Case Studies
How Journalistic Teamwork Uncovered Years of Regulatory Failure in Texas
The authors give a behind-the-scenes look at their investigation into a massive chemical fire in Houston in March 2019.
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investigative Journalism
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Getting Started in Investigative Journalism Methodology
Tips For Backgrounding Unknown Subjects in Time-Critical Situations
Investigative projects are often likened to marathons. But, every now and then, watchdog reporters need to sprint. In a recent IRE23 conference session, experts shared tips on how to unearth background facts about little-known people on short notice.
Methodology
8 Ways Journalists Can Access Academic Research for Free
A lot of academic research exists behind paywalls. The Journalist’s Resource outlines eight ways reporters can get free access to high-quality scholarship.
Investigative Techniques
Best Practices for Investigating Culprits of War, Human Rights Abuses, and Other Conflict
GIJN senior reporter Rowan Philip shares accumulated best practices from reporters around the world, on how to investigate culprits of war, human rights abuses, and other conflict.
Methodology
Tips for Investigating Algorithm Harm — and Avoiding AI Hype
In a panel discussion at the IRE23 Conference, experts shared tips on how reporters can identify and investigate algorithmic harm and AI bias, and hold the human masters of these systems accountable.
News & Analysis
7 Key Takeaways from the 2023 CIJ Conference in London
GIJN associate editor Laura Dixon and GIJN Francophone Africa editor Maxime Domegni round up seven key takeaways from the 2023 Centre for Investigative Journalism’s 2023 summer conference in London.
News & Analysis
The ‘Moonshot’ Newsroom: An Insider’s Account of the Meteoric Rise and Fall of BuzzFeed News Investigations
BuzzFeed News investigative correspondent Tom Warren reflects on the rise and fall of their award-winning investigations team.
News & Analysis Press Freedom
Kyiv Independent’s Olga Rudenko: How to Run a Successful Media Start-Up in a Time of War
The Kyiv Independent was launched just months before the start of the war in Ukraine. In her keynote address at the CIJ summer conference, the outlet’s editor-in-chief spoke about the challenges of running an investigative project in the midst of conflict, and how the team have battled to make the organization sustainable.
News & Analysis Sustainability
Pitch Perfect: An Insider’s Tips for Writing a Successful Investigative Journalism Grant Proposal
GIJN’s French editor Alcyone Wemaëre spoke with Timothy Large from IPI’s IJ4EU cross-border investigation project to learn an insider’s tips for writing a successful investigative journalism grant proposal.
Data Journalism Data Journalism Top 10
Data Journalism Top 10: Spanish Marital Rates, Gender Income Disparities in Singapore, and Tropical Deforestation
This week in GIJN’s Top 10 in Data Journalism, we highlight stories on marital status across Spain, tropical deforestation around the world and, especially, the Amazon, and gender income disparities in Singapore.