Methodology Reporting Tools & Tips
Going Undercover in Africa: Tips from Recent Investigations
Investigative journalists who have gone undercover in Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, Cameroon, and Kenya share advice and practical tips.
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Data Journalism Reporting Tools & Tips
Step-By-Step Guide for Journalists on the Basics of Google Sheets
Knowing how to use spreadsheets is a crucial skill, as it allows you to find potential stories in large amounts of data and to think critically about how to use it.
Getting the Story Out Press Freedom
How Georgia Is Following a Russian Legal Blueprint to Suppress Independent Journalism
A proposed “foreign agents” bill in Georgia is viewed by many journalists in the country as part of a coordinated campaign to suppress investigative and independent media.
Data Journalism Top 10
Mapping US War Protests, Ukraine’s Shocking Naval Victories, Tracking Demolitions in Gaza, and Rwanda 30 Years After Genocide
Also features an investigation into deforestation in the Bolivian Amazon; greenwashing in the Netherlands; and a look at Madonna’s popularity in Brazil.
News & Analysis
When Your Country’s Leaders Are Hostile to the Press: Survival Tips from Argentine Investigative Journalist Hugo Alconada Mon
The investigations editor of La Nación explores how to get the story out when faced with state-sanctioned opposition to the press and a president who doesn’t return your calls.
News & Analysis Reporting Tools & Tips
How Generative AI Is Helping Fact-Checkers Flag Election Disinformation, But Is Less Useful in the Global South
AI is revolutionizing the spread of falsehoods. But can this technology also be used to help debunk disinformation campaigns?
Reporting Tools & Tips
New AI and Large Language Model Tools for Journalists: What to Know
At the 2024 NICAR conference, data experts grappled with the broader question of when and how AI is appropriate to use in newsrooms.
Document of the Day Press Freedom
2024 World Press Freedom Index: Political Pressure Threatens Journalism in a Key Election Year
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) warns that state oppression and political pressure are increasingly threatening journalism around the globe in its 2024 World Press Freedom Index.
Getting the Story Out Member Profiles
How a Group of Paris-Based Journalists Are Saving Investigations from Oblivion
The goal of Forbidden Stories is to send a strong signal to those who oppose press freedom and want to act with impunity that killing a journalist won’t kill the story.
Climate News & Analysis Reporting Tools & Tips
Climate Reporters Share Tips for Investigating the Fossil Fuel Industry
Environmental reporters share tips for unraveling the mysteries behind carbon credit projects and government ties to the fossil fuel industry.
How They Did It
How The New York Times Uncovered and Visualized Dangers Faced by Child Influencers
An interview with two journalists who investigated the world of child influencers and the highly sexualized nature of some of their most ardent fans.
10 Questions
Piercing the Veil of Censorship in China as a Visual Investigator
As a member of The New York Times Visual Investigations team, Muyi Xiao reports on her native China using a combination of remote tools and interviews.
News & Analysis
Loss, Destruction, and a Will to Keep Going: The Regional Outlets Reporting on Gaza
The burden of telling the story from Gaza has fallen only on the shoulders of local reporters and the regional news outlets working closely with those on the ground.
Data Journalism Top 10
Iron Dome’s Defense Network, Hong Kong’s Plastic Waste Ban, European ‘Brain Waste,’ and 100 Days to Paris Olympics
In this edition, we also highlight the export destinations of smuggled Peruvian gold, the worker shortage hampering the Russian defense industry, and the political divide in the US.
How They Did It
How ProPublica Exposed Ethics Scandals at the US Supreme Court
How ProPublica reporters revealed behind-the-scenes connections between billionaires and US Supreme Court justices.
Data Journalism News & Analysis
Lessons Learned: 10 Common Mistakes in Data Journalism
GIJN asked speakers and attendees in the NICAR conference hallways for the data journalism gaps they see and for under-covered topic areas newsrooms can address.
Reporting Tools & Tips Teaching & Training
Best Practices for Election Coverage Using YouTube
Tips from a workshop on how journalists and media outlets can better use YouTube in their election coverage.
Getting the Story Out Press Freedom
How Alexey Navalny Was Inspired by — and Inspired — Investigative Journalism in Russia
Anti-corruption campaigner Alexey Navalny proved that anyone, after investigative training and practice, can expose rights abuse at the highest levels of government.
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.
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.