The Tip Off

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A rare, inside look at the world, and work, of investigative journalists.

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The Basics

Podcast: The Tip Off

Host/s: Maeve McClenaghan

Genre/s: Investigative Journalism, News

Episode length: ~25-45 mins (give or take)

Frequency: Every week or two

A Little Bit More

Maeve and her contemporaries invite us in to the deep, mysterious, often dangerous, world of investigative journalism.

From agri fields in Italy, to Parisian apartments, the streets of Washington, to the UK's temporary council accommodation, the places you will go and the people you will encounter will blow your mind.

Take a peek behind the scenes of some of the most important and intriguing pieces of investigative journalism published in the past few years.

Highlights

Episode 40: O Sister Where Art Thou?

Barbara Demick demonstrates how patience, empathy, sensitivity and restraint can pay off, as she discusses the story of twins, separated during China's One Child policy.

Episode 06: Caught Offside

Claire Newell describes the two year process she and her team undertook to expose the depth of corruption at work in the world of English football.

Episode 20: Chill Pill

Ben Bryant recounts how he came to report on the emergence of teenage benzodiazepine addiction stemming from a very dark web supply chain.