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My Favorite Tools: El Salvador’s Jimmy Alvarado on Exposing Corruption
El Faro investigative journalist Jimmy Alvarado offers his favorite tools and techniques for exposing corruption.
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Case Studies
How a BBC Investigation Exposed the Impact of Gas Flaring on Iraqi Communities
In “Under Poisoned Skies,” an award-winning investigation from BBC News Arabic, reporters headed to southern Iraq to explore the impact of gas flaring on the environment and public health.
News & Analysis Press Freedom
Prison Journalist Shows the Need For a Free Press — Even Behind Bars
Jason Walker has been continuously incarcerated in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice since 2008, shuffled from unit to unit as the threat to his safety grows. He’s made quite a name for himself inside as a muckraker.
Methodology News & Analysis Reporting Tools & Tips
Tips for Gamifying Your Next Investigation
Gaming and the news have a history, for decades they have been used to increase engagement and reach younger audiences. Here are some tips for getting started with gamification in your next investigation.
Safety & Security
How Investigative Journalists Can Fight Back Against New, Enhanced Surveillance Threats
A panel about the “brave new world” of surveillance at the 2023 IPI World Media Congress in Vienna discusses success stories around the world of journalists and activists pushing back against new and enhanced surveillance methods.
News & Analysis Reporting Tools & Tips
Experts Discuss Investigating Social Media Companies Like Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok
Investigative journalists intending to cover social media and its societial effects must understand the intricacies of the companies that drive them, and think critically about novel angles of coverage.
Methodology Reporting Tools & Tips
Tips for Investigating Suspicious Real Estate Deals in France — and Around the World
The vast majority of people who own properties are not engaged in any misconduct or possible criminal behavior. But land deals or real estate purchases made with inexplicable funding sources can be a telltale sign of corruption.
Awards, Grants, & Fellowships GIJC23
2023 Global Shining Light Award Finalists: Small and Medium Outlet Category
Read about the six finalists for the 2023 Global Shining Light Award — the prize that honors watchdog journalism in developing or transitioning countries carried out under threat, or in perilous conditions — in the Small and Medium Outlets category.
GIJC23
2023 Global Shining Light Award Finalists: Large Outlet Category
Six outstanding investigative projects from Large Outlets have been selected as finalists for the 2023 Global Shining Light Awards (GSLA) — the prize honoring watchdog journalism in developing or transitioning countries that was carried out under threat, or in perilous conditions.
Tipsheet Investigative Techniques Reporting Tools & Tips
4 More Essential Tips for Using the Wayback Machine
Based on an interview with Wayback Machine’s director, Mark Graham, ProPublica’s Craig Silverman shares more essential tips on using it, including how to bulk archive pages, compare changes, and see when elements of a page were archived.