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Exposing the Cost of Police Misconduct in Chicago

by Matt Kiefer and Julia Smith • January 23, 2017

In researching Settling for Misconduct, a story on settlements and judgments of police misconduct, the Chicago Reporter had to account for details from hundreds of county and federal court filings, identify thousands of officers named in civil complaints, tally hundreds of millions of dollars in monetary awards and input all these data in a proper database. They also had to build a slick web app to present the data to the public. Here is how they did it.

Reporting Tools & Tips

Why Investigative Journalism Needs Our Help

by Matt Carroll • January 19, 2017

The Boston Globe’s Spotlight team’s exposé on sexual abuse of minors by clergymen made a huge difference – worldwide, the Vatican defrocked more than 800 priests, laws were changed to better protect children and a lot of victims received help, counseling and money. Now, as finances of the news business are crumbling, reporters need help too. Because without the support of the public, investigations that should be done – like Spotlight’s – will not get done.

Data Journalism

Top Ten #ddj: The Week’s Most Popular Data Journalism Links

by GIJN & Connected Action • January 18, 2017

Here are the hottest data journalism tweets for Jan 9-15, per our NodeXL mapping: DIY graphs (@nytgraphics); identifying megaregions (@undertheraedar); data reporting (@albertocairo); dataviz without data (@ddjournalism); colorizing images (@waseda_univ); Swiss climate shifts (@duc_qn); & more.

Case Studies

GIJN Member KRIK Exposes Wealth of Serbia Politicians

by Filip Stojanovski • January 17, 2017

KRIK, a journalism network that investigates crime and corruption, began publishing a database listing the properties of Serbian politicians in December last year. The revelations have made front-page news in some newspapers and are fueling online debates.

Member Profiles

Hungary’s Bodoky: Crowdfunding Our Investigations

by Media Power Monitor • January 16, 2017

Non-transparent media ownership in Hungary has created a government-friendly and controlled media environment, but investigative journalists such as Hungarian-born Tamás Bodoky are increasingly going online to report on “sensitive” topics including corruption. Small investigative outlets in the country have so far survived with crowdfunding campaigns and institutional grants.

Member Profiles

GIJN Member Civio: Fighting for Transparency in Spain

by Nuria Riquelme Palazón • January 12, 2017

Access to public information, accountability and participatory democracy may have been a reality in many countries for some time — but in Spain they sounded like a utopia. Entrepreneur Jacobo Elosua and computer technician David Cabo decided that this had to change. Their brainchild, Civio, was just recognized with the Gabriel Garcia Marquez award in innovative journalism for its Medicamentalia investigation.

Data Journalism

Top Ten #ddj: The Week’s Most Popular Data Journalism Links

by GIJN & Connected Action • January 11, 2017

Here are the hottest data journalism tweets for Jan 2-8, per our NodeXL mapping: Twitter analysis tool (@MeCoDEM); free data course (@utknightcenter); data conferences (@albertocairo); Nobel Laureates (@ReutersGraphics); slopegraphs (@EdwardTufte); Boston subway (@msb5014); job (@FTcareers) & more.

Data Journalism

The Twitterverse Of Donald Trump in 26,234 Tweets

by Lam Thuy Vo • January 9, 2017

Buzzfeed News wanted to get a better idea of where President-elect Donald Trump gets his information. So they analyzed everything he has tweeted since he launched his campaign and took a look at the links he has shared and the news sources they came from. Open Lab Fellow Lam Thuy Vo walks you through their process.

Data Journalism

Peer Reviewing Our Data Stories

by Ariana Giorgi and Christine Zhang • January 6, 2017

As journalists who analyze data for stories, we strive to hold ourselves accountable to a high standard of accuracy. But checking our work is rarely a straightforward process. Newsroom editors and fact-checkers might not have enough data expertise. Often, we need an outside opinion. Ideally, we could ask each other for advice, or even turn to experts in other fields for help. In academia, asking for outside comment before publication is broadly referred to as “peer review.”

Reporting While Female: A Talk with Pulitzer Winner Esther Htusan

by SEAPA • January 5, 2017

Esther Htusan, who was part of AP’s all-female Pulitzer Prize-winning team for a series on forced labor in Southeast Asia’s fishing industry, shares her experiences working as a journalist in Myanmar. She emphasizes the safety procedures that her newsroom and herself practices while reporting conflicts, and the struggles and roles of women journalists in Myanmar.

Data Journalism

Top Ten #ddj: 2016’s Most Popular Data Journalism Links

by GIJN & Connected Action • January 4, 2017

Here are the top data journalism tweets for 2016, per our NodeXL mapping: #PanamaPapers (@ICIJorg); #ddj awards (@GENinnovate); China stereotypes (@ForeignPolicy); U.S. poor & shrinking middle class (@NYTimes, @FT); Earth temps (@HomesAtMetacoda); Germany’s greenest cities (@morgenpost); & more.

Reporting Tools & Tips

Blending Animation and Investigative Reporting

by Cole Goins • January 3, 2017

The Center for Investigative Reporting embarked on a new experiment last year: piloting an Animated Investigations collaborative course with the California College of the Arts. The course, which is intended for three semesters and a malleable work in progress, first taught students to animate existing Reveal investigations. However, it slowly transformed into a course where students identified their own underreported stories to animate.

Data Journalism

Top Ten #ddj: The Week’s Most Popular Data Journalism Links

by GIJN & Connected Action • December 29, 2016

What are the hottest data journalism tweets? Here are top links for Dec. 12-18: An ode to bar charts (@stdbrouw); recommended data read (@albertocairo); CO2 emissions (@CarbonBrief); world tax & GDP data (@MaxCRoser); Twitter network graph (@was3210); French origins (@LeTelegramme); & more.

