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Organized crime is a global phenomenon. But Africa, with its deep-seated corruption and “resource curse,” is particularly hard hit. We at GIJN are firmly convinced that watchdog journalists have a critical role to play here but only if they are well-equipped — and this guide is intended to arm investigators with the tools, resources, and case studies they need.
The introductory chapter and table of contents to GIJN’s new reporting guide to investigating disability issues, which provides a brief primer on the purpose and scope of this guide.
In this reporting guide we’ve included some of the various definitions of disability, important resources, and key issues for journalists to investigate.
As part of the GIJN guide to investigating disability issues, a list of case studies and reporting projects from around the world.
Just as with any other social group or marginalized community, people in the disability community have language that is preferred, or culturally accepted — and language that is not. So how do journalists know the right thing to say?
As in all stories, choosing who your sources are makes a difference. A lot of journalists fail to actually quote a person living with the disabilities they’re writing about, and there are also many disabled and neurodivergent people who are experts in the fields that you might need for your story.
The second chapter in GIJN’s reporting guide to disability issues focuses on key topics and potential storylines to pursue.
The first chapter in GIJN’s reporting guide to investigating disability issues focuses on understanding the nature and terminology of disabilities as well as the different models of understanding the challenges facing the community.
The subject of sexual violence remains a sensitive if not taboo subject in much of the world and often goes unreported. Watchdog journalism has started digging deeper into sexual violence, but these investigations are still few relative to the estimated number of cases worldwide. GIJN has now updated its reporting guide for this hard-to-cover subject.
A good starting point for watchdog reporters is to eliminate the idea that damage from natural disasters like the earthquake in Turkey are simply “acts of nature,” and rather think of it as a mix of hazardous events and human actions. With that in mind, here are 10 questions for investigative editors and reporters to ask — of their sources, and of themselves.
Investigative journalists have long used information about airplanes to uncover corruption, follow wars, track government officials, and point out the levels of greenhouse gases emitted. GIJN has now revised and updated its reporting guide to planespotting and tracking flights around the world.