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Nonprofit Newsroom Survival Guide (part two)

By: David E. Kaplan |
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Last month we wrote about survival strategies for nonprofit investigative journalism organizations. As we stressed in that story, key to succeeding in the long term is diversifying revenue. Now, GIJN's colleagues at the Investigative News Network have put together a useful infographic on the varied sources of revenue that groups can tap. GIJN's staff will be joining an INN day on managing nonprofit newsrooms, held at the Investigative Reporters and Editors conference on June 20 in San Antonio, Texas. Included will be sessions on fundraising, best practices, branding and membership. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Events, Funding, Resources, Sustainability, INN, Investigative News Network, Investigative Reporters and Editors, revenue

Data Journalism: GIJN’s Global Guide to Resources

By: Kate Willson |
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As our governments and businesses become increasingly flush with information, more and bigger data are becoming available from across the globe. Increasingly, investigative reporters need to know how to obtain, clean, and analyze “structured information” in this digital world. Otherwise, they and the news organizations they work for will miss some of the most important stories of our time. Even in relatively closed societies, journalists can now work their way from the outside in, using international data sets to reveal what’s happening in their home countries. Here is a list of resources to get you started, but we want to keep updating our community with the best resources available. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Data-Driven Journalism, Events, Methodology, Resources, CAR, computer-assisted journalism, conferences, data analysis

After Rio: Call for Proposals for GIJC 2015

By: GIJN Staff |
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The Global Investigative Journalism Network is now accepting proposals for the 9th Global Investigative Journalism Conference, to be held in the autumn of 2015. If your organization would like to host the next GIJC after this year’s conference in Rio de Janeiro, now is the time to assemble and submit a proposal. Deadline to submit a proposal is August 15. Continue Reading →

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Latin American Investigative Journalism Awards Now Open

By: GIJN Staff |
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Applications are open for the coveted Latin American Investigative Journalism Awards. Organized by the Instituto Prensa y Sociedad (IPYS) and Transparency International, the competition offers US$30,000 in awards, including a grand prize of $15,000. Deadline to apply is June 14. The awards will be presented at the Global Investigative Journalism Conference in Rio this October. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Award Recipients, Events, News, IPYS, journalism prize, Latin American Investigative Journalism Award, Transparency International

Registration Opens for Global Investigative Conference

By: GIJN Staff |
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It’s time again. Every two years since 2001, the world’s investigative journalism community has joined together in a different city, and the results have been extraordinary. We’ve spread investigative reporting and data journalism around the world, sparked the creation of dozens of investigative reporting centers, and led to hundreds of great stories and collaborations. Registration is now open for the Global Investigative Journalism Conference. You’ll find our registration and conference pages available in the three main languages of the conference: English, Portuguese, and Spanish. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Award Recipients, Data-Driven Journalism, Events, Grants and Fellowships, News, Abraji, data journalism, gijn

Global Shining Light Award Nominations Open

By: GIJN Staff |

In October 2013, the Global Investigative Journalism Conference will again present the Global Shining Light Award, a unique award which honors investigative reporting in a developing or transitioning country, done under threat, duress, or in the direst of conditions. The winner receives an honorary plaque, US$1,000, and a free trip to the Global Conference in Rio de Janeiro. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Award Recipients, Events, General, Security, Award Recipients, Global Investigative Journalism Conference, Global Shining Light Award, Journalism awards

South African Awards Highlight World Class Reporting

By: Anton Harber |
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High quality investigative journalism is spreading around the world. One country where it has put down strong roots, despite an often hostile environment, is South Africa. The depth of reporting can be seen in the just announced Taco Kuiper Awards, that country's highest prize for investigative journalism. In the awards announcement speech last weekend, which GIJN is pleased to reprint here, Wits University Journalism Professor Anton Harber salutes the finalists for work on extraordinary stories ranging from police death squads to government waste, fraud, and abuse of the public trust. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Award Recipients, Events, Anton Harber, Award Recipients, South Africa, Taco Kuiper Award, Wits University

SCOOP Celebrates 10 Years

By: SCOOP Staff |
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Longtime GIJN member SCOOP, based in Denmark, is a cross-border network of investigative journalists who help fund projects, connect reporters for collaboration, and organize conferences and trainings. On SCOOP's 10th anniversary, our colleagues there put together an impressive list of activities, awards, and events, which we're reprinting here in full. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Award Recipients, Events, General, News, Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism, ARIJ, Balkans, Belarus