Getting the Story Out
Forbidden Stories Goes to the Theater
For one night, the French nonprofit media site brought its staff and projects to a Paris theater to share its investigations into journalists who have been killed or silenced.
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Databases Research
Here’s a List of Non-Governmental Data Alternatives and Archives
To help data journalists with their reporting, here is a curated list of non-government websites and archives that preserve or maintain public health data.
How They Did It News & Analysis
How This Oscar-Nominated Director Turned the Lens on Herself to Investigate the Man Who Sexually Assaulted Her
Journalist Shiori Ito directed the Oscar-nominated documentary ‘Black Box Diaries,’ spending years reporting on her attacker and helping to spark the #MeToo movement in Japan.
How They Did It Methodology
‘Border of Tears’: Interviewing Victims of China’s Xinjiang Prison Camps
This award-winning investigation into Xinjiang internment camp survivors was nearly silenced. Here are some lessons learned about keeping vulnerable sources safe and telling their stories.
Data Journalism How They Did It
Using WhatsApp to Crowdsource Data on Ride Hailing Companies’ Labor Lockouts
We used WhatsApp to crowdsource information from Uber and Lyft drivers in NYC about company lockouts during a local, minimum wage dispute.
Data Journalism Top 10
Returning to Gaza, German Election ‘Vote-O-Mat’, and the Superpower Race to the Arctic
Also featuring: a comparison of German political parties, the secret fleet transporting sanctioned Russian oil, and an analysis of homes that survived the Los Angeles fires.
Methodology
What Our Sources Taught Us About Reporting Responsibly on Homelessness
Homelessness is at a record high, and there are many investigative stories to tell. ProPublica has compiled tips and lessons learned from its sources while pursuing its coverage.
10 Questions
Exposing Industrial Pollution and Creating the ‘Forever Chemicals’ Beat
In a career spanning more than 20 years, Le Monde reporter Stéphane Horel has brought a creative and, at times, humorous approach to groundbreaking environmental investigations.
Member Profiles News & Analysis
The Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation: Continuing the Legacy of a Trailblazing Journalist
In the aftermath of a car bombing that killed one of Malta’s leading investigative reporters, her family set up an organization to fight for justice and ensure her legacy lives on.
News & Analysis Sustainability
The USAID Crisis and Funding the Future of Independent Media
Across the investigative journalism community, GIJN has heard uniform voices of solidarity, and numerous creative strategies for surviving this fundraising crisis.
Sustainability
GIJN Urges Restoration of USAID Funds
GIJN calls upon elected officials in the US to reverse the catastrophic action of withholding USAID funds from independent investigative newsrooms around the world.
Data Journalism Databases
The Secret Sauce of NINA, El CLIP’s Data Community Tool for Latin America
CLIP developed a collaborative database that empowers journalists to access public documents, contracts, and datasets across Latin America.
How They Did It Methodology
Uncovering the Deforestation, Mismanagement, and Funders Behind a Malaysian Oil Palm Plantation
After a tip-off about unsustainable logging, Low Choon Chyuan conducted a year-long investigation combining on-the-ground environmental reporting with QGIS and satellite imagery.
Member Profiles News & Analysis
‘Dogged and Systematic:’ How the Investigative Reporting Lab Covers Corruption and Governance in North Macedonia
The nonprofit newsroom — whose founders and senior leadership are all women — has taken a innovative, youth-focused approach to covering corruption.
Reporting Tools & Tips
Why Any Reporter Can Now Source Free, Quality Satellite Images of Almost Anywhere on Earth
At a recent GIJN webinar, three experts explained how reporters can get regular, free access to high-quality satellite images covering almost anywhere on Earth.
Gender How They Did It
Using Data to Expose Systemic Gender-Based Violence — in 10 Steps
Reporters at the Center for Collaborative Investigative Journalism explain how they used data to reveal systemic gender-based violence in Eswatini in southern Africa.
Data Journalism Top 10
What’s Left of Post-War Gaza, ‘Forever’ Chemicals in Spain’s Water, and the United States of Deportation
The latest edition of our Top 10 in Data Journalism column also highlights the risks of nuclear war, drought in the Amazon, and a guide to the upcoming Year of the Snake.
News & Analysis
From Audience to Community: An Alternative Future for Watchdog Journalism
Media organizations should focus on serving specific communities with shared interests and values rather than trying to reach “everyone.”
Data Journalism How They Did It
Documenting the Unidentified Graves of Migrants in Europe’s Borderlands
This investigation sought to answer key questions that no government could answer: What happens when someone goes missing at Europe’s borders? And how many burial sites are there across Europe?
How They Did It News & Analysis
How ‘Underestimated’ Journalists Exposed the Massive UK Post Office Scandal
The UK’s Post Office scandal saw hundreds of people wrongly prosecuted. For over a decade, investigative journalists from small outlets plugged away to uncover the truth.
How They Did It News & Analysis
How One Reporter Unravelled the Mystery Behind a Field of Starving Horses in Argentina
GIJN spoke to the author of a 2024 Gabo Award-winning investigation into the case of 700 horses found abandoned in a field outside Buenos Aires.
Data Journalism How They Did It
How I Did It: Extracting and Analyzing National Budget Data Using a Custom AI Bot
Filipino journalist Jaemark Tordecilla explains how he made and refined a custom AI tool that makes it easier to report on public spending from budgets published online.
Getting the Story Out How They Did It
Pollution, Corruption, and Illegal Gold Mining: Investigating Nigeria’s Water Crisis
Investigative journalist and filmmaker Anu Adelakun discusses her investigation into the forces behind water scarcity and pollution in Africa’s most populous democracy.
News & Analysis Press Freedom
How Salvadoran Journalists Fight for Public Information Despite Increasing Obstruction
In El Salvador, the government has increasingly failed to honor public access to Information laws, forcing journalists to obtain data through other channels to hold power to account.
Reporting Tools & Tips Safety & Security
Are You Being Tailed? Tips for Reporters Concerned About Physical Surveillance
Would a group of reporters who knew – for sure – that they were being followed be able to identify the operatives sent to track them?
Data Journalism Top 10
California’s Raging Wildfires, Iran’s Forbidden Oil Cargoes, and Falling Birth Rates in Japan
Our fortnightly column also highlights attacks on the LGBT community in Russia, fentanyl production in Mexico, and a NYT analysis of its own past travel recommendations.
News & Analysis
There Has Never Been a Better Time for Environmental Journalism
The press in the US faces daunting challenges with the return of President Donald Trump, but holding his administration accountable makes environmental journalism that much more vital.
10 Questions
From Poet to Reporter, Covering the Human Angle of Conflict in Nigeria
The managing editor of HumAngle, which covers the human costs of conflict and terrorism, discusses the challenges of investigative coverage in Nigeria.