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News & Analysis

Editor’s Pick: The Best Investigative Stories from China 2017

by GIJN Staff • January 4, 2018

It’s been a year since “post-truth” was chosen as Word of the Year by Oxford Dictionaries, but the sentiment still resonates. In China, we’ve encountered shifting public opinion, fake news and heavy censorship, but we also saw stories that remind us there are journalists who never give up the pursuit of truth. Here’s a selection of China’s best investigative stories from 2017 — from child abuse to misconduct by major companies — curated by GIJN’s Chinese team.

Data Journalism

Feast Your Eyes on 15 Stunning DataViz

by Payman Taei • January 2, 2018

Payman Taei’s round-up of 15 data visualizations that will not only blow your mind, they will give you a clearer understanding of what makes a great visualization. Feast your eyes on these beauties!

News & Analysis

2017’s Award Winning Global Journalism

by Amina Boubia • December 28, 2017

Drawn from a selection of 15 global and regional journalism awards, this list of best reads from 2017 is an inspiring selection of storytelling, investigative techniques, collaborative enterprises and fearless reporting against all odds.

Reporting Tools & Tips

Your 17 Favorite Tools for Journalism from 2017

by Ren LaForme • December 26, 2017

Ren LaForme, the tool guy over at Poynter who runs their Try This! — Tools for Journalism newsletter, put together a list of his readers’ favorites from 2017. A quick, fun and helpful must read highlighting journalism tools from the Pipl app to FOIA Slack and a dirt cheap phone tripod.

Research

Bridging the Gap: Rebuilding Citizen Trust in the Media

by Anya Schiffrin, Beatrice Santa-Wood, Susanna De Martino, Ellen Hume and Nicole Pope • December 21, 2017

Journalists in many countries are experimenting with how to build trust and engage with audiences. Now, a new study, Bridging the Gap: Rebuilding Citizen Trust in the Media, profiles organizations working to build bridges with readers, viewers and listeners and deliver relevant news to local audiences. The study surveys 17 organizations from Argentina to Zimbabwe.

GIJN’s Top Reads for 2017

by GIJN Staff • December 19, 2017

It’s been a year of great reads on GIJN, from “how they did it” to the best tips and tools on everything from mojo to mapping. Here’s a curated list of top ten reader favorites from stories published in 2017.

Member Profiles

Online to Print: Ojo Público Experiments to Raise Human Rights Awareness

by Belén Arce Terceros • December 18, 2017

While traditional news outlets are migrating to digital platforms, Peru’s Ojo Público is taking the opposite path to reach its goal. It’s utilizing print to grow beyond its digital audience and appeal to people who read physical newspapers, as well as those who like special editions, providing a complementary product to their online publication.

IndonesiaLeaks: New Platform for Whistleblowers and Muckrakers

by IndonesiaLeaks • December 15, 2017

Ten media houses and five civil society organizations have come together to form IndonesiaLeaks, a digital platform for whistleblowers. The secure online platform is crucial in Indonesia due to the lack of whistleblower protection schemes. Those who take risks leaking information on offenses happening in their institutions are often prosecuted and intimidated.

Data Journalism

This Week’s Top 10 in Data Journalism

by GIJN & Connected Action • December 14, 2017

What’s the global data journalism community tweeting about this week? Our NodeXL #ddj mapping from December 4 to 10 has @Reuters documenting the deplorable living conditions at refugee camps in Bangladesh, Financial Times’ @theboysmithy transforming bad charts into useful ones and the impressive work of the 2017 @infobeautyaward winners.

News & Analysis

Investigative Journalism Awards to Apply For Now!

by GIJN Staff • December 13, 2017

Worked hard to produce investigative projects this past year? Consider submitting your story for these prominent journalism awards, which are listed below and ordered by the nearest deadline. But hurry, some deadlines are coming soon!

Help GIJN Train the World’s Investigative Journalists

by GIJN Staff • December 12, 2017

Won’t you join Professor Stiglitz in supporting our work? Our job is providing truth-telling journalists with the training, strategies, and networks that hold the powerful accountable and give voice to those who otherwise have none. Your support today can help GIJN meet the tremendous demand for these capacity-building efforts in the months to come.

