Global Investigative Journalism Network (https://gijn.org/category/methodology/)
Fabiola Torres López writes about the tools and programs that the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists team who worked on the Paradise Papers — 383 reporters from 67 countries — became familiar with during the investigation. They are divided into three categories: digital security, document search and data connections.
Earlier this year, Botswana’s INK Centre for Investigative Journalism tracked down a dossier which detailed the heinous crimes of Gukurahundi — a series of massacres of civilians carried out by the Zimbabwe National Army in the 1980s — which had been kept under lock and key for decades. It was the first time the names of the deceased and blow-by-blow accounts of how the executions were carried out were made available to the public. INK’s Ntibinyane Ntibinyane writes for GIJN on how they did it.
As collaborative journalism becomes a common practice across the media industry, news outlets may need clear documentation to guide their projects. Drafting a memorandum of understanding between collaborating partners can help get everyone on the same page. Stefanie Murray, from the Center for Cooperative Media, gathered six MOU template examples as a guide.
Satellite imagery has become an indispensable tool in journalism, whether it’s for fact-finding or gauging the impact of a particular situation, reporting on climate events or understanding more about conflict zones, Geospatial tech wiz Anusuya Datta breaks down how satellite imagery has become an indispensable tool, sharing resources and providing guidelines for beginners.
Quando o OpenFile foi lançado, em 2010, a fechada comunidade midiática canadense reagiu com um entusiasmo discretamente cético. Jornais tradicionais, incluindo o The Globe and Mail e o National Post, disseram que o OpenFile iria revolucionar o jornalismo online… ou que, ao menos, “redefiniria” esse jornalismo. Por trás das manchetes estava um conceito elegante: peça aos leitores que te digam o que eles acham que é importante e tome decisões editoriais a partir disso. Dois anos mais tarde, a indústria da mídia assistia com igual fascínio a suspensão das publicações do OpenFile, uma briga amarga com freelancers não pagos e o eventual encerramento do site. “O Canadá não tenta as coisas duas vezes”, disse o ex-editor do OpenFile David Topping.
Pick your collaborators like you pick your friends, if you can help it — trust is critical. Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair State University funded six collaborative reporting projects across the United States and gathered some of the lessons learned and main takeaways for other media considering collaborative reporting projects.
Ace investigators Giannina Segnini, Pulitzer Prize-winning AP reporter Martha Mendoza and independent investigative journalist Bryan Christy offer up tips on how to find stories in shipping data, as well as resources for tracking ships, smugglers and supply chains.
Video games and journalism have had a history — the melding of the two has been less successful in breaking news because of the fast turnaround. However, it has seen more successes in longer investigations that take more time to develop. ProPublica’s Sisi Wei shares the process behind the unit’s gamification of five asylum seekers’ stories.
How can a journalist request Federal Bureau of Investigation’s files on an individual? MuckRock’s JPat Brown prepared a useful step-by-step flowchart guide for all scenarios to help you make sure you’ve gathered all the materials you need before you file that FOIA.
Want to track what Chinese businesses — big or small — are up to in Africa, Europe and Southeast Asia? These tips from reporters from The New York Times, The Guardian and The South China Morning Post will help.
California officials and firefighters are becoming increasingly concerned that the drier, windier conditions spurred on by the warming climate will make wildfires more devastating and their seasons longer. But are enough people paying attention to their root causes and dire consequences? Here are eight ways US journalists have been chronicling this year’s wildfires.
