Data Journalism Top 10
Stolen US Indigenous Land, Mapping Red Sea Attacks, Amazon Deforestation, and the Global Motherhood Penalty
Data looks into illicit land grabbing in Hong Kong the boom in Carnival tourism in Brazil, and more.
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Inside GIJN
From Croatia to Uganda: GIJN Welcomes Six New Member Organizations
Among our new members, a media training outlet in Uganda – GIJN’s first from the country — a UK-based newsroom investigating land use, and a Russian unit working in exile.
Fundraising Sustainability
Crowdfunding Investigations: Lessons Learned About Harnessing Audience Buy-In from Ireland, Brazil, and Portugal
GIJN spoke with three newsrooms pioneering models for raising funds directly from their audiences.
How They Did It
Going Undercover to Reveal a Secret Meeting of Germany’s Far-Right
Behind the scenes of the blockbuster CORRECTIV investigation that revealed a disturbing far right ‘master plan’ to expel millions of people from Germany.
How They Did It
How They Did It: Investigating the Online Trade in Sexual Assault Videos in East Asia
GIJN spoke to journalists behind ‘Catching a Pervert,’ BBC Eye’s year-long investigation into the people profiting from the public sexual abuse of women.
Data Journalism Top 10
Global Trade and the Suez Canal Problem, Trump’s Busy Calendar, and Europe’s Veer to the Right
This edition also features stories on satellites and the “new space race,” China’s missing overseas tourists, and using AI to communicate with animals.
10 Questions
An Unexpected Journey: Sports TV Host to Investigative Journalist and Star African Correspondent
Philip Obaji Jr has— often at great risk — reported on Boko Haram, human trafficking, and Russian activities in Africa.
News & Analysis Press Freedom
Surge of Violence in Ecuador Threatens Accountability Journalism
The investigative reporter Paúl Mena Mena speaks about the worsening security crisis in Ecuador.
Document of the Day News & Analysis
Report: Weakening Justice Systems Allow Corruption to Thrive Globally
Transparency International released its 2023 Corruption Perceptions Index, which found that more than two-thirds of countries worldwide suffer from serious corruption issues.
News & Analysis
Global Tour of Investigative Podcasts: 2023 Edition
Our annual round-up of audio delights, as reviewed by GIJN’s global team. Featuring stories from US, Mexico, France, Germany, and the UK.
Awards, Grants, & Fellowships Data Journalism
Q & A with Sigma Awards Executive Director Marianne Bouchart
Sigma Awards executive director talks with GIJN on how the data journalism has evolved and where it’s likely to go next.
Case Studies Climate
How Collaboration Exposed Impacts of Wildfire Pollution-Reporting Rules
A legal loophole in the Clean Air Act allows air pollution to be erased from EPA statistics and regulatory decisions if the pollution was caused by “natural” or “uncontrollable” events.
Reporting Tools & Tips
How to Cover Academic Research Fraud and Errors
Tips from three experts who have covered research misconduct or have hands-on experience monitoring or detecting it.
Investigative Techniques Reporting Tools & Tips
Finding US Records to Pursue Cross-Border Investigations
A guide to some US government data sources that can help foreign and US journalists covering US wars, arms sales, and the impact of US foreign policy.
Climate News & Analysis
The Investigative Agenda for Climate Change Journalism
GIJN convened a one-day meeting of 80 climate change journalists and experts from 35 countries to discuss the future role of investigative journalism in climate crisis reporting.
Data Journalism Data Journalism Top 10
Airplane Accidents, 2024 Elections, Europe’s Lost Snowfall, and Recycling Movies
With pieces on the global campaign landscape, airplane accidents, European snowfall, and the toll of the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza.
News & Analysis
Center for Cooperative Media’s Top 10 Journalism Collaborations of 2023
Stefanie Murray, director of the Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair State University, shares her Top 10 journalism collaborations of 2023.
News & Analysis Sustainability
How Journalists — and Newsrooms — Can Improve Project Management
“Good project management is hard to find in newsrooms,” says the WSJ’s Robin Kwong, the author of a recent guide full of tips for editorial leadership.
Guide Human Rights Reporting Tools & Tips
Reporting Guide to Investigating Disability Issues — Short Version
People with disabilities are the largest intersectional minority group, according to the UN, and virtually every reporting beat has a disability angle.
How They Did It
How They Did It: Investigating the Pylos Shipwreck
In June 2023, a small fishing trawler carrying hundreds of migrants sank off the coast of Pylos, Greece — one of the deadliest migrant shipwrecks in recent years.
Data Journalism
Diversity through Data: A Conversation with Kontinentalist’s Pei Ying Loh
How the team at Kontinentalist use data and creative data storytelling to tell nuanced stories that highlight the diversity of Asia.
Editor's Picks News & Analysis
Stolen Treasures, Abducted Children, Nuclear Plant Occupation: 2023’s Best Investigative Stories in Ukrainian
Reporters in Ukraine face constant physical danger, but the war hasn’t prevented them from uncovering corruption and other misdeeds.
Editor's Picks News & Analysis
Rooftop Spooks, Internet Censorship, Governor Fashion Budgets: 2023’s Best Investigative Stories in Russian
Journalists in Russia and elsewhere in the region continue to expose wrongdoing via innovative investigative tools and traditional reporting methods.
GIJC23 Methodology
Don’t Get Sidetracked: Tips for Planning and Staying Focused on an Investigation
To avoid getting lost while reporting a story, reporters and editors need to take dedicated steps to plan their investigations, from the hypothesis to the publishing stage.
Awards, Grants, & Fellowships News & Analysis
2023 AIJC: Africa’s Premier Investigative Journalism Conference Shows Off Inclusiveness and Intrepid Reporting
AIJC2023 drew more than 400 participants from at least 35 African countries and 20 other nations around the world.
Awards, Grants, & Fellowships News & Analysis
ARIJ16 Showcases Cross-Border Collaboration and Award-Winning Journalism
ARIJ’s 16th annual forum in Amman, Jordan highlighted “cross-border collaboration in a fragmented world” and recognized numerous regional stories with awards.
Awards, Grants, & Fellowships News & Analysis
COLPIN 2023: Latin America’s Leading Investigative Reporters Showcase Their Work in Mexico City
At COLPIN 2023, 450 journalists from more than 25 countries gathered to share techniques and tips about the best investigations published in Latin America during the past year.
Editor's Picks News & Analysis
Syrian Drug Trafficking, Deadly Migration, Daily Struggles in Gaza: 2023’s Best Investigative Stories in Arabic
Tenacious journalists in the MENA region press on, collaborating across borders and reporting on environmental pollution, corruption, and human rights abuses.