Miraldi's "Muckraking and Objectivity"

  January 1, 1990
  Robert Miraldi's interview with Dale Wright about his 1961 undercover series on migrant workers for the New York ...

• "To Sting or Not to Sting?" - Marcel Dufresne - Columbia Journalism Review

  May 1, 1991
  Marcel Dufresne discusses Newsday's undercover documentation of racial discrimination in Long Island's real estate ...

• "Hidden Network Cameras: A Troubling Trend" - Howard Kurtz - Washington Post

  November 30, 1992
  

• "Getting the Truth Untruthfully" - Colman McCarthy - The Washington Post

  December 22, 1992
  Colman McCarthy discusses journalists' deceptive methods of reporting.

• "Truth, Lies, and Videotape" - Russ Baker - Columbia Journalism Review

  July 1, 1993
  PrimeTime Live's use of hidden cameras is discussed.

• "Out of Sight" - Robert Lissit - American Journalism Review | Producers are unsung, unknown - and essential to the success of television news-magazines
  

  December 1, 1994
  Robert Lissit goes in depth about the importance of having talented producers to complete a successful hidden camera ...

• "Gotcha!" - Robert Lissit - AJR | "Prime-Time Live" popularized the use of hidden cameras and local stations rely on them for dramatic, high-impact footage. Their prevalence has provoked debate over how and whether they should be used – and lawsuits.
  

  April 1, 1995
  Robert Lissit examines many different stories involving hidden cameras used in news media.

• Jack Fuller's "News Values: Ideas for an Information Age"

  1996
  

• "Debating Deception" - Rosemary Armao - IRE Journal

  January 1, 1997
  Rosemary Armao goes into detail about the Food Lion exposé and how it reveals a truth people do not want to know.

• "Critic's Notebook; Repercussions of Getting a Story by Sneaky Means" - Walter Goodman - New York Times

  January 16, 1997
  The negative ramifications of using the method of undercover reporting are discussed. The Food Lion exposé is being ...

• "Undercover Journalism" - Clarence Page - Chicago Tribune (syndicated)

  February 14, 1997
  A Clarence Page column bemoaning the possible fate of undercover reporting in light of Food Lion and other scandals.

• "In Greensboro: Damning Undercover Tactics as 'Fraud'" - Russ Baker - Columbia Journalism Review | Can Reporters Lie About Who They Are? The Food Lion Jury Says No.
  

  March 1, 1997
  Russ Baker goes in depth about the controversial Food Lion exposé.

• "The Lion's Share" - Marc Gunther - American Journalism Review | Rather than attacking courts for unfavorable outcomes like the one in the Food Lion case, journalists should face up to their own shortcomings and be more careful in their reporting.
  

  March 1, 1997
  Marc Gunther argues that there is a limit of what media can and can not do, using ABC's Food Lion story as the main ...

• "Practicing Deception in the Pursuit of Truth" - Marvin Kalb - The Washington Post

  March 24, 1997
  

• "The Lying Game" - Susan Paterno - AJR | "Debate over lying to get a story has intensified in the wake of the Food Lion case. Defenders say deception sometimes is critical in reporting important stories. But a mounting chorus of criticism decries the practice as overdone, bad for journalism's credibility - and just plain wrong."
  

  May 1, 1997
  A critique of undercover reporting, using the Tony Horwitz "9 to Nowhere" series of 1994 in the Wall Street Journal ...

• VII-"Hidden Cameras: Handle With Care" - Charlie Thompson - Radio Television Digital News Association

  January 1, 1998
  Charlie Thompson goes inside his views on the use of hidden cameras.

• VIII-"Worth Thinking About" - Chris Heinbaugh - Radio Television Digital News Association

  January 1, 1998
  Chris Heinbaugh reveals his thoughts before, during and after a story using hidden cameras.

• IX-"Hidden Cameras: Is the Truth Worth the Lie?" - Stuart Watson - Radio Television Digital News Association

  January 1, 1998
  Stuart Watson questions the credibility of using hidden cameras to get a story.

