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One Man’s Mission to Spread Data Journalism Across Southeast Asia

by Siran Liang • July 30, 2018

Despite increasing state-control, violence against journalists and other threats to press freedom, Southeast Asian journalists are increasingly delving into data journalism and other forms of innovative storytelling and creating a greater impact than ever before — thanks in no small part to Malaysian data journalist Kuang Keng Kuek Ser. GIJN in Chinese editor Siran Liang talked ho him about the rise of data journalism in the region.

They Won’t Back Down: Kazakhstan’s Feisty Newspaper

by Chris Rickleton • July 27, 2018

Journalism has never been easy in Kazakhstan. The outspoken newspaper Uralskaya Nedelya has rarely known a moment’s peace. But it is usually the lawmaker’s pen and the judge’s gavel that are the main enemies of the independent press.

Data Journalism

GIJN’s Data Journalism Top 10: Nike’s Vaporflys, Trump’s Trade War, FastCharts, Datapasta

by Eunice Au & Connected Action • July 26, 2018

What’s the global data journalism community tweeting about this week? Our NodeXL #ddj mapping from July 16 to 22 finds @UpshotNYT confirming Nike’s claim that their Vaporflys really do give runners an advantage, @FinancialTimes visualizes Trump’s escalating trade war, Britain’s digital divide and introduces their new charting tool and @MilesMcBain makes some data journalists very happy by creating Datapasta.

Case Studies

Reporting Science Amid Climate Deniers: How CPI Is Using Surveys on Insect-Borne Illness

by Daniel Hentz • July 25, 2018

Following a surge of tick-borne illnesses in the northeastern US, two reporters with the Center for Public Integrity are investigating the health impacts resulting from climate change — and they are engaging the help of health professionals and the public to gather stories and data.

News & Analysis

South Africa’s State of Surveillance: How Journalists Are Targets for Spying

by Murray Hunter • July 24, 2018

There is a growing body of evidence that state spies have been targeting journalists in South Africa. Murray Hunter from the Right2Know Campaign, writes for GIJN about their recently released report which looks at 10 case studies of surveillance against journalists to unpack what happened, how it happened and which parties appear to be responsible.

Case Studies

Can Crowdfunding Save Romania’s Independent Media?

by Oscar Stanciulescu and Marian Popovici • July 23, 2018

The increasing lack of credibility and growing political meddling in Romanian mainstream media in recent years has resulted in many journalists leaving these outlets and starting their own independent sites. Some of these initiatives support themselves by relying on crowdfunding. But is it viable in the long term?

News & Analysis

Peru’s IDL-Reporteros Stands Up to Prosecutors

by Paola Nalvarte • July 20, 2018

Peru’s IDL-Reporteros was facing pressure from the Peruvian judicial and legislative authorities to reveal its journalistic sources after publishing a report revealing alleged acts of corruption in the judicial system. But after a push back by journalists and civil society, prosecutors have rescinded their orders.

Data Journalism

GIJN’s Data Journalism Top 10: Footballers’ Salaries, Google Trends and Gender Bias with Pudding

by Eunice Au & Connected Action • July 19, 2018

What’s the global data journalism community tweeting about this week? Our NodeXL #ddj mapping from July 9 to 15 finds @morgenpost’s interactive slider showing how fast a German national footballer earns your monthly salary, tons of interesting Google search data in its @GoogleTrends data store, @durand101 and @puddingvizgender exposing bias in the UK House of Commons and @EdjNet offering a search engine for 800,000 EU datasets.

Member Profiles

Starting Up in Syria: Investigative Journalism in One of the World’s Most Dangerous Countries

by Majdoleen Hassan • July 18, 2018

Syria is one of the most dangerous countries in the world. But that didn’t stop three Syrian reporters from launching the first investigative journalism organization in the country. They spoke with GIJN Arabic editor Majdoleen Hasan about their work.

News & Analysis

The Future of High-Quality Documentaries Reaching A World Audience

by Morten M. Warmedal • July 17, 2018

Traditionally, documentary films can be a hard sell and haven’t always enraptured audiences. However, these films are now rising to the top of the heap given the possibilities of reaching an ever growing audience in a new battleground — the streaming arena, with the likes of established giants Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu and Apple.

Reporting Tools & Tips

10 Ways to Personalize Your News Platform

by Titus Plattner • July 16, 2018

Is personalization the next revolution in the news industry? John S Knight Journalism Fellow Titus Plattner argues that at a time when more and more news outlets are shifting from an advertising-based revenue model to a subscription based model, personalization is the best way to reinforce the relation to the real client.

Case Studies

From Podcasts to Social Audio: 7 Innovations in Audio Storytelling

by Jeremy Caplan • July 13, 2018

The past 15 years have transformed the world of audio. Key factors: Smartphones, bandwidth and Apple. Since 2003, at least seven other milestones have helped the audio renaissance gain steam.

Data Journalism

GIJN’s Data Journalism Top 10: Deadly Cycling Cities, GIFs with a Bang and Sustainable Development

by Eunice Au & Connected Action • July 12, 2018

What’s the global data journalism community tweeting about this week? Our NodeXL #ddj mapping from July 2 to 8 finds @MarieSegger’s tips on highlighting data journalism using GIFs, @jplusplus_’s news finding bot service and Kepler.gl’s data-driven mapping tool.

Reporting Tools & Tips

How to Fact-Check Politics in Countries with No Press Freedom

by Daniel Funke • July 11, 2018

Starting a fact-checking organization in a country with limited media freedom is difficult, but not impossible. Some, like Rouhani Meter, which fact-checks Iran’s president, may have to operate from outside the country and be creative about how they distribute their content. Daniel Funke writes about fact-checkers who have found a way to work in less-than-friendly environments.

