Data Journalism News & Analysis
From Space to Story in Data Journalism
Over the past 10 years satellite imagery has become an important component of data journalism. In the next decade, it will likely evolve further.
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Methodology
Remotely Investigating Russia’s Devastation of Mariupol
In March 2022, Human Rights Watch embarked on what would become an almost two year-long investigation into the Russian siege of Mariupol. Here, we explain our methodology.
News & Analysis
Spotting Deepfakes in an Election Year: How AI Detection Tools Work — and Sometimes Fail
Offering insights on how to evaluate and understand the outcomes provided by publicly accessible AI detectors that are available for free or at low cost.
Tipsheet
Tipsheet: Latest Tools for Investigating with Telegram
Telegram’s rapid growth means reporters and investigators need to become trained in new tools that can be used to search and analyze data from the platform.
Reporting Tools & Tips
Lessons from Taiwan’s Resistance to an Election Disinformation Wave
Taiwan’s recent experience during its 2024 election cycle offers useful lessons for journalists and democracy defenders elsewhere — as well as some much-needed hope.
Data Journalism Top 10
Eclipse Mania, Coastal Earthquakes, Bridge Collapse, and Breaking the Ramadan Fast
Highlighting an analysis of climate change’s effect on European pollen rates, a global look at transportation methods, and results for the state of data journalism in 2023.
Fundraising Sustainability
The Vital Connection Between Philanthropy and Independent Media in Preserving Democracy
In a world where the pillars of democracy face unprecedented challenges, the relationship between philanthropy and independent journalism is mutually beneficial.
Case Studies News & Analysis Reporting Tools & Tips
Goldsmith Prize Finalist: How One Collaboration Revealed Alleged Sex Abuse, Torture by Sheriff’s Deputies
Four reporters share how they investigated extreme abuses of power at Mississippi sheriff’s offices and offer tips to help other journalists do similar work.
How They Did It
How We Uncovered the Asbestos Dangers Lurking in Turkey’s Earthquake Zone
After a February 2023 earthquake ravaged southern Turkey, these reporters traveled to the region to investigate the health risks from the clouds of deadly asbestos dust that covered the landscape.
Data Journalism Reporting Tools & Tips
Spill-Tracking Data Sources to Help Cover Hazmat Events and Environmental Disasters
Environmental journalists should check out the new database tool Spill Tracker, but should also bookmark these other resources for reporting on hazmat events.
Data Journalism Investigating Institutions News & Analysis
Investigating India: How Smaller, Independent News Outlets Are Digging into Politics in a Key Election Year
Smaller investigative news outlets have been behind challenging and impactful accountability reporting leading up to the country’s elections.
Member Profiles
IDL-Reporteros: The Newsroom That Dares to Challenge Peru’s Political Elite
This small investigative outlet spearheaded reporting on the Odebrecht corruption scandal and other examples of official misconduct in Peru. Now it is coming under attack from those same forces.
Investigative Techniques Reporting Tools & Tips
Tips for Linking Shell Companies to their Secret Owners
At a recent panel at the 2024 NICAR conference, Karrie Kehoe, deputy head of data and research at ICIJ, offered a series of tips for investigating the true owners of shell companies.
Data Journalism Top 10
Danube’s Warming Water, Missing US Railroad Safety Data, and Russian Election Anomalies
Our column on the best in recent data journalism also looks into the warming Danube river, Spain’s ominous water shortages, and the gender pay gap in Latin America.
10 Questions
Despite Detention and Forced Deportation, Still Investigating High-Level Corruption in Kyrgyzstan
Bolot Temirov has led fact-checking and investigative journalism efforts to uncover high-level corruption inside Kyrgyzstan.
Data Journalism
10 Outstanding Data Projects Win the 2024 Sigma Awards
There were 52 data journalism entries from 22 countries in shortlist for the 2024 Sigma Awards. Here are the top 10 winning projects.
News & Analysis Press Freedom
How Investigative Site Netra News, Banned in Bangladesh, Is Reporting on the Country from the Outside
Netra News Editor-in-Chief Tasneem Khalil speaks about his experience as a journalist working from exile.
Tipsheet Data Journalism Reporting Tools & Tips
Tipsheet for Using Ocean Data in Your Investigations
Investigations into what happens on, under, and around the ocean can often be answered thanks to the vast amount of data available online.
Case Studies Investigating Institutions
How BBC Newsnight Exposed British Healthcare Scandals
Reporters and editors from BBC’s flagship investigations program, Newsnight, share some lessons learned from three standout investigations into healthcare.
Data Journalism Reporting Tools & Tips
Best Practices for Working With Mass Shootings Data
There can be confusion among journalists about “mass shootings” data, which leads to wildly different numbers and deeper confusion among audiences.
Member Profiles Press Freedom
CENOZO, the Organization Shoring Up Watchdog Reporting in West Africa
GIJN member The Norbert Zongo Cell for Investigative Journalism in West Africa (CENOZO) strives to promote journalism in the public interest.
Data Journalism Methodology
Mapping Conflict: Using Satellite Radar Data to Track the War Damage in Gaza
Gaza’s urban landscape has changed profoundly since the start of Israel’s military campaign. Researchers Jamon Van Den Hoek and Corey Scher have been mapping the impact.
Data Journalism Top 10
Generative AI Hiring Bias, Women’s Advances in National Politics, Predicting UK Voters, and North Korea Bypassing Sanctions
Our curated list of the most interesting data journalism between February 26 and March 10.
Case Studies News & Analysis
Round-Up of Notable Watchdog Reporting on the Israel-Hamas Conflict
To show how investigative journalism can still be done in such a perilous reporting environment, here is a selection of some of the best investigations that have been produced so far on the Gaza conflict.
Reporting Tools & Tips
GIJN Toolbox: Cutting-Edge — and Free — Online Investigative Tools You Can Try Right Now
GIJN highlights some new, free investigative tools on fact checking, topic briefing, and journalist privacy that were the subject of significant interest in the hallways at the 2024 NICAR conference.
Methodology Sustainability
Measuring Journalism’s Impact — What We Know Now That We Didn’t Before
Recent research suggests that the effects of investigative and collaborative reporting are more far-reaching on the journalism community than we had imagined.
News & Analysis
Oscars 2024: Celebrating Documentary Film
While the Oscars are known for glitz and glamor, recognition here bestows a higher level of prestige and, in many cases, can bring urgent or in-depth reporting to a global audience.
News & Analysis Reporting Tools & Tips
Tips From — And For — Women Investigative Journalists Reporting on 2024 Elections
GIJN’s global team spoke with women investigative journalists about their election coverage best practices.