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Data Journalism News & Analysis

From Space to Story in Data Journalism

by Robert Simmon, Nightingale • April 19, 2024

Over the past 10 years satellite imagery has become an important component of data journalism. In the next decade, it will likely evolve further.

News & Analysis

Spotting Deepfakes in an Election Year: How AI Detection Tools Work — and Sometimes Fail

by shirin anlen, Rachel Vázquez Llorante, Reuters Institute • April 17, 2024

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.

Case Studies News & Analysis Reporting Tools & Tips

Goldsmith Prize Finalist: How One Collaboration Revealed Alleged Sex Abuse, Torture by Sheriff’s Deputies

by Denise-Marie Ordway, The Journalist's Resource • April 10, 2024

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.

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Data Journalism Investigating Institutions News & Analysis

Investigating India: How Smaller, Independent News Outlets Are Digging into Politics in a Key Election Year

by Bhavya Dore • April 3, 2024

Smaller investigative news outlets have been behind challenging and impactful accountability reporting leading up to the country’s elections.

Police, security forces, Dhaka, Bangladesh

News & Analysis Press Freedom

How Investigative Site Netra News, Banned in Bangladesh, Is Reporting on the Country from the Outside

by Laura Oliver, Reuters Institute • March 26, 2024

Netra News Editor-in-Chief Tasneem Khalil speaks about his experience as a journalist working from exile.

Case Studies News & Analysis

Round-Up of Notable Watchdog Reporting on the Israel-Hamas Conflict

by GIJN Staff • March 14, 2024

To show how investigative journalism can still be done in such a perilous reporting environment, here is a selection of some of the best investigations that have been produced so far on the Gaza conflict.

News & Analysis

Oscars 2024: Celebrating Documentary Film

by Laura Dixon • March 11, 2024

While the Oscars are known for glitz and glamor, recognition here bestows a higher level of prestige and, in many cases, can bring urgent or in-depth reporting to a global audience.

International Women's Day 2024 election coverage best practices

News & Analysis Reporting Tools & Tips

Tips From — And For — Women Investigative Journalists Reporting on 2024 Elections

by Holly Pate and Joanna de Marco • March 8, 2024

GIJN’s global team spoke with women investigative journalists about their election coverage best practices.

News & Analysis Sustainability

‘Theater, Fact-Checked:’ Investigative Journalism on Stage

by Alexa van Sickle • March 4, 2024

Collaborating with Vienna’s Volkstheater, Austrian investigative outlet Dossier is bringing its reporting to the stage.

News & Analysis

How Tech Platforms Are Suffocating Watchdog Journalism in Russia and Around the World

by Russell Brandom • February 22, 2024

Publications like Russia’s The Insider have found their investigative reporting caught between state censorship and hostile online platform dynamics.

News & Analysis Press Freedom

Surge of Violence in Ecuador Threatens Accountability Journalism

by Brenda Medina, ICIJ • January 31, 2024

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

by GIJN Staff • January 30, 2024

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

by Laura Dixon • January 29, 2024

Our annual round-up of audio delights, as reviewed by GIJN’s global team. Featuring stories from US, Mexico, France, Germany, and the UK.

Climate News & Analysis

The Investigative Agenda for Climate Change Journalism

by Anne Koch • January 22, 2024

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.

News & Analysis

Center for Cooperative Media’s Top 10 Journalism Collaborations of 2023

by Stefanie Murray • January 18, 2024

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

by Anton Protsiuk, The Fix • January 17, 2024

“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.

Stolen Treasures, Abducted Children, Nuclear Plant Occupation: 2023’s Best Investigative Stories in Ukrainian

by Olga Simanovych and Mariana Motrunych • January 11, 2024

Reporters in Ukraine face constant physical danger, but the war hasn’t prevented them from uncovering corruption and other misdeeds.

Rooftop Spooks, Internet Censorship, Governor Fashion Budgets: 2023’s Best Investigative Stories in Russian

by Olga Simanovych and Kamila Eshalieva • January 10, 2024

Journalists in Russia and elsewhere in the region continue to expose wrongdoing via innovative investigative tools and traditional reporting methods.

Awards, Grants, & Fellowships News & Analysis

2023 AIJC: Africa’s Premier Investigative Journalism Conference Shows Off Inclusiveness and Intrepid Reporting

by Benon Herbert Oluka, Maxime Domegni and Aïssatou Fofana • January 8, 2024

AIJC2023 drew more than 400 participants from at least 35 African countries and 20 other nations around the world.

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Awards, Grants, & Fellowships News & Analysis

ARIJ16 Showcases Cross-Border Collaboration and Award-Winning Journalism

by ARIJ • January 5, 2024

ARIJ’s 16th annual forum in Amman, Jordan highlighted “cross-border collaboration in a fragmented world” and recognized numerous regional stories with awards.