In this week’s Top 10 in Data Journalism, GIJN features a look at dodgy climate finance deals, a hidden fleet of ships moving Russian oil, and the historical rise and fall of ransom kidnappings in Argentina.
Award-winning journalist Emilia Díaz-Struck has been named the incoming executive director of the Global Investigative Journalism Network, an association of more than 240 investigative journalism nonprofits throughout the world. Díaz-Struck will join GIJN as editor-at-large in mid-August, and then become executive director in September at the biennial conference of the network in Gothenburg, Sweden, September 19- 22.
The latest cross-border investigation by the ICIJ — Deforestation Inc. — used thousands of pages of documents, court records, green certificates databases, trade data, and audit reports to expose how a lightly regulated sustainability industry overlooks forest destruction and human rights violations.
A panel about the “brave new world” of surveillance at the 2023 IPI World Media Congress in Vienna discusses success stories around the world of journalists and activists pushing back against new and enhanced surveillance methods.
The group has built an international network of more than 100 trained investigative journalists and environmental experts probing the activities impacting the natural world.
Miranda Patrucic built her career investigating crime and corruption in Central Asia and Azerbaijan. Hear her tips on avoiding burnout, difficult interviews, and in believing in your ability to uncover the truth.
This week, GIJN’s Top 10 in Data Journalism examines why the world’s tallest mountain has become increasingly deadly for those trying to climb it, pollution in Paris metro stations, US laws expanding gun access one year after the Uvalde mass shooting, and migrant worker struggles in Singapore.
Even for journalists who feel they have a good grasp on crypto technology and economics, covering the beat has been undeniably difficult. With over a decade of articles, videos, and podcasts in the rear-view mirror, now is a great time to reflect on some of the hard-learnt lessons of covering the industry.
In this abridged version, GIJN offers tips from our latest reporting guide, on how journalists can investigate their country’s climate change pledges and hold governments accountable.
The global fight against climate change depends on the actions of individual nations — so national accountability is critical.
