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11 Best Investigative Journalism Books

Goal: Find the best Investigative Journalism books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).

Method:

  1. Search for "best investigative journalism books" and study the top 5+ pages.
  2. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
  3. Rank the results neatly here.

11 Best Investigative Journalism Books

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1

All the President's Men

by Bob Woodward

2

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Fear and Loathing, Book 1

by Hunter S. Thompson

3

In Cold Blood

by Truman Capote

Also recommended by:

Ben Shapiro, Sam Harris, Tim Draper

4

The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test

by Tom Wolfe

Also recommended by:

Jordan Peterson, Tim O’Reilly

5

The Journalist And The Murderer

by Janet Malcolm

Also recommended by:

Patrick Collison, Balaji Srinivasan

6

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

by Rebecca Skloot

Also recommended by:

A.J. Jacobs

7

Hell's Angels

A Strange and Terrible Saga

by Hunter S. Thompson

8

Kill the Messenger

How the CIA's Crack-Cocaine Controversy Destroyed Journalist Gary Webb

by Nick Schou

9

Sound Reporting

The NPR Guide to Audio Journalism and Production

by Jonathan Kern

10

The Dark Side of Camelot

by Seymour M. Hersh

11

The Elements of Journalism

What Newspeople Should Know and the Public Should Expect

by Bill Kovach

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Edited by

Richard Reis

Software engineer whose passion for tracking book recommendations from podcasts inspired the creation of MRB.

Anurag Ramdasan

Lead investor at 3one4 Capital whose startup expertise and love for books helped shaped MRB and its growth.

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