Isikoff heads to NBC

Investigative reporter Michael Isikoff is jumping ship from Newsweek to join NBC. Here's the scoop from Gorkana USA:

Michael Isikoff, an Investigative Reporter at Newsweek, will be joining NBC News as National Investigative Correspondent. Michael, who worked at Newsweek for 16 years, will continue to be based in Washington, D.C. He will report for all platforms of NBC News including NBC Nightly News, Today and MSNBC.

Reporters investigating reporters

The Church of Scientology has hired a team of reporters to investigate the St. Petersburg Times' reporting on the Church of Scientology, Howard Kurtz reports. It's an unusual PR move, but one that will probably become more common as journalists look for ways to make a living.

I wonder who will investigate the team that the church hired to investigate the investigators at the Times?

Investigative reporter wanted for press events

Mashable, a social media website, has a job opening for a "seasoned" investigative reporter to cover the Bay Area. The job comes with three key responsibilities, only one of which strikes me as having anything to do with investigation or reporting. See if you can guess which one:

*Sourcing original stories about the tech and social media world
*Taking regular meetings with companies in the area and going to press events
*Speaking at events and participating in press interviews

To get the job, candidates must have at least two years "at an established news organization doing investigative reporting."