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#StandAsMyWitness: The Case for Defending Journalists and Human Rights Activists
In this chapter from a new book on investigative journalism and civil society in sub-Saharan Africa, the advocacy head for CIVICUS, a global alliance of civil society organizations, describes the campaign to raise awareness about the persecution of human rights defenders and journalists.
Reporting Tools & Tips
New Tools to Organize Your Workspace and Enhance Digital Reporting
At the recent NICAR21 data journalism conference, organized by Investigative Reporters and Editors, experts shared dozens of new tools and plugins that can save time or add efficiency and insight to any investigation.
Data Journalism
Data Journalism Top 10: Atlas of Emotions, Carbon Recyclers, Football Long Shots, COVID-19 Endgame, Mister Rogers’ Cardigans
To fight climate change, we need to protect sea life. Whales, plankton, and seagrasses have a key impact on the Earth’s carbon cycle. Our NodeXL #ddj mapping from to April 5 to April 11, which tracks the most popular data journalism stories on Twitter each week, found a piece by Reuters Graphics explaining how these species interact underwater as well as capture and transform carbon. In this edition, we also feature an atlas of emotions by Google Arts & Culture, a look at the COVID-19 endgame by the Financial Times, and some great board games to inspire data visualization enthusiasts.
News & Analysis
The Economic Costs of Curbing Press Freedom
Researchers have found evidence that attacks on press freedom — such as jailing journalists, raiding their homes, shutting down printing presses, and using libel laws to thwart reporters — have measurable effects on a nation’s economic growth.
Case Studies Reporting Tools & Tips
How Reporters Exposed the Spies Implicated in the Navalny Poisoning
No law enforcement agency announced any criminal investigation into the attempted murder of Russia’s leading opposition figure, Alexey Navalny, after he was poisoned with a chemical weapon in Russia last year. Instead, investigative journalists stepped forward. In a GIJN webinar, journalists from Bellingcat and Russia’s The Insider explained how, and why, they used black market data to help expose the true culprits behind that attack.
Two GIJN Webinars: How Journalists in Asia Can Better Market Investigative Stories
This webinar will provide strategies and tips to engage and build audiences. It features a strategist with two decades of experience in media investing and growth, an expert on maximizing audiences via social media, and two digital specialists leading successful investigative outlets.
Data Journalism
How the COVID-19 Pandemic Has Shaped Data Journalism
As COVID-19 cases surged throughout the past year, so did data visualizations. Data-minded scientists, journalists, health care providers, and philanthropists discussed how the pandemic and data journalism have shaped each other at a US symposium, and shared new visualization tools.
Case Studies
“Unforgotten”: Student Journalists Capture the Stories of 51 Women Slain in Chicago
In 2020, journalism students at Roosevelt University in Chicago embarked on a project to highlight the lives of 51 women who were murdered over the course of 17 years in the US city. Dorian Geiger of Oxygen detailed the project, and the growing effort to revive dignity and justice for neglected victims.
