At GIJC25, veteran journalists from Indonesia, Norway, and Colombia shared practical, replicable strategies for uncovering illegal fishing and maritime wildlife trafficking at sea.
Full, unpaywalled access to public records reporting is not only good for democracy, it can increase reader trust and bolster sustainability.
The organization has one guiding principle: “Let the data speak.” But sometimes getting hold of the information they need is an uphill battle.
With a little research and negotiation, reporters can slash the cost of obtaining records bundles and speed up the government’s response in the process.
To track how executive orders affecting transgender people are being enforced, reporters filed hundreds of public records requests with federal, state, and local agencies.
Newsrooms across Africa have established formal, right-to-information help desks that leverage government document requests for public accountability and watchdog reporting.
Many reporters rely on FOIA requests and RTI legislation for their investigations. But how do you take these requests to the next level?
More than half of the world’s countries have laws that require officials to supply public documents on request, offering valuable windows for reporters.
The authors give a behind-the-scenes look at their investigation into a massive chemical fire in Houston in March 2019.
Seventy stories and still counting. This is the main result of an ongoing struggle waged since 2017 for the disclosure of all pension and retirement payments by the Brazilian government. On the front line is GIJN member Fiquem Sabendo, a journalism agency specializing in that country’s Freedom of Information Act.
