Australian investigative journalists who changed the national discussion.

Michael Bachelard is a multi-award-winning senior writer and former investigations editor. Kate Geraghty is one of the nation’s most decorated war photographers. Together, the pair travelled Iraq and Syria to witness and record the devastating impacts on life under ISIS.

 
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This is a critical time in the history of Australian democracy with thousands of journalists losing their jobs due to the transformation of the media's business model. The rise of fake news and spin is poisoning public debate. It is time to reflect on the incalculable worth of original in-depth reporting and its value to a healthy democracy and informed public sphere.

Democracy’s Watchdogs will provide an oral and visual history through video interviews with past and current Australian investigative reporters who exposed corruption and held powerful government, criminal and corporate interests to account. These reporters helped make society fairer and our democracy healthier.

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