Editor’s Pick: 2019’s Best Investigative Stories from China
As part of the GIJN Editor’s Pick series for 2019, here are some of the best works of investigative journalism from China in 2019, as selected by the GIJN Chinese team.
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environmental reporting
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Resource
Investigating Climate Change: A New GIJN Guide
What’s the investigative journalism twist on covering the climate crisis? Much of the biggest news understandably comes from scientists, but there’s lots of potential for imaginative reporting, as discussed in a new GIJN resource guide on climate.
Reporting Tools & Tips
Climate Change: Investigating the Story of the Century
Climate change is such a big and important topic that there are many opportunities for journalists to investigate it, writes James Fahn, and so far they may just be scratching the surface.
Reporting Tools & Tips
8 Ways Journalists Visualized California’s Out-of-Control Wildfires
California officials and firefighters are becoming increasingly concerned that the drier, windier conditions spurred on by the warming climate will make wildfires more devastating and their seasons longer. But are enough people paying attention to their root causes and dire consequences? Here are eight ways US journalists have been chronicling this year’s wildfires.
Data Journalism
This Week’s Top Ten in Data Journalism
What’s the global data journalism community tweeting about this week? Our NodeXL #ddj mapping from November 27 to December 3 has @journocode’s festive data-driven advent calendar with tutorials and interviews, @FT mapping cities at risk of natural disasters affecting property prices, and a #VisualizationUniverse by Google News Lab and Adioma.
Data Journalism
This Week’s Top Ten in Data Journalism
What’s the global data journalism community tweeting about this week? Our NodeXL #ddj mapping from October 23 to 29 has @fedfragapane and @piaaaac visualizing six asylum seekers’ routes, @Recode breaking down the Gates Foundation’s philanthropic contributions by category and @lisacrost offering tips on how to choose a color palette for choropleth maps.