Reporting Tools & Tips
5 Free Open Source Digital Tools to Combat Disinformation
Developed by Brazilian media outlets in late 2024, the solutions are available free of charge to any journalistic organization inside and outside Brazil.
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News & Analysis Press Freedom
Chaos and Credibility: A Snapshot of How AI Is Impacting Press Freedom and Investigative Journalism
GIJN offers a snapshot of how watchdog reporters are confronting algorithmic abuses and misinformation while also employing AI as a key newsroom tool.
Data Journalism Methodology
How AI Is Helping Independent Journalists Track Wartime Casualties of Russia
Exiled Russian media site IStories has shared with GIJN how it built an AI-powered database of Russian military war dead and missing, and why it was worth creating.
Data Journalism How They Did It
How I Did It: Extracting and Analyzing National Budget Data Using a Custom AI Bot
Filipino journalist Jaemark Tordecilla explains how he made and refined a custom AI tool that makes it easier to report on public spending from budgets published online.
How They Did It Reporting Tools & Tips
Misinformation on TikTok: How Documented Examined Hundreds of Videos in Different Languages
For an investigation into misinformation on TikTok, the Documented team developed helpful methodologies for using AI to transcribe and analyze large amounts of downloaded videos.
How They Did It
Opening the AI ‘Black Box’: How We Investigated Grab’s Fare System
How the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism looked into the opaque algorithm used by the ride-hailing company Grab.
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GIJN’s Top Investigative Tools of 2024
In 2024, new and innovative digital tools provided leads and evidence for accountability stories on every continent.
News & Analysis Reporting Tools & Tips
How Journalism Groups in Africa Are Building AI Tools to Aid Investigations and Fact-Checking
These organizations are developing AI tools and resources that can be used to tackle misinformation, improve data reporting, and help with the storytelling process.
Data Journalism Top 10
Spotting Fake and AI Images, Explaining the US Election, Hate Speech in German Politics, and the Threat from Building Cladding Fires
Our weekly column of the best in data journalism features politics, environmental tragedies, and artificial intelligence.
Distribution & Promotion News & Analysis Sustainability
How Rappler Is Building Its Own Communities to Counter AI and Big Tech
Nobel Prize laureate and Rappler co-founder Maria Ressa on her site’s new Communities venture and making bold moves in countering Big Tech.