Accessibility Settings

color options

monochrome muted color dark

reading tools

isolation ruler

Tag

surveys

4 posts

Methodology

Journalists Lift the Lid Off Abortion Issues in Germany and Worldwide

In 2021, nonprofit journalism site CORRECTIV.Lokal set out to investigate the impact of restricted access to abortion on the health and well-being of pregnant people in Germany. As the recent US Supreme Court ruling shows, ongoing changes to abortion rights and legislation affect millions of people around the world and make this a crucial topic for investigative journalists.

Case Studies

How They Did It: Making a Story Too Big to Ignore by Using Surveys

Reporters at a regional newspaper in Bangladesh, Gramer Kagoj, heard from local villagers that a maternity allowance scheme for poor mothers was being abused by women who weren’t pregnant. With guidance from an expert, they applied statistical survey methods to interview 400 beneficiaries, and their investigation took a different turn — revealing a deeper, systemic problem.