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Techniques for Investigating Data Centers
Expert tips for reporting on the impact of the resource-hungry data storage facilities that power AI — from water exploitation to greenwashing to flouting environmental regulations.
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Webinar: Detecting AI-Generated Content – Updated Tools and Techniques
During this session, Henk van Ess introduced new tips, resources, and investigative methods journalists can use to identify AI-generated images in a rapidly evolving tech landscape.
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Tips for Using AI as a Reporting Tool to Uncover Wrongdoing
From fishing quotas in Norway to legislative accountability in California, investigative journalists share practical, replicable ways to use AI in advancing their reporting.
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Leveraging AI and Technology to Investigate Power
AI is becoming part of everyday newsroom workflows and journalists are seeking ways to use it effectively, responsibly, and without undermining core investigative standards.
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Confronting the AI Paradox: Potential Source of Abuse and Misinformation vs. Game-Changing Newsroom Reporting Tool
A dilemma haunts modern newsrooms. LLMs and related AI technologies are rapidly becoming key tools for journalists — and ironically their targets are frequently the very companies producing and profiting off of this technology.
Global Academy Guides Resource Guide
Guide to Investigating Food Insecurity
This reporting guide is designed to help journalists understand the causes of food inequity, famine, and starvation as well as the global agencies and data sources tracking these phenomena.
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E-Book: Reporter’s Guide to Investigating Fossil Fuels
This digital book version of our reporting guide includes expert analysis and practical advice to enable better investigations of the fossil fuel industry.
Tipsheet Reporting Tools & Tips
Tipsheet for Reporters: How to Get the Best from OCCRP’s Aleph
In investigative journalism, connecting data points is often key to uncovering the truth. Aleph helps reporters search, organize, and analyze data, to better trace hidden connections.
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Reporter’s Tipsheet for Acquiring Free Satellite Images
There is a treasure trove of compelling visual evidence out there that is going unused by many watchdog journalists. Here’s how to find it.
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Toolkit: How to Investigate Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing
A Pulitzer Center toolkit for illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, which impacts marine ecosystems, coastal communities, food security, and human rights.
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GIJC23 Resources
Here are the tipsheets and presentations shared by speakers at the Global Investigative Journalism Conference in 2023.
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GIJC21 Resources
Here are the tipsheets and presentations shared by speakers at the Global Investigative Journalism Conference in 2021. Data Sessions
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GIJC19 Resources
Here are the tipsheets and presentations shared by speakers at the Global Investigative Journalism Conference in 2019.
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AIJC18 Resources
Here are the tipsheets and presentations shared by speakers at the Asian Investigative Journalism Conference in 2018.
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GIJC17 Resources
Here are the tipsheets and presentations shared by speakers at the Global Investigative Journalism Conference in 2017.
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ACIJ16 Resources
Here are the tipsheets and presentations shared by speakers at the Asian Investigative Journalism Conference in 2016.
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GIJC15 Resources
Here are the tipsheets and presentations shared by speakers at the Global Investigative Journalism Conference in 2015.
Guides Data Journalism Reporting Tools & Tips
Step-By-Step Guide for Journalists on the Basics of Google Sheets
Knowing how to use spreadsheets is a crucial skill, as it allows you to find potential stories in large amounts of data and to think critically about how to use it.
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AIJC14 Resources
Here are the tipsheets and presentations shared by speakers at the Asian Investigative Journalism Conference in 2014.
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Covering the Extractive Industries
Mineral extraction plays a dominant role in many economies and in the lives of billions of people. At what cost?
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GIJC13 Resources
Here are the tipsheets and presentations shared by speakers at the Global Investigative Journalism Conference in 2013.
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Latest Tools to Help Reporters Investigate Methane Emissions
New sources can help investigative journalists hold to account those responsible for emitting methane gas, a major cause of global warming.
Tipsheet Data Journalism Reporting Tools & Tips
Tipsheet for Using Ocean Data in Your Investigations
Investigations into what happens on, under, and around the ocean can often be answered thanks to the vast amount of data available online.
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How to Identify and Investigate AI Audio Deepfakes, a Major 2024 Election Threat
Experts agree that AI-driven audio deepfakes could pose a significant threat to democracy and fair elections in 2024.
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Revised Elections Reporting Guide for Investigative Reporters: New Digging Tools
Featuring overlooked election-digging strategies, go-to open source tools, and a technique for identifying the individuals behind dangerous or hateful campaign sites.
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GIJN Elections Guide for Investigative Reporters — Revised for 2024
Featuring a broad array of tools, techniques, and resources to help watchdog reporters dig into almost any campaign or election.
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Revised Elections Guide for Investigative Reporters: Where to Begin
This guide is designed to offer a broad array of tools, techniques, and resources to help reporters dig into almost any election or political campaign.
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Revised Elections Guide for Investigative Reporters: Preparing for Elections
Covering rules and technical trends, such as how voting procedures are changing in different regions and how to spot evidence of foreign interference.