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UN Leaders Call Independent Journalism Vital to Development

by Ban Ki-moon, Irina Bokova and Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein • May 5, 2015

Everyone must be free to seek, receive and impart knowledge and information on all media, online and offline. Quality journalism enables citizens to make informed decisions about their society’s development. It also works to expose injustice, corruption, and the abuse of power. For this, journalism must be able to thrive, in an enabling environment in which they can work independently and without undue interference and in conditions of safety.

Global Conference: Call for Research Papers / Abstracts

by GIJN Staff • May 5, 2015

The ninth Global Investigative Journalism Conference, to be held this October 8-11 in Lillehammer, Norway will feature again an academic research track, highlighting trends, challenges, teaching methodologies, and best practices in investigative journalism. Here is the call for papers that is going out to journalism professors worldwide.

Methodology Reporting Tools & Tips Teaching & Training

Online Research Tools and Investigative Techniques

by Paul Myers • May 5, 2015

Search engines are an intrinsic part of the array of commonly used “open source” research tools. Together with social media, domain name look-ups and more traditional solutions such as newspapers, effective web searching will help you find vital information. Many people find that search engines often bring up disappointing results from dubious sources. A few tricks, however, can ensure that you corner the pages you are looking for, from sites you can trust. The same goes for searching social networks and other sources to locate people.

Data Journalism

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

by GIJN and Connected Action • May 4, 2015

What’s the data-driven journalism crowd tweeting? Here are the Top Ten links for Apr 25- May 3: How quickly America changes its mind (@business); Latin America HackLabs winners (@HacksLabsData); Tmap in a nutshell; crazy Berlin real estate (@morgenpost) and more.

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Press Freedom: The Dark Cloud Gathering Over Europe

by Thorbjørn Jagland • May 4, 2015

As we mark this year’s World Press Freedom Day, the memory of the attack at the Charlie Hebdo office in Paris hangs in the air. So, too, do the shootings in Copenhagen, where a cartoonist was again among the targets. So far 2015 has not been much of a friend to freedom of expression. I’m afraid that I do not have good news: across the full length of our continent, media freedom is now under threat.

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Events in 100 Countries Mark World Press Freedom Day

by UNESCO • May 2, 2015

Every year, 3 May is a date which celebrates the fundamental principles of press freedom; to evaluate press freedom around the world, to defend the media from attacks on their independence and to pay tribute to journalists who have lost their lives in the exercise of their profession. It is World Press Freedom Day. Over 100 national celebrations take place each year to commemorate this Day.

Investigative Reporting + Art: The Spring 2015 Wisconsin Tour

by Kate Golden • May 1, 2015

The Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism is a GIJN member based in America’s heartland, in a Midwest state best known for its dairy farms, cheese, and Green Bay Packers football team. From its offices at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Journalism, WCIJ since 2009 has distinguished itself with an impressive record of digging into criminal justice, the environment, and state government that has won a basket full of awards. Through its partnerships, the Center’s stories have reached millions, but its innovative team is now working to expand that reach by collaborating with artists on investigative stories. We’re pleased to present the latest from WCIJ’s Investigative Reporting + Art project.

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Global Press Freedom Dives to Lowest Point in Over 10 Years

by GIJN Staff • April 29, 2015

The annual report on freedom of the press by Freedom House is out, and the results are grim: Freedom of the Press 2015 finds that harsh laws and violence have driven press freedom to its lowest level in over a decade. “Conditions for the media deteriorated sharply in 2014 to reach their lowest point in more than 10 years, as journalists around the world encountered more restrictions from governments, militants, criminals, and media owners,” states the report.

Data Journalism

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

by GIJN & Connected Action • April 27, 2015

What’s the data-driven journalism crowd tweeting? Here are the Top Ten links for Apr 18-26: data viz resources (@visualisingdata), Europe refugees (@zeitonline), French school names (@EugenieBastie), Perugia Fest highlights (#digilab), Le Monde fack-checks (@lemondefr), Global South ddj (SciDev.net).

Data Journalism

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

by GIJN Staff and Connected Action • April 20, 2015

What’s the data-driven journalism crowd tweeting about? Here are the Top Ten links for April 10-16: must-read books for #ddj beginners, data tools for covering elections, resources for working with open data, mapping the Internet in Europe, and an upcoming bootcamp in Pakistan.

Data Journalism Methodology Research Teaching & Training

What Is Data Journalism — Journalists Offer An “Explication”

by GIJN Staff • April 19, 2015

The good people at the Journalism in the Americas Blog, who just hosted the always interesting International Symposium on Online Journalism, alerted us to a useful new video, “Data Journalism: An Explication.” Here are journalists doing their best to define data journalism.The video comes from Cindy Royal, an associate professor, and Dale Blasingame, a lecturer, in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Texas State University.

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Investigative Journalism in China: Challenge, Risk, and Opportunity

by Yolanda Ma • April 16, 2015

The Research Desk: Tips on Digging into Scholarly Research Journals

by Gary Price • April 14, 2015

Some think of scholarly or academic journals and the articles they contain as boring, not easy to read, and not useful if you’re not an academic. While this might be the case for some articles, the belief that this is the case for all articles in all publications is wrong. Academic and scholarly publications can be of tremendous value to the journalist and researcher.

