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GIJN Condemns Attacks on Journalists Covering US Protests

by GIJN • June 3, 2020

The Global Investigative Journalism Network condemns attacks by law enforcement on journalists in the US covering protests of the police killing of George Floyd. “The attacks on, and intimidation of, journalists legitimately covering protests and social unrest in the US are unconstitutional and unlawful,” stated the executive committee of the GIJN Board of Directors. “These attacks… threaten the very core of a free and democratic society.”

Case Studies

How The New York Times is Visualizing the Smartphone Tracking Industry

by Erin Merkel • April 29, 2020

The New York Times’ Privacy Project highlighted the alarmingly unregulated activity of location data companies collecting data from millions of smartphone users. As the coronavirus pandemic sheds further light on the uses and misuses of location tracking, here’s a deeper look at the project that visualized phones being tracked around the US, from the Pentagon and the White House to the streets of San Francisco.

Case Studies

How Italian Investigative Journalists Are Taking on International Mafias (While Trying Not to Go Broke)

by Michele Barbero • February 24, 2020

Italy’s first center for investigative reporting was created in 2012 with very little resources. Since then it has become a well-established player in the Italian media landscape. The group has grappled with financial challenges, threats, and intimidation, but have big plans for the future. Michele Barbero profiled Investigative Reporting Project Italy for GIJN.

Reporting Tools & Tips

Covering Whistleblowers: 6 Tips for Journalists

by Denise-Marie Ordway • February 19, 2020

Throughout history, whistleblowers have played an important role in bringing corruption, fraud, waste, and other improprieties to light worldwide. But journalists face serious challenges in doing this kind of reporting, especially when it involves world leaders and the federal intelligence community.

News & Analysis

What Investigative Journalism Will Look Like in 2020

by Eunice Au • January 15, 2020

GIJN asked investigative journalists around the world to look ahead at what’s in store for 2020. Here are the trends, key forces, and challenges they expect will affect investigative and data journalism in the coming year, as well as the new skills and approaches we should be thinking about.

News & Analysis

Nigerian Military Targeted Journalists with Forensic Search for Sources

by Jonathan Rozen • November 8, 2019

Journalists for the Daily Trust in Nigeria told the Committee to Protect Journalists that the military conducted forensic searches on their computers and mobile phones following the publication of a story about a military operation. CPJ’s Jonathan Rozen writes that these raids are emblematic of a global trend of law enforcement seizing journalists’ phones and computers — some of their most important tools.

Reporting Tools & Tips

How to Dox Yourself

by Kristen Kozinski and Neena Kapur • April 8, 2019

If you’re like most people, there are bits of information about you scattered around the internet. These breadcrumbs can be used to “dox” journalists, which is when malicious actors track down and share private information. Here’s how to dox yourself and safeguard your information before someone else can dox you.

News & Analysis

Khashoggi’s Spirit Lingers Over Arab Investigative Journalism Conference

by Majdolin Hasan and Amr Hasan • December 14, 2018

More than 450 journalists gathered at the 11th Annual Forum of the Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism in Jordan earlier this month. The gathering took place just two months after journalist Jamal Khashoggi was brutally murdered at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, as new details of his assassination continued to surface.  

News & Analysis

A Billion-Dollar Fine: The Case for Saudi Reparations to the World’s Journalists

by Chuck Fall • October 29, 2018

For there to be real justice in the case of Jamal Khashoggi, the penalty the Saudis pay must transcend time, place and person, and positively advance the cause of journalism and rights of free speech for generations to come, not just achieve criminal convictions, visa restrictions and economic sanctions. Citizen activist Chuck Fall proposes how that might look.

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