Investigative Techniques
Updated Test of 24 LLMs for Geolocation
Bellingcat ran a series of geolocation challenges using two dozen popular AI platforms, with varying results.
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News & Analysis
Brazilian Fact-Check Project Shifts Strategy to Fight Misinformation, Drops Labels to Focus on Sources and Tactics
The changes represent a methodological overhaul of the initiative, which launched in 2018 and now brings together 42 media outlets from different parts of Brazil that work collaboratively.
Using AI and Satellites to Track Illegal Fishing in Marine Protected Areas
Using artificial intelligence and synthetic aperture satellite technology, investigators can better identify and document illicit activity at sea.
News & Analysis
Inside the Cross-Border Network Exposing the Environmental Crisis Facing Africa’s Longest River
Co-founded by two journalists, InfoNile has grown into a sprawling ecosystem of cross-border investigations, multimedia storytelling, and data-driven reporting.
Distribution & Promotion
Bringing an Investigation on Clandestine Landing Strips in the Peruvian Amazon to the Stage
Mongabay Latam hopes to reach new audiences by taking its award-winning investigation to the theatre, using ‘stand-up journalism’ to tell the story behind the stories.
News & Analysis
Using FOIA to Track Trans Rights in Trump’s America
To track how executive orders affecting transgender people are being enforced, reporters filed hundreds of public records requests with federal, state, and local agencies.
News & Analysis Press Freedom
‘Foreign Agent’ Law in Bosnia Threatens Independent Media
Journalists and editors from this Balkan nation warn that if the recently passed law survives a legal challenge, it would stifle independent reporting.
Teaching & Training
8 Most Common Cybersecurity Mistakes Journalists Should Avoid
Luis Assardo, a digital security trainer and investigative data journalist, gives tips on how journalists can keep their information and devices secure.
How They Did It
Uncovering the Hidden Environmental Impact of an Industrial-scale Hog Farm
An award-winning project exposed how a US-governor’s pig farming company polluted groundwater, revealing issues of political influence and regulatory neglect.
News & Analysis
Navigating the Turbulence of an Editorial Crisis
The Director General of Norway’s public broadcaster shares valuable lessons learnt from what she called “the most harrowing experience of my professional life.”