Research On Legal Regulation Of Unconventional Investigative Journalism In China

Unconventional investigative journalism refers to the media in order to find out the facts to take the unconventional investigation and report. Unconventional investigative journalism is hidden, investigative and Non-public authority of the features that make the unconventional investigative journalism is different from investigation, interview, criminal investigation and investigative journalism.There are many problems of the Unconventional investigative journalism in our country. The pertinence of legal norms is not high that is difficult to apply. The legal norms disperse and confuse, validity level is low. The legal norms lack of norms, procedure standard and right relief mechanism. These leads to a lot of problems such as privacy tort, induced crime, involved in illegal, making false news and selective reporting, using the information of extortion and obtain the effectiveness of the material evidence. The solution of these problems needs to improve the legal regulation of the unconventional investigative journalism.Start of the unconventional investigative journalism should be satisfied that the issue is suspected that the public interest of the community is in danger, and there should be a clue to prove that the suspicion is reasonable; The interview matters have been fully carried out in the conventional way of information collection but still lack of information, and can prove that the effort to try; The use of unconventional investigative journalism should be reviewed by the media and the Publication Administration of two times. Unconventional investigative journalism, the reporter can be involved in illegal activities, but the relevant norms of behavior should be developed. In the unconventional investigative journalism, inductive investigation of inducing crime disposition should be strictly forbidden, and inductive investigation of supplying opportunities should be strictly prohibited. The material acquisition by Unconventional investigative journalism should not be used as evidence, but can be used as a clue to the investigative authorities, the investigation organ should be evidence again.