F. Cengiz Erdinç

Aug 19, 2024 | gijn.org | Kaamil Ahmed |F. Cengiz Erdinç |Heriberto Araújo

When we asked the leading Mexican reporter Carmen Aristegui her advice for aspiring reporters, her answer was simple: “Read.” A book list that spans different genres, she said, is “a tool journalists must use to gain a better understanding of the world. It opens spaces, brings us ideas, and feeds our imagination.”The last few years have seen a bumper crop of investigative books, including bestsellers written by leading watchdog reporters.