GIJN is delighted to welcome nine new member organizations – a diverse group of nonprofit newsrooms from eight countries that are bravely holding individuals and institutions to account in tough press environments. These admissions now grow GIJN’s global network to 244 member organizations in 90 countries.
Our weekly project that maps the most popular data journalism stories on Twitter found several environmental projects this week, including a climate disaster in Germany, air pollution in South Asia, and deforestation in Brazil. We also feature more data-driven coverage of the Tokyo Olympics, an investigation into Bulgarian coal plants, and a guide to creating appealing data visualizations based on simple charts.
A suspect in the brutal rape and murder of a Bulgarian journalist has been apprehended. But questions remain about whether Viktoria Marinova’s coverage of a procurement scandal was the real reason for her killing.
