Investigative journalism: The darker side
Friday, March 13, 2015
This film comes from the same film writer who gave us hit movies Real Steel (2011), The Bourne Legacy (2012), Dan Gilroy. This time he makes his directing debut with this 2014 American neo-noir crime thriller.
The film stars Jake Gyllenhaal as (Louis Bloom) a thief who starts shooting footage of accidents and crimes in Los Angeles and selling them to news channels.
When claims of such gravity are made, especially by a sitting Assistant Minister they cannot be brushed aside, delayed, or treated as routine political noise. Even the Ombudsman has confirmed receipt of a report from a political party and a review of these complaints is now underway. That is a necessary first step. But it is only the beginning. The seriousness of the allegations demands urgency, transparency and clarity. The public is entitled to...