News & Analysis

The Road Ahead: Int’l Media Assistance under Trump

by The Global Forum for Media Development • December 28, 2016

The post-election Presidential transition in the United States has raised many questions and concerns among the international development community about the future direction of funding for and engagement with overseas media and democracy assistance. Here, three experts offer their views about the potential for major cuts in funding and politicization of international media support.

GIJN’s Top Stories of 2016

by GIJN • December 23, 2016

What a year… We’ve been Trumped and Brexited, blitzed by bogus news, and fighting to protect good journalism pretty much everywhere. But there were flashes of hope and better days. The Spotlight movie and Panama Papers showed the world what great reporting can do. As the year draws to a close, we’d like to share the 10 most popular stories on our site that have grabbed the attention of our dear readers.

News & Analysis

Stunned Open Government Community Searches for Solutions

by Tom King • December 21, 2016

December might be when thoughts turn to the holidays, but this year it’s also when anti-corruption activists and advocates for transparency and accountability came together at two major international events: the 17th International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) and the 2016 Open Government Partnership summit.

GIJN Welcomes Seven New Members from Six Countries

by GIJN Staff • December 20, 2016

The Global Investigative Journalism Network is delighted to welcome seven new member organizations, including first-time representation from Malawi and Ireland. Among them are investigative units from Ukraine and Slovenia, an Irish investigative fund, and a collaborative U.S. site specializing in Freedom of Information requests. The new members bring GIJN’s membership to 145 groups in 62 countries.

Data Journalism

Top Ten #ddj: The Week’s Most Popular Data Journalism Links

by GIJN & Connected Action • December 19, 2016

What are the hot data journalism tweets? Here are top links for Dec. 5-11: pie chart abuse (@johngrimwade); transit data tool (@ddjournalism); big data stories (@BigDataGirl); US diversity map (@PostGraphics); ddj survey (@Bahareh360); Swiss sprawl (@srfdata); dataviz types (@pol_ferrando); more.

Help Support GIJN and Global Muckraking

by GIJN Staff • December 16, 2016

The Global Investigative Journalism Network exists to support the world’s truth tellers and provide them with the training, strategies, and networks that help them hold the powerful accountable and give voice to those who otherwise have none. Your support today can help us meet the tremendous demand for these capacity-building efforts in the months to come.

News & Analysis

Washington Post Editor Baron’s Message to Journalists in Trump Era

by Marty Baron • December 13, 2016

The second-annual Hitchens Prize—honoring the memory and legacy of the late Vanity Fair contributing editor and columnist Christopher Hitchens—was given to Marty Baron, executive editor of The Washington Post, at a dinner held at New York City on November 28, 2016. This year’s citation acknowledged Baron’s long career in journalism and his work as editor at The Washington Post and earlier at The Boston Globe (featured in the Academy Award-winning movie Spotlight this year). In accepting the Hitchens Prize, Marty offered words of wisdom for journalists in the Trump Era.

Data Journalism

Top Ten #ddj: The Week’s Most Popular Data Journalism Links

by GIJN & Connected Action • December 12, 2016

What are the hot data journalism tweets? Here are top links for Nov. 28-Dec 4: Data Journalism Awards (@GENinnovate); ddj survey (@ddjournalism); US infrastructure (@PostGraphics); Trump chart + cartoon (@albertocairo); Trump & Breitbart tweet analysis (@lamthuyvo); data blog (@Creatuluw) & more.

Data Journalism News & Analysis

David Donald: A Remembrance

by Brant Houston • December 11, 2016

Editor’s Note: It is with great sadness that we at GIJN announce the passing of David Donald, a much-treasured colleague and teacher in our community. David died on Saturday after a year-long battle with cancer. He was 64. We asked his longtime friend, GIJN Board Chair Brant Houston, to write this remembrance.

News & Analysis

2016 ARIJ Prize Winners Showcase Courageous Work under Pressure

by ARIJ • December 7, 2016

Five Arab journalists who exposed torture and injustice in their societies won the 2016 ARIJ Prizes at the end of the 9th Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARIJ) forum during a gala dinner on Dec 3. The awardees shone a spotlight on important stories and tackled them with courage and dedication, taking care to highlight the depth of human feelings in their stories.

News & Analysis

Human Rights Stories Shine at COLPIN Awards

by IPYS and GIJN • December 6, 2016

Investigations into extrajudicial killings, violent conflicts over land and timber, and trafficking of cultural heritage items took home the top three prizes at the 2016 Latin American Investigative Journalism Award (#COLPIN2016), held in Panama last weekend. The jury also highlighted the existence of networking, collaborative, and transnational work methodologies streaming from data journalism

Data Journalism

Top Ten #ddj: The Week’s Most Popular Data Journalism Links

by GIJN & Connected Action • December 5, 2016

What are the hot data journalism tweets? Here are top links for Nov. 21-27: Korea president scandal (@ReutersGraphics); post-truth questions (@nicolaskb); UK beneficial ownership (@Global_Witness); exhaust data (@paulxmccarthy); dataviz catalog (@SR_Visual_Info); Turkish schools (@dagmedya) & more.

News & Analysis

Despite Growing Repression, Investigative Journalism Survives in Arab World

by Rana Sabbagh • December 2, 2016

Investigative reporting has never been a profitable business, especially when it relies on the support of governments or non-profit foundations. But now the funds are dwindling and costs are on the rise. Donors have new priorities, not least a global and intensifying refugee crisis and de-radicalization. However, Arab journalists fought to initiate free speech and honest reporting in the Arab region and continue to fight to maintain them, with no intention of giving up now.

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