Case Studies
Lessons Learned from Exposing Child Sex Trafficking Online
A reporting team provides the backstory of the Guardian’s years-long investigation into the world of online child sex trafficking.
Stories
2796
posts
10 Questions
Straddling Two Worlds as an Investigative Journalist: ARIJ’s Hoda Osman
Hoda Osman, executive editor at Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARIJ), discusses how she still covers the region while based in the US.
News & Analysis
GIJN Bookshelf: 9 Investigative Titles to Better Understand Latin America
This latest installment of the GIJN Bookshelf offers a compilation of recommended investigative books from reporters across Latin America.
Case Studies
How Journalistic Teamwork Uncovered Years of Regulatory Failure in Texas
The authors give a behind-the-scenes look at their investigation into a massive chemical fire in Houston in March 2019.
Getting Started in Investigative Journalism Methodology
Tips For Backgrounding Unknown Subjects in Time-Critical Situations
Investigative projects are often likened to marathons. But, every now and then, watchdog reporters need to sprint. In a recent IRE23 conference session, experts shared tips on how to unearth background facts about little-known people on short notice.
2023 Candidates for GIJN’s Board of Directors
This August and September, member representatives of GIJN will vote to elect 7 members of its 15-member Board of Directors. Here is a list of candidates who have submitted their names for GIJN’s Board of Directors.
Data Journalism Data Journalism Top 10
Data Journalism Top 10: Armed Groups in the Amazon, US Gun Exports, and Myanmar’s Airstrikes
This edition highlights a cross-border exposé of the different underworld groups operating in the Amazon’s border areas, and a look at the global impact of violence from US gun exports.
Methodology
8 Ways Journalists Can Access Academic Research for Free
A lot of academic research exists behind paywalls. The Journalist’s Resource outlines eight ways reporters can get free access to high-quality scholarship.
Methodology
How Armando.info Uncovered Hundreds of Venezuelan Officials’ Secret Assets in Florida
When a team at Armando.info set out to find individuals linked to the Venezuelan government who might have secret investments — and even residency permits — in the United States, they never imagined the scale of what they would find once they started following the money.
Investigative Techniques
Best Practices for Investigating Culprits of War, Human Rights Abuses, and Other Conflict
GIJN senior reporter Rowan Philip shares accumulated best practices from reporters around the world, on how to investigate culprits of war, human rights abuses, and other conflict.
Data Journalism Data Journalism Top 10
Data Journalism Top 10: Wagner’s Corporate Network, Barbie’s Career History, and Spain’s Election Results
GIJN’s weekly round-up of the Top 10 in Data Journalism looks at the Wagner Group’s vast corporate network in Russia, the many careers of Barbie, and Spain’s surprising election results.
Case Studies
Google News Initiative Grants in Africa and the Middle East Yield Mixed Results
A study found many Google News Initiative projects in Middle East and Africa struggle to become more than makeshift versions of the original idea.
Case Studies
Can AI Chatbots Be Used for Geolocation?
Bellingcat fellow Dennis Kovtun tests the online geolocation capabilities of two popular AI chatbots — Microsoft’s Bing AI and Google’s Bard — and finds both have some serious drawbacks.
Methodology
Tips for Investigating Algorithm Harm — and Avoiding AI Hype
In a panel discussion at the IRE23 Conference, experts shared tips on how reporters can identify and investigate algorithmic harm and AI bias, and hold the human masters of these systems accountable.
News & Analysis
7 Key Takeaways from the 2023 CIJ Conference in London
GIJN associate editor Laura Dixon and GIJN Francophone Africa editor Maxime Domegni round up seven key takeaways from the 2023 Centre for Investigative Journalism’s 2023 summer conference in London.
Data Journalism Data Journalism Top 10
Data Journalism Top 10: A Scorched Earth, Hot French Baby Names, and Women’s World Cup Stars to Watch
This week’s column features stories on the record-breaking global heat, popular French baby names, Russia’s war dead, and the likely breakout stars of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
Case Studies News & Analysis
Journalism Under Siege: Five Survival Tips from Editors in India and Hungary
Two editors from India and Hungary, respectively, Ritu Kapur and Peter Erdelyi, offer survival tips based on how their outlets have managed to stay afloat in the face of press freedom challenges in backsliding democracies.
Getting the Story Out
Investigative Journalism in Africa: A Book From the Frontlines
The award-winning Ghanaian journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni says there are a series of challenges that investigative reporters in Africa must confront during the course of their work. Read about the difficulty of getting accurate data, the challenges of impunity, funding issues, and press freedom challenges in this excerpt from his new book.
Case Studies Member Profiles
Thriving on Change: El Surtidor’s Groundbreaking Multi-Platform, Visual Journalism
GIJN member El Surtidor is a Paraguayan news organization created in 2015 that prioritizes innovation and multi-platform, visual journalism.
News & Analysis
The ‘Moonshot’ Newsroom: An Insider’s Account of the Meteoric Rise and Fall of BuzzFeed News Investigations
BuzzFeed News investigative correspondent Tom Warren reflects on the rise and fall of their award-winning investigations team.
Data Journalism Data Journalism Top 10
Data Journalism Top 10: Retracing a Migrant Tragedy at Sea, Nepotism in US Politics, and French Police Brutality
This week’s Top 10 in Data Journalism looks into a deadly migrant tragedy in the Mediterranean, nepotism in US politics, French police brutality, and record-breaking global warming.
Data Journalism News & Analysis
4 Common Angles Data Journalists Use to Tell Stories
At the Online Journalism Blog, data journalism expert Paul Bradshaw analyzed 100 pieces of data that journalists use and found that there are several common story angles.
News & Analysis
GIJN Schedules 2023 Board Election
GIJN is scheduling new elections for its board of directors. There are openings for seven seats on the 15-member board. Each of GIJN’s 244 member organizations is entitled to one vote, which is cast by its designated representative. Those interested in running for the board have until August 7 to apply to be candidates.
News & Analysis Press Freedom
Kyiv Independent’s Olga Rudenko: How to Run a Successful Media Start-Up in a Time of War
The Kyiv Independent was launched just months before the start of the war in Ukraine. In her keynote address at the CIJ summer conference, the outlet’s editor-in-chief spoke about the challenges of running an investigative project in the midst of conflict, and how the team have battled to make the organization sustainable.
News & Analysis Sustainability
Pitch Perfect: An Insider’s Tips for Writing a Successful Investigative Journalism Grant Proposal
GIJN’s French editor Alcyone Wemaëre spoke with Timothy Large from IPI’s IJ4EU cross-border investigation project to learn an insider’s tips for writing a successful investigative journalism grant proposal.
Investigative Techniques Methodology
When to Greenlight an Investigative Pitch — or End the Project?
Committing to a long-term investigation — also known as “greenlighting” — does not always involve a specific moment of decision. At IRE23, GIJN spoke with five veteran investigative editors to ask them what information they need before giving a project the the go-ahead.
Data Journalism Data Journalism Top 10
Data Journalism Top 10: Spanish Marital Rates, Gender Income Disparities in Singapore, and Tropical Deforestation
This week in GIJN’s Top 10 in Data Journalism, we highlight stories on marital status across Spain, tropical deforestation around the world and, especially, the Amazon, and gender income disparities in Singapore.
News & Analysis Sustainability
How News Site Daraj Reports on Women’s Rights and Corruption across the Middle East
Daraj co-founder Diana Moukalled discusses the outlet’s origins in Lebanon, its impact, its funding, and reporting on women’s rights and corruption across the Middle East.