The article deals with the history, definition, challenges, and possibilities of investigative journalism. The attention is focused on the problems, challenges, and the future developments in investigative journalism worldwide and, in particular in Ukraine, that determine this genre in media systems today. Based on the analysis of recent articles and in-depth interviews with the journalists, it shows how the practice of investigative journalism has changed and what could be the future trends in the genre. It pays a particular attention to the recent developments in investigative journalism and discusses why they can provide a fruitful ground for the new renaissance of the genre.

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