This latest Top 10 in Data Journalism column also highlights rising drug-related deaths in Berlin, heatwave fatalities in Europe, and Hong Kong’s rapidly aging population.
One often overlooked approach for accountability reporting involves side-by-side comparisons between successful and failing institutions with near-identical resources.
How investigative and data journalists covered the world’s most popular sports event, from FIFA to footwear.
An online tool set up by the German newspaper Die Zeit, in cooperation with archives in Germany and in the United States, allows people to search several million Nazi Party membership cards.
Also highlighting how films portray Ukrainians, increasing tree cover in Spain, and how couples meet.
The recipient of the 2026 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting discusses how she conducted her award-winning investigation on maskless wildland firefighters.
Also highlighting China’s squid fishing fleet off Argentina, how redistricting is shaping America’s midterms, and why 2.1 billion people still lack safe drinking water.
This course, built around collecting both qualitative and quantitative data, digital research, and information extraction, will enable participants to strengthen their investigations and diversify their sources.
LLMs are quietly reshaping data journalism workflows at The Hindu, helping reporters process vast document sets, write scripts and build interactive tools.
