The use of hacked data is a growing ethical challenge for investigative journalists. But responsible use of this information can lead to public interest revelations that would otherwise stay hidden.
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.
A recent Reuters Institute webinar dug into a highly embarrassing, retracted investigation by India’s The Wire and also laid out best practices for investigative newsrooms to avoid both deliberate and unintentional source errors.
In a new book on undercover reporting, Australian journalism professors Andrea Carson and Denis Muller examine whether deception is ever an acceptable method for journalists to use.
