Some strategies for investigative journalism as illustrated in the book 'Bad Blood' include thorough research and patience. The book highlights the importance of making a story watertight before publishing, even if it means delaying the publication. This involves gathering all necessary evidence and verifying all facts to ensure the story is solid and irrefutable. The book also emphasizes the need for patience in investigative journalism, comparing it to the Sicilian ritual la mattanza where fishermen would stand still for hours until the fish swam close enough to be caught. Similarly, investigative journalists may need to wait for the right moment to expose the truth.

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Learn why and how a $9 billion dollar company vanished in a few weeks. The story of Theranos is the Silicon Valley equivalent of the Enron scandal rep...

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John was worried that the more the delay in publishing, the more time Theranos had to kill the story. However, his editor felt that a story with such an impact must be made watertight before being published. He illustrated this by giving the example of the Sicilian ritual la mattanza. Fishermen would wade into the sea with spears and stand absolutely still for hours. When the fish no longer noticed them and swam close, they would swiftly kill the unsuspecting prey. The same principle applied in investigative journalism. John's only concern was that the story had to be published before D.live, the Wall Street Journal's annual tech conference in October where Elizabeth had been invited. After her appearance at the event, it would be difficult for the paper to publish an expose on Theranos.

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The Wall Street Journal's annual tech conference, D.live, was significant in the Theranos story because Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of Theranos, was invited to speak at the event. The investigative journalist, John, wanted to publish the expose on Theranos before this event. He believed that after her appearance at the conference, it would be difficult for the paper to publish an expose on Theranos.

The delay in publishing the story about the Theranos scandal allowed the company more time to potentially suppress the story. However, the delay also ensured that the story was thoroughly investigated and solid before being published. The concern was to publish the story before a major tech conference where Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of Theranos, was invited. After her appearance, it would be more challenging to publish an expose on Theranos.

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