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Thoughts from a Journalism Trainer

by Bill Ristow • August 13, 2014

For the past seven and one-half years, I have spent large portions of each year doing media-development work–most of it training of journalists or journalism students–in four countries of sub-Saharan Africa, and in Ukraine and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Inevitably, my own experiences and observations about what works and what doesn’t, and what is really important in this work, have passed through my mind while researching and writing this report. None of them is unique, but it may be useful to list what I consider my three strongest lessons from nearly a dozen different training projects.

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Global Muckraking: 100 Years of Investigative Journalism

Global Muckraking is the first anthology of journalism from developing countries that goes back to the 19th century and includes 46 pieces of iconic reporting, each of which is introduced by a journalist, scholar, historian or activist who explains why the piece was important and what kind of impact it had (or didn’t) after it was published.

Uncovering Asia: The First Asian Investigative Journalism Conference, Nov. 22-24, 2014

by GIJN Staff • July 31, 2014

Mark your calendars! Uncovering Asia: The 1st Asian Investigative Journalism Conference is now happening. Join us in Manila on November 22-24 for this breakthrough event, bringing together top investigative reporters, data journalists, and media law and security experts from across Asia and around the world. Meet award-winning journalists and experts on data analysis and visualization, business investigations, and cross-border collaboration.

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New “NOAA View” Offers Environmental Data, Imagery

Here’s how you can combine data and imagery on more than 100 environmental variables drawn from satellites, climate models, and other observation devices. NOAA — the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration — has just released an updated version of NOAA View, with a handy new interface and significant new data. Among the data sets: atmospheric […]

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Training Journalists as a Crime

by Patrick Butler • July 27, 2014

Thank you for allowing me and my colleagues the opportunity to testify before you today. As you know, more than a year ago, I and 42 other NGO workers were convicted in an Egyptian court for working on programs designed to build democracy, monitor elections and train political parties and journalists. We were given sentences ranging from one to five years in prison. Most people who knew about the case probably think it was resolved long ago.

GIJN Joins Global Forum for Media Development as UN Debate Stirs

by GIJN Staff • July 24, 2014

The Global Investigative Journalism Network has joined the Global Forum for Media Development, a membership network of more than 200 media assistance organizations active in 80 countries. The Brussels-based GFMD works to make independent media development an integral part of international development strategies, much as education and health care are today.

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India’s Media — Missing the Data Journalism Revolution?

by Priya Rajasekar • July 21, 2014

How can media make sense of a country that has over 1.2 billion people (about 17 percent of the global population), close to 800 languages, an electorate of 814 million, and the largest urban agglomeration in the world? How does one plan for a country where, at the end of 2012, about 22 per cent of the population lived below the poverty line (with a daily spending of less than about US45 cents in rural India and US55 cents in urban India), but which also has 89 billionaires and features fifth in the Global Rich List?

Global Network News: New Members, Board Leadership

by GIJN Staff • July 12, 2014

Four journalism nonprofits from four countries are the latest to join the Global Investigative Journalism Network. We’re proud to say they bring GIJN’s membership to 101 groups in 45 countries. Lots of other news in the latest edition of Global Network News, GIJN’s newsletter. GIJN’s social media also continues to grow, from just 700 followers in 2012 to more than 35,000 today. And GIJN’s newly elected board held its first meeting and chose four officers to oversee the organization.

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