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Data Journalism

GIJN’s Data Journalism Top 10: Populism Quiz, EU Fact-Checking, Twitter Data, GitHub 101

by Eunice Au & Connected Action • March 28, 2019

What’s the global data journalism community tweeting about this week? Our NodeXL #ddj mapping from March 18 to 24 finds a collection of beautiful news graphics by Megan Jaegerman curated by statistician @EdwardTufte, @tagesanzeiger’s quiz testing readers’ level of populist leanings, a new collaborative fact-checking effort by the name of @FactcheckEU, and @briromer’s interesting piece on maps that break strict geography rules.

Reporting Tools & Tips

GIJN Toolbox: Tracking Names and Websites, Verifying Video, a Clustering Search Engine

by Alastair Otter • March 27, 2019

Keeping track of research is often the most important, but most overlooked component of online investigations, as is the ability to verify the material that you have already found. In this month’s edition of the GIJN Toolbox, we look at tools for keeping real-time records of online research, some tools for verifying videos and examples of how they can be used, as well as a search engine that offers a number of different ways to view search results.

Reporting Tools & Tips

10 Tips for Creating a Successful Membership Organization

by Tim Griggs • March 26, 2019

There are no silver bullets, no hard-and-fast rules, no magic answers to running a membership-driven news organization. It takes a lot of effort, coordination and putting members at the core of everything. Media consultant Tim Griggs shares 10 essential ingredients for making it work.

Data Journalism

GIJN’s Data Journalism Top 10: France’s Shocking Yellow Vest Injuries, Yield Curve Music, Migration Maps

by Gaelle Faure & Connected Action • March 21, 2019

What’s the global data journalism community tweeting about this week? Our NodeXL #ddj mapping from March 11 to March 17 finds @davduf’s award-winning exposé of Yellow Vest injuries in France, @theboysmithy making music out of the yield curve, and @alisonkilling on mapping two fictional migrants’ journeys to Europe.

Global Shining Light Award Submissions Open

by GIJN Staff • March 19, 2019

The Global Investigative Journalism Network has opened the submissions for the Global Shining Light Award, a unique award which honors investigative journalism in a developing or transitioning country, done under threat, duress, or in the direst of conditions. Top winners will receive an honorary plaque, US$2,000, and a trip to the 2019 Global Investigative Journalism Conference in Hamburg to accept the award in front of hundreds of their colleagues from around the world.

News & Analysis

How Machine Learning Can (And Can’t) Help Journalists

by Floris Wu • March 19, 2019

There are two ways to use machine learning in journalism: as part of investigative reporting, or as a day-to-day tool to make journalists’ lives easier. But the journalism industry is still scratching the surface when it comes to machine learning and deep learning.

Reporting Tools & Tips

8 Tips on Producing Compelling Investigative Journalism for TV

by Marthe Rubio • March 18, 2019

The reporters behind French TV show Cash Investigation know a thing or two about producing investigative journalism for television: Over the past six years, their show has become a major player in France’s journalism landscape by tackling complex topics and making them understandable to a wide audience. GIJN’s French Editor Marthe Rubio sat down with editor-in-chief Emmanuel Gagnier, who shared tips on how to produce investigative reports for TV.

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