What journalism is about

My past few entries criticised journalistic work more often than not and I was often disappointed by news coverage in German television or newspapers during the past weeks. This week I want to compliment a particular peace of journalistic work for once.
The Spiegel reported about discovered sadistic rituals in a barrack for elite troops managed by the German Federal Armed Forces in Pfullendorf, Baden-Württemberg first: http://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/bundeswehr-sex-rituale-bei-der-kampfretter-ausbildung-a-1132072.html
This is an excellent example for good and precise journalistic work. It shows what constitutes journalism: also disclose drawbacks, that appear small and unimportant when compared to other current issues (like Donald Trump’s official acts for example, that dominates the news coverage these days.). This article encourages the reader to deal with this topic and to ask questions. The first one coming into my mind was: Why are the commander, the colonel and the two staff officers allowed to stay in service? Why do they not get suspended? After all, these sadistic and gruesome actions took place under their direction. What are these “irrelevant positions?” And: Is this an isolated case or are there similar cases in other barracks? Now, it is the task of the news media to keep to this issue. It needs to dig deeper, to investigate about other possible similar cases to that one in Pfullendorf. This is the only way the news media can help to clarify this case completely. As an article on web.de formulated it to the point: This is “the ugly picture of a chauvinist squad embossed by men”. This case longs for a complete elucidation. It may not be risked by any means that this case goes by the board and is neglected or forgotten alongside the other political issues that are currently predominant in the news coverage. The Spiegel’s article raises my hopes that this will not happen.