News & Analysis
Investigating a Scandal in the Publishing World: Q & A with Chloe Hadjimatheou
“The Salt Path” was a bestselling memoir, but after a tipoff, this reporter wondered if everything was quite as it seemed.
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How They Did It
How TBIJ Teamed up with UK Members of Parliament to Uncover ‘Silenced Stories’
TBIJ journalists explain how they got around SLAPP suits by having UK Members of Parliament — shielded by legal privilege — read in the House of Commons previously silenced stories.
How They Did It News & Analysis
How ‘Underestimated’ Journalists Exposed the Massive UK Post Office Scandal
The UK’s Post Office scandal saw hundreds of people wrongly prosecuted. For over a decade, investigative journalists from small outlets plugged away to uncover the truth.
Data Journalism
Data Journalism Top 10: China’s Vast Fishing Fleet, Europe’s Internet Speed, Afghan Resources, and US Murders Rate
Tracking the most popular data journalism stories on Twitter from September 20 to September 26, using NodeXL mapping and our own human curation, we found investigations into burning oil in the Greek islands and heat-related deaths in German cities. In this edition, we also feature an exclusive story about China’s vast, secretive fishing fleet, a look at the US arms race, and an analysis of suspicious anomalies in the recent Russian election results.
News & Analysis
Document of the Day: UK Cities Refuse Public Scrutiny of Accounts
When the Bureau of Investigative Journalism asked to see a contract between property developers and the North London borough of Haringey, its reporters were disappointed to receive a heavily-redacted document. This was part of a drive by the UK nonprofit to test the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014, which gives citizens and journalists the right to access the accounts and related documents of city councils and other local authorities.