Defamation inquiry - Investigative journalism remains vital

IN THE midst of trouble it frequently helps for people to realise that, as bad as things may be, they might actually be much worse.

Indeed, they frequently are in other parts of the world.

What is happening in Egypt, Syria, and Libya should be a salutary reminder that we are fortunate in so many ways. The people in those countries are on the streets giving vent to their frustrations because they have not had a media that has had the will, the desire, or the freedom to embark on the kind of investigative journalism that would have highlighted the ills that were festering in those countries before they developed into full-blown difficulties.