How We Can Save Investigative Journalism 📰 | Matt Carroll at TEDxBeaconStreet

Investigative reporting is needed more than ever in a world where unscrupulous politicians and businesses seek to steal from the innocent, lie to voters, and otherwise bamboozle the public. Yet investigative reporting by newsrooms faces a crisis caused by the disintegration of their financial foundations. But there is hope… Matt Carroll has worked at the Boston Globe since 1987 and has been a member of the Spotlight team since 1997. Before becoming a reporter, he worked as a copy editor on the Business desk for two years. As a reporter, Carroll has covered real estate and the MetroWest area. In 1994 he started the Globe’s first internal website, which is used by reporters and editors, under the tutelage of the Information Technology Department. Carroll specializes in computer-assisted reporting and handles the paper’s growing library of databases. A 1979 graduate of Northeastern University, he lives in West Roxbury with his wife, Elaine, and their four children, Kasey, Alex, Leigh, and Jack. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx