Thomas Leif

Thomas Leif is chief reporter for Sudwestrundfunk (SWR) in Germany and moderates the political talk show "2+Leif". He is chairman of the independent association of investigative journalists Netzwerk Recherche ( www.netzwerkrecherche.de) and author of numerous books including beraten & verkauft. McKinsey & Co. - der große Bluff der Unternehmensberater, München, Goldmann Verlag 2008.

Enter the Fifth Estate

It is an established fact that lobbyists, consultants, MPs, civil servants and journalists are integrated in a closed circuit of information. Less well known, however, is the extent to which journalists and politicians actively cultivate close ties with this "Fifth Estate". Thomas Leif reports on

By Thomas Leif

/ 6 Jan 2011