In this age of abundant content and short attention spans, thoughtful analysis and rigorous reporting is more important than ever before.

David Gehring, News Content Partnerships Manager at YouTube. Quote is from “A new home for investigative journalism on YouTube” on the YouTube blog. David recently watched “The Hidden Costs of Hamburgers” on The I Files.

A new study by the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism confirms the trend of people turning to YouTube as a source of news and information … YouTube has established itself as a rapidly expanding platform for ‘a new form of video journalism: where professional journalism mingles with citizen content.’ …


Our assignment at The I Files: To be timely and relevant, to provide an outlet for a citizen journalist who captures an incredible moment on camera, but above all to dig deeper and present well-reported and engaging stories that offer real information and insights.

Stephen Talbot, Senior producer of The I Files - a new investigative news channel on YouTube coming August 2. Collaborators including Center for Investigative Reporting, The New York Times, BBC, ABC, Al-Jazeera and Investigative News Network.