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The Nonprofit News Site Taking on Agribusiness in the US Heartland

by Peter Georgiev • April 27, 2021

From an investigation into a COVID-19 outbreak in the meatpacking industry to exposes on migrant worker housing, the Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting has made reporting of agribusiness through in-depth research, data analysis, and collaboration their core mission. This story tells how this small nonprofit has gone from a “one-man shop” to become a reliable source of watchdog reporting on an industry mostly discussed in daily business stories and trade magazines.

2021 Taco Kuiper Awards

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South African Awards: World-Class Muckraking & Resilience Amid a Pandemic

by Anton Harber • April 26, 2021

An investigation into the assassination of the section commander of Cape Town’s anti-gang unit and a story about a midwife drugging patients without consent were among those recognized in the 2020 Taco Kuiper Awards, South Africa’s prestigious prize for investigative reporting, which were handed out on April 15.

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The Global Rise of University-Based Investigative Journalism Centers

by Olivier Holmey • March 9, 2021

More universities are devoting resources to the teaching and practice of investigative journalism than ever before, and six recently-launched university-based investigative centers joined GIJN late last year. Olivier Holmey spoke to outlets in Norway, Japan, South Africa, and the Americas to find out what lies behind this growing trend.

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The Small Nonprofit Shaking Up French Investigative Journalism

by Megan Clement • February 15, 2021

The French investigative journalism outlet Disclose made waves in 2019 by revealing the shocking extent of pedophilia in amateur sports and the widespread use of French-manufactured arms in the Yemen conflict. One of its founders tells GIJN why a reader-supported model is allowing it to exist “halfway between the media and an NGO.”

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The Teen Muckraker Who Exposed Police Training Materials Quoting Hitler

by Sarah Mirk • December 4, 2020

On October 30, the student news site of duPont Manual High School in Louisville, Kentucky, in the United States, published a bombshell of an investigation: While training officers, the Kentucky State Police had used a slideshow that quoted Adolf Hitler. The reporters behind the story were a 16-year-old and his younger brother.

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