Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to all the witnesses for being here.
Looking at the changes in journalism, it seems that investigative journalism is disappearing as a result of access to information issues. The current climate is more favourable to opinion journalism. All kinds of experts write newspaper articles or discuss various topics on television programs. Social media have also accelerated the pace at which information is processed. A news item is released in the morning and people want to know the outcome by the afternoon. About forty years ago, when a news item was published in a newspaper, the story could be stretched out over a month, because there were always new facts emerging.
You said it was frustrating to have to wait five to seven years to get access to certain information before you publish an article. The news item might still be relevant and of interest five or seven years later, but it would no doubt have been more topical during that same month.
Do you think there is a future for investigative journalism as you practice it?
I would like Mr. Conte to answer first because he talked more about the frustrations he has faced. The other witnesses may answer after him.