Reporting Tools & Tips

The New Journalist: 13 Media Sites to Keep You in the Know

by Maria Teresa Ronderos • December 12, 2017

There is a growing number of media and journalism schools and research centers investigating new trends, helping to understand digital disruption and its impact. With their newsletters, websites and interactive online training, they can inform you about inspiring innovations, share academic research, spot threats, provoke critical thinking, highlight valuable journalistic endeavors and report on moves in the industry that will affect how stories reach people. Here are 13 you don’t want to miss.

Reporting Tools & Tips

Journalism Bots: A Quick History and Ideas for Use in Your Newsroom

by Alastair Otter • December 11, 2017

Bots in newsrooms are becoming increasingly commonplace as a growing number of publishers experiment with various automated services to expand their coverage, help journalists do their jobs better or improve relationships with readers. Here’s a quick history of the bot in newsrooms, and ideas for employing them in yours.

Q&A with the Muckraker Extraordinaire Who Made the Politico 28

by Stella Roque • December 7, 2017

Anuška Delić is not someone who goes unnoticed. Opinionated, brazen and bold, her tenacity and relentlessness has made her the foremost investigative reporter in Slovenia and among the most influential in Europe. This week, she’s made the POLITICO 28 Class of 2018, “the list of doers, disrupters and dreamers who will transform European life, politics and ideas.”

Data Journalism

This Week’s Top Ten in Data Journalism

by GIJN & Connected Action • December 7, 2017

What’s the global data journalism community tweeting about this week? Our NodeXL #ddj mapping from November 27 to December 3 has @journocode’s festive data-driven advent calendar with tutorials and interviews, @FT mapping cities at risk of natural disasters affecting property prices, and a #VisualizationUniverse by Google News Lab and Adioma.

News & Analysis

ARIJ Awards Top Investigative Journalists in Mideast, North Africa

by ARIJ • December 6, 2017

Journalists from Egypt, Yemen and Jordan who exposed human rights abuse and state-run mass surveillance took top prizes for the best investigations in print, film and multimedia in 2017 at the 10th Forum for Arab Investigative Journalists this weekend.

Data Journalism

Bringing Data Journalism to China

by Ruobing Su and Yumeng Ren • December 5, 2017

Zhimin Huang is widely cited as one of the first people to do data journalism in China. He spoke with Storybench about the state of data journalism in China and his perspective on data accessibility in the country.

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#GIJC17: Spotlight on Africa

by Safeeyah Kharsany • December 4, 2017

Almost 500 African journalists met with their global counterparts in Johannesburg at #GIJC17, the largest international gathering of investigative journalists, to sharpen their skills for a new era of digging out the muck.

Case Studies

FOIA This! — Requests Uncover Green News

by Toby McIntosh • November 29, 2017

Freedom of information requests have fueled recent environmental stories around the world. GIJN’s Resource Center director, Toby McIntosh, put together a round-up of a few that might stimulate your investigative thinking.

Case Studies

How a News Outlet Raised $600K with a DPO

by Nancy Watzman • November 28, 2017

A for-profit “local newspaper without the paper” in California raised nearly $600,000 via a “direct public offering,” or DPO. Here’s how it works, and how it might work for your media organization.

Reporting Tools & Tips

How Muckrakers Use Crowdsourcing: Case Studies from ProPublica to The Guardian

by Toby McIntosh • November 27, 2017

The creative use of social media has given journalists new ways to solicit tips as well as tap readers’ expertise, opinions and personal experiences. GIJN’s Toby McIntosh has rounded up some of the best examples of community engagement in stories as well as a list of resources and ideas for crowdsourcing.

Data Journalism

Seven Trends in Data Visualization

by Alastair Otter • November 24, 2017

Data visualization is constantly changing as new technologies emerge and new techniques are discovered. Data visualization experts Lena Groeger and Jane Pong look at some of the current trends.

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