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The inquiry was launched in light of the phone-hacking scandal, to complement the parliamentary and judge-led inquiries into the issue

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Representatives from the Reuters Institute will among the first witnesses to give evidence to the House of Lords communications committee inquiry into the future of investigative journalism on Tuesday.

The committee announced today that John Lloyd and David Levy from the research institute, along with senior lecturer in broadcasting at Coventry University John Mair, are to face questions before the committee on Tuesday next week (4 October).

The inquiry into the future of investigative journalism was launched in July in light of the phone-hacking scandal, to complement the current parliamentary and judge-led inquiries into the issues of media standards, regulation and privacy.

At the time of the launch the committee said the phone-hacking scandal, along with ongoing threats to traditional news business models, have "raised urgent questions about the potential to harness the power of new technologies to complement traditional media".

According to a release the first oral evidence session, which takes place at 4.30pm on Tuesday, will see the three witnesses asked "how media organisations are adapting, whether new funding models for investigative journalism need to be found and the legal and regulatory frameworks need to change".

The committee has also outlined a series of future evidence sessions, for which witnesses are still being sought. These are listed below:
  • 11 October - Investigative journalism in the printed press: 3.30pm - Ian Hislop and national newspaper editors, 4.30pm - Nick Davies, Clare Sambrook and others
  • 18 October - Investigative journalism in broadcast media: Channel 4, Panorama and World in Action
  • 25 October – Independent production and investigative journalism on social media: Roger Graef, Roger Bolton and Lord Allen of Facebook
  • 1 November – Exploring alternative funding models for investigative journalism
  • 8 November – Industry groups, academics and trainers on the threats facing investigative journalism, training and the role of universities: The Bureau for Investigative Journalism, Chartered Institute of Journalists, Media Standards Trust and others
  • 15 November – Alternative models for investigative journalism: Donal MacIntyre and others.
  • 22 November – Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Ed Vaizey
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