Methodology Reporting Tools & Tips
Going Undercover in Africa: Tips from Recent Investigations
Investigative journalists who have gone undercover in Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, Cameroon, and Kenya share advice and practical tips.
Tag
journalism ethics
5 posts
GIJC23 Reporting Tools & Tips
Working With Hackers: Where — and How — Journalists Should Use These Sources
The use of hacked data is an ethical challenge for investigative journalists. But responsible use of this information can lead to public interest revelations that would otherwise stay hidden.
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 Reporting Tools & Tips
Lessons from a Retracted Investigation in India: How to Avoid Fabricated Evidence
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.
Case Studies Methodology
Is It Ever OK for Journalists to Lie to Get a Story?
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.