Investigative Reporter Mugs

Freedom of Information Act: Celebrating 45 years of the public right to know about its government.

Reporter #1: telephone wire.

MUCKRAKER! MUDSLINGER!

Financial Scandal in Spanish Royal Family

A good journalist cures what ails you.

Pie thrown at Murdoch.

'I feel I have a calling.' - 'Do you think Rupert Murdock hacked it?'

News of the Underworld

'Wikipedia says that the new guy you're dating has been on Jerry Springer's show three times,'

Reporter #5: fire.

CIA Espionage

Reporter #2: plant.

'We want to get maximum publicity on this, Klodnik, so release it to Wikileaks.'

"Evidence of Bigfoot or just some clown?"

Reporter #3: can.

'STREWTH! Our firewall is down!' (Rupert and James Murdoch cease to be shielded after Rebekah Brooks resigns)

Newscorp hacks into itself.

'The BBC's evidence will feature lots of repeats and trailers for forthcoming radio and tv programmes.'

The Reporter and the Investigative Reporter

Reporter #4: post box.

The News. Editor. Cough! Cough! That dry cough starts every time he makes a call. The editor is a "phone hacker"!

Official Rhetoric About Leakers and Whistleblowers, Translated

The Media Gets Serious About Investigating Trump

Tale of the Tape

An Easy Day

Whatever Happened to Basic Standards at Newspapers?

"And just like that, e got rid of Florida."

'Am I being too suspicious or do you think it's possible that they're crooked?'

Squeezing the Free Press.

It soon became apparent that the vicar was an undercover journalist.

"I caution everyone to avoid taking the first field reporter job that comes along."

"Hey, I'm thirsty. I need a drink. A drink and a liverwurst sandwich. Hey, how about a sandwich and a beer down at Gallagher's, then we can go shoot some pool? Or maybe take in a movie. Hey, I'm talking to you."

News: Deaths! Deaths! Deaths!

"I'm going to need a little more for the root cause than, who'da thunk."

'Let's go to our education reporter for more underreporting of school success stories.'