• X-"Hidden Cameras Answer Noble Call" - Duane Pohlman - Radio Television Digital News Association

  January 1, 1998
  Duane Pohlman shares his stories of using hidden cameras.

• XI-"Lawyers, Journalists and Hidden Cameras" - Sandra S. Baron - Radio Television Digital News Association

  January 1, 1998
  The use of hidden cameras can result in a high probability for litigation and consequences with the law, and Sandra ...

• "Statutes and Court Cases: Introduction" - Kathleen K. Olson - Radio Television Digital News Association

  January 1, 1998
  Kathleen K. Olson highlights certain court cases that concern the complexity of undercover reporting and the use of ...

• I-"The Hidden Camera Conundrum: A Media Lawyer's Perspective" - Mark Sableman - Radio Television Digital News Association

  January 1, 1998
  Legal review between reporter Sandra Woodstein and her station's outside media counsel, Dudly Kibosh.

• II-"Hidden Cameras: A News Executive's Perspective" - Mark Effron - Radio Television Digital News Association

  January 1, 1998
  Mark Effron defends the use of hidden cameras, claiming they are valuable tools when journalists use them properly.

• VI-"An Argument Against 'Toilet Journalism'" - Robert Lissit - Radio Television Digital News Association

  January 1, 1998
  Robert Lissit explains when a hidden camera story conflicts with the right of privacy.

• V-"High Standards for Hidden Cameras" - Bob Steele - Radio Television Digital News Association

  January 1, 1998
  The use of hidden cameras in journalism is a fine art that needs to be perfected in order for it to be successful.

• III-"Hidden Cameras and Other Inexact Sciences" - Allen Maraynes - Radio Television Digital News Association

  January 1, 1998
  Allen Maraynes explains why hidden cameras are not always necessary in getting a good story.

• IV-"A Message About Methods: Make No Mistake" - Bob Steele - Radio Television Digital News Association

  January 1, 1998
  Former television reporter and executive producer explains how "truth" is no longer a journalists strongest defense.

• "Prying, Spying, and Lying: Intrusive Newsgathering and What the Law Should Do About It" - Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky - Tulane Law Review

  November 1, 1998
  Individual privacy is being threatened by the media's use of presumptuous newsgathering techniques, writes Lyrissa ...

• "Trash Tort or Trash TV?: Food Lion, Inc. V. ABC, Inc., and Tort Liability of the Media for Newsgathering" - Charles C Scheim - St. John's Law Review

  December 1, 1998
  Charles Scheim explains the amount of scrutiny the media is receiving due to an intrusive form of journalism.

• "Expanding Dangers" - Sandra Davidson - IRE Journal

  March 1, 1999
  Sandra Davidson discusses the significance of numerous investigative reporting cases.

• "Apologies to ABC, Producers" - IRE Journal Staff - IRE Journal

  July 1, 1999
  IRE Journal staff apologizes to ABC about an article that was published in their magazine written by Sandra Davidson.

• "Protecting the Press from Privacy" - John H. Fuson - University of Pennsylvania Law Review

  December 1, 1999
  John H. Fuson explains the public's perception on "journalism."

• "Irresponsible Journalists are Jeopardizing Serious Investigations by the Press" - Christopher H. Pyle - The Chronicle of Higher Education

  January 7, 2000
  Pyle believes that the negative methods being used in journalism are ruining the press.

• The Muckrakers: Evangelical Crusaders - Robert Miraldi

  2000
  

• "When Undercover Was King" - Michael Miner - Chicago Reader | More Bleeding at the Sun-Times
  

  August 9, 2001
  Miner compares in-depth newspaper investigations at the Chicago Tribune presented with and without a strong ...

• "When Will Waitresses Write Their Own Books?" - Lauren Sandler - Newsday

  September 9, 2001
  Lauren Sandler expresses how undercover stories should be written by the professionals in the field themselves, ...