News & Analysis

Nonprofit Targets Young People with “New Digital Narratives”

by Carolina de Assis • July 10, 2018

Memetic Media, a nonprofit organization in Paraguay, has brought together three journalistic projects — Kurtural, El Surtidor and Fotociclo — that bring innovative elements to the production and presentation of investigations,reporting and urban photojournalism to engage a young, neglected audience.

Reporting Tools & Tips

How to Follow the Money: Tips for Cross-border Investigations

by Katarina Sabados • July 9, 2018

Miranda Patrucic has led numerous cross-border investigations and successfully uncovered intricate money laundering networks, billion-dollar bribes and the murky business dealings of oligarchs in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. She spoke with GIJN on how she does it.

News & Analysis

Brazil: Anti-Disinformation Campaign Launched at Abraji Conference

by Repórter do Futuro • July 6, 2018

Safety, fake news and collaboration dominated Brazil’s 13th Abraji Congress, where more than 750 journalists gathered in São Paulo for 70 panels and 22 courses and workshops on investigative journalism.

Data Journalism

GIJN’s Data Journalism Top 10: Pollution in China, Visualizing Punctuation and the World Cup

by Laura Grant and Connected Action • July 5, 2018

What’s the global data journalism community tweeting about this week? Our NodeXL #ddj mapping from June 25 to July 1 finds @FinancialTimes’ timelapse map of pollution over China, @mcrosasb’s choice of five interesting World Cup 2018 visualizations and @Internews’ overview of its data journalism projects in developing country newsrooms.

News & Analysis

After 20 Years Fighting for Democracy, What’s Next for Malaysiakini?

by Marc Lourdes • July 4, 2018

With the opposition in power for the first time since independence in Malaysia, one of the oldest and most influential digital news sites in Asia, Malaysiakini, which was set up in 1999 to show people what the state-controlled media wouldn’t, is looking to the future.

News & Analysis

Once a Free Press Paradise, Iceland Hits Back Against Investigative Journalism

by Imad Alrawashdeh • July 3, 2018

Injunctions, lawsuits, intimidation and pressure to reveal anonymous sources are all well-known tactics to stop journalists around the world from doing their work. Iceland? Not so much. But that’s exactly what has been happening recently to fellow muckrakers at two media outlets there, writes Imad Alrawashdeh for GIJN.

Reporting Tools & Tips

SEO Crash Course: How to Optimize Your News Website

by Emily Roseman • July 2, 2018

Search engine optimization is particularly important when a publisher’s content solely exists online. Optimizing your stories for SEO for a digital-only news site is like placing the newspaper on the front row of the newsstand, face up. Emily Roseman has tips for your newsroom on how best to implement SEO optimization.

Case Studies

How They Did It: A Local Data Reporter Covers America’s Deadly Opioid Epidemic

by Rachel Alexander • June 29, 2018

A behind-the-scenes look at how one reporter put together a data-driven story about healthcare workers dying of opioid overdoses in the United States.

Data Journalism

GIJN’s Data Journalism Top 10: What to Ask Google, Gerrymandering California and Dwindling Doctors

by Laura Grant and Connected Action • June 28, 2018

What’s the global data journalism community tweeting about this week? Our NodeXL #ddj mapping from June 18 to 25 finds a visual story about fixing household stuff by @xocasgv and @GoogleNewsInit, another about fixing political stuff by @Washingtonpost and @paulbradshaw on teaching data journalism.

News & Analysis

Collaborating with NGOs: A Strategic Alliance Approach for Journalists

by Mark Lee Hunter • June 27, 2018

While journalism funded by interest organizations is still something of a gray zone, the question on the table now is no longer whether, but rather how investigative reporters can collaborate with NGOs, writes GIJN founding member Mark Lee Hunter.

Meet the Exiled Pakistani Journalist Documenting Censorship in South Asian Newsrooms

by Chintan Girish Modi • June 26, 2018

Investigative journalist Taha Siddiqui, who was forced to flee to France recently after a failed abduction attempt, talks about why he left Islamabad and his SAFE Newsrooms initiative which aims to highlight freedom of expression issues in newsrooms across South Asia.

Case Studies

How They Did It: Inside #WestAfricaLeaks’ Exposé of the Offshore Economy

by Daniela Q. Lépiz • June 25, 2018

In late May, journalists from CENOZO in West Africa — with support from the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists — published #WestAfricaLeaks, the largest collaboration of investigative journalists in the region, exposing tactics used by regional tycoons, multinational companies and politicians to take their money offshore and out of reach. Here’s how they did it.

Who’s Coming to IJAsia18

by GIJN Staff • June 25, 2018

Thinking of joining us at the 3rd Asian Investigative Journalism Conference? Here are 50 great reasons to go. We’re putting together a world-class line-up of top investigative reporters, pioneering data journalists, and experts in law and security. For three days in Seoul, from October 5-7, we’ll share, network, and learn from the best in the business. We’ve got top editors Maria Ressa of Rappler, Steven Gan of Malaysiakini, Wahyu Dhyatmika of Tempo, Yong Jin Kim of Newstapa and dozens more.

Data Journalism

GIJN’s Data Journalism Top 10: World Cup, South Africa’s Pit Toilets and France’s Deadly Police Interventions

by Laura Grant and Connected Action • June 21, 2018

What’s the global data journalism community tweeting about this week? Our NodeXL #ddj mapping from June 11 to 17 finds three data stories about the World Cup, from @BBCSport, @FT and @TspLeute, @guardian looked at at how urban cycling can change the world and @Bastamag explores 40 years of deaths from police interventions in France.

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