Using concrete cases—including the death of inmates in Austrian detention centers—he demonstrates how investigations are developed: from the initial hypothesis through finding sources and informants to confronting authorities and powerful figures. Klenk provides rare insights into the forgotten craft of investigative journalism: the art of recognizing relevant information, reading files, verifying sources, and uncovering hidden connections. He explains why investigative work fundamentally differs from hectic daily journalism: it requires time, precision, expertise, and persistence. Investigative journalists work like researchers—they reconstruct connections that others overlook. The lecture shows how seemingly invisible details can lead to societal debates, reforms, and sometimes even new rules—and why investigative journalism is more important than ever today to strengthen, defend, and explain the rule of law and liberal democracy.
Based on concrete cases – including the death of inmates in Austrian detention centers – he shows how research is created: from the initial hypothesis through finding sources and informants to confrontation with authorities and powerful figures.
Klenk provides rare insights into the forgotten craft of investigative journalism: into the art of recognizing relevant information, reading files, verifying sources, and making hidden connections visible. He explains why investigative work fundamentally differs from hectic daily journalism: it requires time, precision, expertise, and persistence. Investigative journalists work like researchers – they reconstruct contexts that others overlook.
The lecture demonstrates how seemingly invisible details can give rise to societal debates, reforms, and sometimes even new rules – and why investigative journalism is more important than ever today to strengthen, defend, and explain the rule of law and liberal democracy.
The first re:publica Vienna brought the most important European festival for digital society, politics, technology, and culture to Austria for the first time. From October 2 to 3, 2026, the Kulturhaus Brotfabrik became a place for debates and keynotes with international speakers. The teams from OKTO and Moment Magazin recorded the events and have been presenting the videos since October 5 in the slots at 6:00 PM and 11:10 PM.
