https://matthew-bovee.com/tags/career/Recent content in Career on Matthew Bovee | Investigative ReporterHugoen-usFri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://matthew-bovee.com/blog/the-business-of-investigative-journalism/Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://matthew-bovee.com/blog/the-business-of-investigative-journalism/<p>Investigative journalism faces economic challenges. Revenue models have shifted, outlets have shrunk, yet the work remains vital. Here&rsquo;s my take on the business of investigative journalism from three decades in it.</p> <p><img src="https://matthew-bovee.com/images/s-the-business-of-investigative-journalism-d90ad3.jpg" alt="Matthew Bovee discusses the economic realities of investigative journalism and how to build a sustainable"></p> <p>I have never made a fortune in this work. What I have built is something durable — a reputation that pays in stories I get to chase, in books that publish, in speaking invitations, and in a career I could hand to somebody else tomorrow without it collapsing.</p>