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Protest against violence by the Venezuelan government, 2017

Case Studies Sustainability

‘Illuminate the Darkness’: Creating an Independent News Site in Crisis-Hit Venezuela

by Laura Oliver • December 21, 2021

The “dream” of Efecto Cocuyo began mid-2014, initially a discussion in cafes with colleagues and friends Laura Weffer and Josefina Ruggiero, as well as three young journalists. An incubator programme helped the team design an operational and business model and in January 2015 Efecto Cocuyo was born, launching first on Twitter and gaining 18,000 followers in its first week. At the time of writing, it had more than 724,000.

Editor's Pick: 2021 - French

Case Studies News & Analysis

Editor’s Pick: 2021’s Best Investigative Stories in French

by Marthe Rubio, Alcyone Wemaere, and Maxime Domegni • December 14, 2021

The year 2021 was a “grand cru” for the French-speaking investigative world. To make our selection of the top 12 investigations published in French in the past 12 months, we examined the techniques used, the stories’ impact in society, the risks taken, and geographic diversity. For sure — from Algeria to Canada, from the Comoros to Belgium — the journalists working on these investigations have shown courage and perseverance.

Rappler co-founder Maria Ressa at the Global Investigative Journalism Conference in Hamburg in 2019. Image: Nick Jaussi, nickjaussi.com

News & Analysis Press Freedom

Reporting Facts to Power: What the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize Means for Journalism

by Yuen-ying Chan • December 9, 2021

Fact-based journalism has been under siege as newsrooms worldwide struggle against the onslaught of misinformation, disinformation, and falling revenues. But the awarding of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize to Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov, two renowned investigative journalists, is a boost to reporters and highlights the importance of quality journalism for democracy.

News & Analysis

Document of the Day: US Global Anti-Corruption Plan Spotlights Value of Investigative Journalism

by GIJN Staff • December 8, 2021

The Biden White House spotlighted its support for investigative journalism as part of a new strategy for fighting corruption around the world. To strengthen the investigative capacity of journalists, it is funding the USAID’s PROSAFE project, helping to “create a regional clearinghouse for investigative journalism that provides a publishing outlet for stories too dangerous to be published with an individual byline, and providing an umbrella organization for security, mentoring, and collaboration among journalists.”

Case Studies News & Analysis

Editor’s Pick: 2021’s Best Investigative Stories from Latin America

by Andrea Arzaba and Mariel Lozada • December 7, 2021

Despite a backlash against the media in Latin America, investigative journalists have refused to stay silent. Here we highlight eight of the best investigative stories published in Spanish in the region this year, selecting those that prioritized collaboration, used innovative investigative methods and tools, and those that reached new audiences.

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News & Analysis Press Freedom Sustainability

Amid a Press Crackdown in Myanmar, One News Site Survives on Reader Revenue

by Raksha Kumar • December 6, 2021

Even after the coup in Myanmar, Frontier Myanmar has continued reporting on socio-economic issues. Publishing deeply reported pieces has made them popular among their readers. However, the entire website is now behind a paywall and available only to paying members — rates that are high for an average news consumer within a country where roughly 37% of the people live below the poverty line.

Landsat 9 launch image

Resource

How Environmental Journalists Can Use NASA’s New Landsat 9 Satellite

NASA’S Landsat 9 satellite went into orbit on September 27. After about three months of shakedown and calibration, it will be regularly downloading data to anyone who asks. It can show trends in deforestation (or afforestation or reforestation), forest health, agricultural crops, coastal erosion, drought and flooding, and more.

Gulf Guide - Domestic Slave

Reporting on Migration in the Gulf: A Revised and Expanded GIJN Guide

by GIJN and Migrant-Rights.org • November 29, 2021

There are 23 million migrant workers in the Gulf, but reporting in this region presents a series of unique and often difficult challenges for investigative journalists due to widespread restrictions on press freedom and threats to reporters’ security. GIJN and Migrants-Rights.org have collaborated to update this bilingual guide to educate journalists on best practices, tools, and country-specific resources for covering the subject, all against the backdrop of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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