Global Investigative Journalism Network

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Data Journalism

Data Journalism Top 10: Tracking Russia’s War, Ukraine’s Refugees, COVID-19 Polarization, Clothing Waste, Banh Mi

by Eunice Au & Connected Action • March 4, 2022

Our weekly round-up of the most popular data journalism stories on Twitter features an item from The Washington Post on refugees crossing Ukraine’s borders, an examination of vaccine hesitancy in the US, a look at how the coronavirus pandemic has changed life in the UK, and mapping the price of the Vietnamese staple of bánh mì in Australia.

How They Did It Methodology

How They Did It: Using Trackers to Investigate Where Unwanted Clothing Ends Up

by Minna Knus-Galán and Jessica Stolzmann • September 21, 2021

What happens to the clothes we donate to charity? Or the clothes we buy online, try on, and then return? Two Finnish journalists used tracking devices in order to investigate these post-consumer supply chains, finding that many items make their way on a complex journey to Africa and the Middle East before sometimes ending up in landfill.

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Data Journalism

Data Journalism Top 10: Tracking Russia’s War, Ukraine’s Refugees, COVID-19 Polarization, Clothing Waste, Banh Mi

How They Did It Methodology

How They Did It: Using Trackers to Investigate Where Unwanted Clothing Ends Up