An investigative documentary
is when a reporter deeply investigate one topic that would interest the audience.
The topic would often be the same kind of issue that hard news would feature,
the information would be primary as it is a first hand investigation and the
audience are lead as new discoveries on the issue are made such as first hand
interviews, document analysis, look into public records and social and legal
issues. There would be no need to build a rapport as the presenter will have
very brief interviews to find information quickly.
The
questions would be serious with factual and informing answers, they can be
closed and open depending on if the interviewee is avoiding the question or
not, or if they want the answer to be explained in more detail. It can help to
ask suggestive questions if the topic is about a certain person, they may
buckle under the pressure of the fact that a “rumour” has been found and it
takes one slip to conclude that it is the truth.
The
structure of investigative documentaries would have an introduction including
what the programme is trying to find out or what information will be revealed.
The more information the audience are given the more developed the story
becomes as the facts are collected, also half way through the programme there
may be a short summary to what has been discovered so far. There will be one
key question about the issue which will be answered by the end of the
programme.
The
purpose is to inform and educate the audience and get answers which everyone
has been asking about the situation or to open the minds to different
possibilities about that issue as certain conspiracies may be uncovered.
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