Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-175) and index.
1. Digging for Truth / Tim Weiner -- 2. Following the Money / John Camp -- 3. Exposing the Child Killers / Marjie Lundstrom -- 4. Against the Grain / Gerald Posner -- 5. Investigating Friends in High Places / Douglas Frantz -- 6. Lessons from the Killing Field / Sydney Schanberg -- 7. Investigating Bureaucracies / David Burnham -- 8. Covering the Company in a Company Town / Byron Acohido -- 9. Investigating Organized Crime / Dan Moldea -- 10. Always Check the Footnotes / Eileen Welsome -- 11. Investigations from the Right / David Brock -- 12. Big Stories for Simple Pictures / Brian Ross