Dalla Lana’s new IJB is a promising development in investigative journalism
November 2/2020
Whether it’s sitting in front of a television screen at home watching the daily updates on COVID-19 or reading about the latest developments of a potential vaccine in your copy of The Globe and Mail, the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic rest at the core of current journalistic inquiry.
During this time of great uncertainty, we often find ourselves relying on journalists to provide us with updates on the status of public health and an insight into how society is adjusting to this new normal that is ever changing.
In this context, the launch of the Investigative Journalism Bureau (IJB) by the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto will provide student journalists with the opportunity to actively contribute to the conversation by diving deep into the world of investigative journalism and working collaboratively with other journalists and academics. This initiative will support the transformation and growth of investigative journalism, particularly in the field of public health research.