Data Journalism

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

by GIJN and Connected Action • April 13, 2015

What’s the data-driven journalism crowd tweeting about? The Top Ten links for April 3-9: doing ddj in Afghanistan; +40 data journalism projects in France, 100 cool historical map visualizations, a South Africa calculator for paying your domestic worker, cost of medicine worldwide, and more.

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Secrets to Fundraising: A Great Cause and Plenty of Courage

by Armando Zumaya • April 10, 2015

One of the most common things you hear people say when you tell them what you do for a living is “Oh, I hate fundraising! I could NEVER do that for living!” Nice. Yes, there are all kinds of fun responses we can think of. But what it tells us over and over again is that fundraising is widely perceived as something dirty, ethically challenged, or at least uncomfortable. People think that talking to someone about their own money is akin to talking to them about sex, politics, or religion. It’s not.

Data Journalism

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

by GIJN and Connected Action • April 7, 2015

What’s the data-driven journalism crowd tweeting about? Top Ten links for March 27 – Apr 5: journalists and coding, 30+ free data tools, #ddj for beginners, asbestos in Italy, political money in Germany, and more. This list is determined by NodeXL, a social media network mapping program. The full map is available at the bottom of this roundup.

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2014 IRE Award winners Announced

by Investigative Reporters and Editors • April 4, 2015

The annual awards are out from Investigative Reporters and Editors, the world’s largest and oldest association of investigative journalists. Each year the organization honors “outstanding investigative work” with its highly regarded IRE Awards. The prizes are given in 16 categories that include small to large markets, broadcast and multimedia, books, FOI, students and more. A GIJN founding member, IRE began in 1975 and is based at the University of Missouri Journalism School.

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South African Awards Showcase Inspiring Investigative Reports

by Anton Harber • April 2, 2015

The just announced 9th Taco Kuiper Award for Investigative Journalism is South Africa’s highest prize for investigative journalism. The award recognizes “outstanding examples of journalism, that reveal untold stories, hold the powerful to account and question those in public life.” GIJN is pleased to reprint below the awards speech by Wits University Journalism Professor Anton Harber, given March 27 in Johannesburg.

Data Journalism

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

by GIJN and Connected Action • March 30, 2015

What’s the data-driven journalism crowd tweeting about? Investigating unusual trading patterns at a Chinese solar company (@FT), tracking the rising Right in France (@Rue89Strasbourg), looking back on a year of fighting Ebola (@MSF), and announcing @ICFJKnight fellowships. Read on!

Data Journalism

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

by GIJN and Connected Action • March 23, 2015

What’s the data-driven journalism crowd tweeting about? Top Ten links for March 13-20 feature investigating water aid from El Confidencial, IndiaSpend’s manipulating data in India’s most populous state, explaining the Middle East in 40 maps from Vox; & Poynter’s interactive storytelling lessons.

Investigative Events in Four Nations Showcase Muckrakers on the Move

by David E. Kaplan • March 22, 2015

(Tonsberg, Norway) From an international film festival in London to bustling conferences in Scandinavia and Latin America, investigative journalists turned out by the hundreds over the weekend in search of training and inspiration. The events, sponsored by GIJN member organizations in four countries, are part of an increasingly crowded calendar sparked by the growing global practice of investigative journalism.

Data Journalism News & Analysis

Lies & Statistics: Fudging Data in India’s Most Populous State

by Amit Bhandari, IndiaSpend • March 19, 2015

Statistics collected by state governments across India can be and are easily fudged. GIJN Member IndiaSpend–India’s first data-driven journalism initiative–analyzes reported data on disease outbreaks, crime, and traffic accidents in the country’s most populous state and compares it to better governed and richer neighbors. What unfolds is a story of lies and statistics.

Data Journalism

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

by GIJN and Connected Action • March 16, 2015

What’s the data-driven journalism crowd tweeting about? Tracking EU politicians on data protection regulations (@LobbyPlag), updated #NICAR15 tools + tutorials (@MacDiva), Big Pharma profits from taxpayers (@SRFData), and more…

GIJN Joins OSCE in Call for Release of Crimean Centre Editor Kokorina

by GIJN Staff • March 13, 2015

The Global Investigative Journalism Network joins OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović in calling for the immediate release of Natalya Kokorina, an editor with GIJN member Crimean Centre for Investigative Journalism. Ms. Kokorina was detained today by authorities in Crimea.

Case Studies

Behind the Scenes of Swiss Leaks — ICIJ’s Biggest-Ever Collaboration

by Hamish Boland-Rudder • March 13, 2015

The Swiss Leaks team included more than 160 journalists from 50 countries and 63 media outlets — ICIJ’s biggest collaboration yet. Here’s an inside look at how they did it and what they learned.

Awards

March 12, 2015

Data Journalism

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

by GIJN and Connected Action • March 9, 2015

What’s got the data-driven journalism crowd tweeting about? Here are the week’s Top Ten links for Feb 27-Mar 5: cool #NICAR15 tools + tutorials (@MacDiva), mapping power in Africa (Guardian), how to find, extract + use #OpenData (IJNet), and the history of immigration in England + Wales (Times of London).

News & Analysis

Muckraking Environmental Documentary Too Much for Beijing

by GIJN Staff • March 7, 2015

The 103-minute documentary on pollution that has taken China by storm — Under the Dome — has proven too much for officials in Beijing, who have removed the film from popular Chinese video sites. After the video’s online release on February 28, Under the Dome garnered an extraordinary 100 million views in under 24 hours.

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