Read the text and complete gaps 1–5 with sentences a‒g. There are two extra sentences. (gr. B)
JOURNALISTS VS CRIME
We usually find out about crimes from the mass media. TV, radio and all kinds of press reporters interview witnesses and police officers to write their reports. 1______ They are known as investigative journalists, whose main job is to investigate and report on things that some people may try to hide from the public. 2______ However, they sometimes describe much more serious crimes. Thanks to such stories, corrupt politicians and big companies that break the law cannot feel totally safe.
Investigative journalists often spend months collecting the necessary information to reveal a crime to the public. The results of this work are often presented in a large article or even a book. 3______ How do investigative journalists gather the information they need? After all, they do not have the same power as police detectives. The truth is that some of the facts are easily available from public sources. However, the most exciting crime stories described by journalists usually involve the help of secret informants who want the public to know what is happening somewhere. 4______
In the history of investigative journalism, there have been quite a few famous reporters whose work has allowed the public to find out about serious wrongdoings. Many of these have received important awards for their work. 5______ They were the ones who revealed the Watergate scandal. As a result of their investigation, President Nixon resigned from his office.
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a Not surprisingly, they don’t want anybody to discover the truth.
b But among this huge number of journalists who write about crime, there is a very special group.
c And here an interesting question appears.
d Journalists often protect these people by changing their personal details in their reports.
e That’s because people in power often use it in a wrong way.
f Here, Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein from the Washington Post are probably top of the list.
g Their stories are often about some local problems.