• "Undercover Journalism's Last Call" - Michael Miner - Chicago Reader

  October 2, 2002
  Miner opines on Jack Fuller's book, News Values, and, among other things journalistic, the Chicago Sun-Times' Mirage ...

• "The Pen is Mightier: The Muckraking Life of Charles Edward Russell" - Robert Miraldi

  2003
  

• "Silenced for Their Work: Journalists Are at Risk Throughout the World" - Abi Wright - IRE Journal

  March 1, 2003
  Abi Wright discusses the risks journalists face while trying to get a story.

• "'But I'm One of the Good Guys!'" - Monica Bhogal - The Guardian (UK) | When Reporters Go Undercover, it is Often They Who End Up in Trouble with the Police Instead of the People They are trying to Expose.
  

  August 24, 2003
  Undercover reporting is a high risk job; Monica Bhogal tells why.

• “By a Back Door to the U.S.: A Migrant’s Grim Sea Voyage; Dangerous Passage: From Ecuador by Sea” - Ginger Thompson and Sandra Ochoa - New York Times

  June 13, 2004
  Reporters investigate the illegal smuggling of people from Ecuador to the United States.

• "Media Law: Keep Your Distance: There Is Often a Fine Line Between Reporting Crimes and Encouraging Criminals" - Duncan Lamont - The Guardian (UK) | Duncan Lamont Explains How to Stay on the Right Side of the Law
  

  September 20, 2004
  Duncan Lamont gives tips on how to avoid trouble with the law while reporting.

• "Reckless Acts" - Chris Halsne - The IRE Journal | Public officials flouting law by driving drunk, speeding in vehicles paid for with tax money.
  

  November 1, 2004
  Investigative report on public officials.

• "Paper's Subterfuge Appears Judicious" - Edward Wasserman - syndicated

  April 16, 2005
  Edward Wasserman responds to the use of subterfuge in uncovering a Spokane mayor's illicit relationships with young men.

• "Undercover Journalism and Ethics" - Editorial - The Hindu (India)

  May 6, 2005
  In India, reporters use undercover journalism to its full potential.

• "Spurned in Spokane" - Edward Wasserman - Knight Ridder Tribune News Service

  May 17, 2005
  Ed Waaserman describes the changes happening in investigative reporting with a few examples.

• "The Public Isn't Buying Press Credibility" - Carol Doherty - Nieman Reports | The seeds of public distrust were sown long before the recent round of scandals.
  

  June 1, 2005
  The article reviews years of surveys of press credibility over a number of years and the reasons for diminishing ...

• "Undercover Journalism and Credibility" - James Walker - PressEthic Blog

  October 2, 2005
  James Walker questions the credibility of undercover journalism.

• "Reporting Undercover in Zimbabwe" - Jason Beaubien and Steve Inskeep - NPR (Zimbabwe)

  June 2, 2006
  Steve Inskeep interviews Jason Beaubien about why reporting in Zimbabwe is nearly impossible.

• "The Shame Game" - Douglas McCollam - Columbia Journalism Review | “To Catch a Predator” is propping up NBC’s Dateline, but at what cost?
  

  January 1, 2007
  A criticism of the hidden costs of the popular NBC Dateline series, To Catch A Predator

• Uncovering Misery at Walter Reed - Lori Robertson - American Journalism Review

  January 4, 2007
  Q&A with the Washington Post reporters Anne Hull and Dana Priest, who wrote the Pulitzer-Prize-winning series on the ...

• "Ethics of NBC's Sting Show 'To Catch a Predator'" - Neal Conan - Talk of the Nation NPR

  January 16, 2007
  Talk of the Nation examines the ethics of To Catch A Predator, including the payment of sources and decoys, and the ...

• "Subterfuge Is 'Justifiable', Says Press Watchdog" - Stephen Brook - The Guardian (UK)

  May 18, 2007
  The Press Complaints Commission explains why they are in favor of the controversial phenomenon of undercover reporting.

