The Evolution of Investigative Data Journalism, as exemplified by Processing Big Data Leaks

This thesis aims to describe and explain the issue of data leaks and their impact on journalistic practice. The research is based on already available definitions of terms related to the phenomenon and in-depth interviews with investigative journalists, programmers and data journalists and analysts. In addition to definitions of data and document leaks, the thesis describes specific challenges and issues involved in working with this information, and explains makes this journalistic field specific