(the great sewage hunt is over)I feel I chose a really difficult topic to tackle, although I enjoyed the process I felt frustrated as there was so much information available that it was overwhelming.
I am still sure that the water was brown on Anzac Day and I wonder, is there the odd occasion when sewage slips through the net untreated? Unfortunately on this occasion I can prove nothing.
I also found a lot of positive things I was not expecting about recent improvements in water quality. This sent my article in a direction that I did not originally expect.
I can see why Investigative journalism is not so common, as you can really spend hours sitting at a big brown table in the corner of an environment centre (a random example) and read and dig and search and collect a huge amount of information which does not really help your story, or complicates your story further. Worst of all, you find out there is no story!!!
Interviewing the Sydney Water rep was interesting as they were very skilled at being defensive while seeming really friendly. Every time I came off the phone, I thought wow he just got his own way again, but what a nice guy! But it was a good experience.
So anyway it is done!!!!...I may not. however. be able to resist the odd peak at the water colour on very rainy days!...the seed of suspision has been planted.
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