• Poll: Bill Moyers' Journal on the Validity of Undercover Reporting

  June 1, 2007
  Around the Ken Silverstein sting on a high-level Washington lobbying firm in 2007, Bill Moyers interviewed the ...

• Bill Moyers talks with Ken Silverstein

  June 22, 2007
  An interview with Ken Silverstein about his exposé of D.C. lobbyists.

• "Stung by Harper's in a Web of Deceit" - Howard Kurtz - Washington Post

  June 25, 2007
  Kurtz takes issue on ethical grounds with Ken Silverstein's sting on Washington lobbyists bidding on a contract to ...

• "Gotcha" Without a "Get" - Matthew Felling - CBS News

  June 28, 2007
  A criticism of Silverstein's Harper's piece on lobbyists in DC.

• "Undercover, Under Fire" - Ken Silverstein - Los Angeles Times | The Washington press corps is too busy cozying up to the people it covers to get at the truth.
  

  June 30, 2007
  Ken Silverstein explains and defends his reasons for going undercover for his Harper's piece on the excesses of ...

• "Lying in the Name of Truth: When Is It Justified for Journalists?" - Bob Steele - PoynterOnline

  July 5, 2007
  Bob Steele, Nelson Poynter Scholar for Journalism Values, responds to Ken Silverstein's defense of using deception ...

• "Can Trickery by Reporters Be Right?" - Edward Wasserman - Syndicated

  July 9, 2007
  Wasserman's column defending Ken Silverstein's undercover reporting on D.C. lobbyists.

• Over the line: the questionable tactics of "To Catch a Predator" - Deborah Potter - American Journalism Review

  August 1, 2007
  In the aftermath of the suicide of a man caught in the "Predator" trap, this piece questions the ethics of the ...

• "Lost Art of Infiltration" - William Gaines - Journalism

  September 12, 2007
  William Gaines discusses his experiences as an undercover reporter for the Chicago Tribune.

• Turkmenistan Reaction: "Lying to Get The Truth" - Mark Lisheron - AJR | A powerful article in Harper’s about lobbying in Washington reignites a long-standing debate over the ethics of undercover journalism.
  

  October 1, 2007
  A response to the controversy surrounding Ken Silverstein's Harper's article on lobbyists in DC.

• "Slicing and Dicing a Newspaper" - Howard Kurtz - The Washington Post

  November 19, 2007
  Howard Kurtz explains how The Mercury News reinvented themselves by using undercover reporting.

• "New Magazine to Feature Undercover North Korean Reporting" - Unsigned - AFP

  November 20, 2007
  A new North Korean magazine will strictly use undercover journalism to get their stories.

• "Year of the Fake Sting Exposed Media's Fault Lines" - Mannika Chopra - Two Circles (India)

  December 30, 2007
  Mannika Chopra discusses the use of undercover reporting in India.

• "Is Undercover Over?" - Aaron Swartz - FAIR Extra! | Dosgiose Seem as Deceit by Timid Journalists
  

  March 1, 2008
  In the aftermath of Ken Silverstein's Turkmenistan sting for Harper's, Swartz examines the reluctance of many media ...

• "Ethics Apply to Indie Media, Too" - Brett Noble - Daily Bruin | While Independent Reporters Bring News to Many, Their Methods Must Maintain Integrity
  

  March 10, 2008
  Brett Noble writes about the corruption in investigative reporting.

• "What Happened to Undercover Journalism?" - Lisa Gulya - UTNE Reader Blog

  April 11, 2008
  Lisa Gulya deciphers how different journalists feel about undercover journalism.

• "The Uncharted: From Off the Bus to Meet the Press" - Jay Rosen - The Huffington Post

  April 14, 2008
  Jay Rosen discusses the reactions after "Obama: No Surprise that Hard Pressed Pennsylvanians Turn Bitter" was ...

• "Cover Ups" - Brooke Gladstone - On the Media - WNYC

  October 17, 2008
  Both the 2008 and 2013 versions of this segment on WNYC's "On the Media." "Should reporters lie or misrepresent ...

