GIJC23 Reporting Tools & Tips
How — And Why — Journalists Should Investigate Sports
Hands-on tips for scaling your sports investigations from three award-winning journalists who have covered doping, sexual abuse, sportswashing, and more.
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Beyond Facial Recognition: State-of-the-Art Research Techniques
In the fast-evolving landscape of investigative journalism, knowledge of the latest tools and cutting edge techniques can help newsrooms and reporters stay ahead of the curve and tell impactful stories.
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Survival Strategies for Exiled Investigative Media — and Any Independent Newsroom
Autocratic regimes and threats to press freedom have forced independent journalists and newsrooms into exile with alarming frequency in recent years. Founders and editors from three newsrooms in exile from Bangladesh, Russia, and Venezuela shared their tactics for survival.
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Finding — and Protecting — Sources for Human Trafficking Investigations
Finding victim-survivors to talk about human trafficking is difficult. Three journalists at GIJC23, who cover human trafficking and irregular migration, shared tips on how to find and protect sources.
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Tracking Planes and Ships: Tips from Experts
Tracking ships and planes is essential for investigative journalists covering a wide range of stories around the world, from smuggling to sanctions evasion to environmental crimes.
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Tips for Using Online Surveys to Spice Up Your Investigations
A well-designed, properly distributed survey can build a powerful dataset for an investigation. Here are top tips on planning, designing, and executing them from the team at CORRECTIV.
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Stronger Together: Strategies for Women Investigative Journalists
“In some parts of the world it is harder to be a female investigative reporter than in others,” GIJN’s Gabriela Manuli said at a GIJC23 panel discussing the challenges facing women reporters and editors around the globe.
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Doc of the Day: 2023 Global Organized Crime Index
This week, GITOC released its second worldwide assessment, the 2023 Global Organized Crime Index, a eight-chapter report that found economic crises and political realignment have fueled global organized crime, which preys on the resulting civic instability, financial vulnerability, and shortage of food, fuel, and other commodities.
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‘Make Them a Participant in Their Story’: Investigating Children’s Issues
When reporting on children’s issues, it’s essential to treat them as individuals in their own right and give them agency over the telling of their stories.
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How Old-School Field Reporting Powers High-Tech Visual Investigations
Forensic visual investigation has rapidly become a critical method of journalistic inquiry, thanks to new technologies, innovative skills, and the global ubiquity of social media imagery.
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Following the Money, from Laundromats to Central Banks
How did three reporters investigate complex financial stories featuring Nigerian billionaires, Eurasian oligarchs, and the head of Lebanon’s central bank?
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Under Threat, but United: GIJC23 Highlights
As GIJC23 wraps up in Gothenburg, Sweden, it’s clear that investigative journalism has grown stronger and more intelligent, and reporters have become more collaborative and united than ever before.
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‘The Worst Crisis for Press Freedom’: How to Report in Asia’s Challenging Environment
From investigating prisons to stolen sand and child brides, three award-winning journalists share their experiences reporting from a region experiencing a press freedom “crisis.”
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The Power of Documenting War Crimes — and How to Do It
Reporting on war crimes is essential in building the proof that opens the door to accountability, but it also goes further, by preserving and protecting a society’s memory and dignity.
Awards, Grants, & Fellowships GIJC23
Investigations from Nigeria, Venezuela, South Africa, and North Macedonia Win Global Shining Light Awards at GIJC23
The GSLA honors watchdog journalism in developing or transitioning countries, carried out under threat or in perilous conditions — and the 2023 competition attracted applications from 84 countries.
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The New Organized Crime: How to Catch Up With Criminals
An all-star team of five journalism experts shared their approaches to investigating the ever-evolving world of organized crime.
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Why Investigative Reporters Should Look for the ‘Termites’ Eroding Democracy
Four editors — and veterans of the global push-back against autocracy — discussed effective methods for holding the enemies of democracy accountable.
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Reporting of the Last Resort: Tips for When — and How — to Conduct Undercover Investigations
Certain stories require access or information that interviews, open source documents, or data analysis can’t provide.
GIJC23 News & Analysis
Climate Change: Holding Government and Industry Accountable
As climate change impacts communities across the globe in the form of wildfires, record heat, deadly flooding, and devastating droughts, there is a growing urgency in investigating the causes and impacts.
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Best Practices for Investigating Healthcare Issues
As the world’s health risks continue to evolve, dedicated health journalists have never been more important.
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5 Looming Threats to Democracy — and Tips for Exposing Them
Three reporters from across the globe discussed the numerous looming threats to democracy — and shared tips for exposing the bad actors behind election disinformation and authoritarian attacks.
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Reporting on Russia from the Outside — From Investigating Ukraine to AI-Powered Analysis
From cultivating sources to verifying information, the challenges of investigating Russia from outside the country are numerous.
GIJC23 Research
How Should Investigative Journalists Collaborate with Scientists?
Collaboration between investigative journalists and scientists can bring great rewards, but for successful collaborations, journalists must also consider how they can help scientists.
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Global Collaborations and AI: Navigating the Future of Investigative Journalism
Three veteran journalists shared tips on maximizing the potential and navigating the pitfalls of artificial intelligence and cross-border collaborations.
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Hacking Crisis: Citizen Lab’s Ron Deibert on How Investigative Journalists Can Fight Back
In a keynote speech at the GIJC in Sweden, Deibert laid out the new, fearsome digital threats facing the world’s watchdog journalists.
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Investigating — And Embracing — the AI Revolution
Exploring how the technology can help newsrooms, how investigations have revealed the impact of AI on communities, and how journalists can move beyond narratives of hype or despair.
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Audacious Tricks to Track Smuggled Goods, Identify Illegal Fish, and Interview Reluctant Sources
The team from Mission Investigate at Swedish Public Television (SVT) have used innovative and sometimes audacious tricks and techniques to boost their investigations.
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How Indigenous Journalists Are Powering Investigations Through International Collaboration
From the impact of green energy projects to the mis- and disinformation campaigns that target marginalized communities, there are a number of investigative topics that unite Indigenous reporters.