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Guide to Investigating Organized Crime in the Golden Triangle
Tps and best practices for covering drug trafficking, money laundering, official corruption, other illicit activity in the region.
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My Favorite Tools Reporting Tools & Tips
My Favorite Tools: How Rafael Soares Investigates Police Killings in Rio
Brazilian journalist Rafael Soares discusses his favorite reporting methods and tools for investigating police misconduct and abuse of power in Rio de Janeiro.
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GIJN Bookshelf: Investigative Titles for Your 2022 Reading List
The year 2022 has seen a number of noteworthy books about investigative journalism, from going undercover to dig into corruption to investigating the underbelly of the global migration crisis, and from a deep dive into dodgy COVID contracts to a book from Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa.
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Best Practices for Journalists Covering Conflict-Related Sexual Violence
At a recent GIJN webinar, journalist and experts discussed best practices for investigating conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV), including tips for interviewing possible war crimes victims and corroborating incidents without re-traumatizing survivors.
Mainstreaming Women’s Voices in African Investigative Reporting
During a panel at the 2022 African Investigative Journalism Conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, prominent women editors and reporters from the continent emphasized the need for diversity in both newsroom staff and coverage of issues.
News & Analysis Press Freedom
Covering Iran’s Protests from Afar: Q&A with Radio Zamaneh’s Joris van Duijne
Radio Zamaneh Executive Director Joris van Duijne discusses how his exile media site is reporting from afar on the widespread political protests reverberating across Iran.
Case Studies News & Analysis Reporting Tools & Tips
How Using Virtual and Augmented Reality Helps Local Journalists Cover Syria
Two local journalists from Syria have begun using virtual and augmented reality to bring immersive reporting experiences to news audiences far outside their country.
Press Freedom Safety & Security
Document of the Day: 2022 Global Impunity Index Finds ‘Vast Majority’ of Murders of Journalists Go Unsolved
To mark the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) released its annual report on the state of justice for attacks on the press around the world. It found that no one has been held accountable for 80% of all journalist murders in the past decade.
Case Studies News & Analysis
Dealing with the Emotional Toll of Investigative Journalism
Kenyan journalist John-Allan Namu discussed the emotional toll and significant impact on work-life balance that investigative reporting can have during a webinar hosted by the Reuters Institute.
Case Studies News & Analysis
How an Award-Winning, Cross-Border Project Investigated on the Open Ocean
Fourteen newsrooms and independent journalists from 13 countries collaborated on the Oceans, Inc. project, to uncover stories about illegal fishing and forced slavery on the South China Sea and the oceans near Antarctica. Their cross-border reporting won the 2022 SOPA Award for Excellence in Reporting on the Environment.