• "The Ethics of Undercover Journalism" - Columbia Journalism Review - Greg Marx | Why Journalists Get Squeamish over James O'Keefe's Tactics
  

  February 4, 2010
  Greg Marx examines the tactics of right-wing activist James O'Keefe and why they antagonize many journalists.

• "Did a Post Photographer Cross a Line to Get a Picture of John Hinckley?" - Andrew Alexander, Ombudsman - Washington Post

  May 2, 2010
  Ombudsman for the Washington Posts asks if a Post photographer crossed the line in entering a mental institution to ...

• "Outing Case: Cries of 'Hypocrite' for Pastor, Magazine" – Jeff Strickler - Minneapolis Star-Tribune

  June 23, 2010
  Article reporting the outcry against Lavendar magazine for outing the minister of a north Minneapolis Lutheran church.

• "To Investigate and Advocate" - Michael Miner - Chicago Reader | The Better Government Association was in on some of the most exciting investigative reporting of yore. But director Andy Shaw says just exposing wrongdoing is no longer enough.
  

  July 15, 2010
  Miner bemoans the loss to Chicago journalism of the great undercover exposes of earlier years.

• "Undercover Reporting: The Myth of Ethical Deception" - Ashley Csanady - The Elements of "PIRC" WIki | Exploring the Qualms with Undercover Reporting. Can Lies Reveal Truth?"
  

  December 24, 2010
  A young Canadian reporter's essay with links to a number of journal articles on the subject of undercover reporting ...

• "Stingers From Our Past" - Joel Meares - CJR | James O’Keefe’s predecessors, their stings, and their ethics
  

  March 10, 2011
  The Columbia Journalism review takes a look at undercover stings before James O'Keefe's.

• "NPR video stings ethics too" - James Rainey - Los Angeles Times | Secret recordings like the ones that took down NPR's Ron Schiller and embarrassed Republican Gov. Scott Walker signal a disturbing move away from transparency in news gathering.
  

  March 11, 2011
  Rainey frames the O'Keefe undercover reports as a cautionary tale, and an indication of a sea change in journalistic ...

• "Brooke Kroeger on James O'Keefe and Undercover Reporting: A CJR Podcast" - Joel Meares - Columbia Journalism Review

  March 11, 2011
  Q & A with Brooke Kroeger after James O'Keefe's NPR sting in 2011.

• "Journalistic Stings Go Mainstream" - Edward Wasserman - Miami Herald

  March 14, 2011
  Commentary on the ethics of undercover reporting, putting in context the O'Keefe sting on NPR.

• "Brooke Kroeger on James O'Keefe and Undercover Reporting: A CJR Podcast" - Editors - CJR

  March 15, 2011
  a podcast about undercover reporting and its misuses

• "Cryptic Message Triggers Fears Over Fate of Chinese Reporter's Investigative Team" - Jonathan Watts - The Guardian (UK) | Journalist Wang Keqin Causes Alarm with Blogpost Amid Claims Officials are Targeting his China Economic Times Newspaper
  

  July 18, 2011
  Influential Chinese investigative journalist, Wang Keqin, is receiving terrifying backlash regarding his undercover ...

• "The Observatory; Heartland, Gleick, and Media Law" - Curtis Brainard - CJR | Experts Weigh in on Leaks and Deceptive Tactics
  

  March 1, 2012
  

• Brooke Kroeger's Undercover Reporting: The Truth About Deception

  2012
  

• "Vietnam: Four-Year Jail Sentence For Undercover Reporting Into Police Corruption" - Unsigned - Eurasia Review

  September 7, 2012
  Reporter Hoang Khuong was convicted for the usage of investigative reporting, after writing two stories that were ...

• "When a Reporter Is An Uninvited Guest" - Margaret Sullivan - New York Times

  April 26, 2013
  The New York Times Public Editor examines in a "minor case study" Eric Lipton's surreptitious entry to a private ...