Data Journalism Reporting Tools & Tips
Using Data Sources to Track Harmful Climate Crisis-Fueled Algal Blooms
For the SEJ’s Reporter’s Toolbox: datasets and sources useful for tracking the harmful impact of climate change-fueled algal blooms.
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Data Journalism LATAM Focus News & Analysis
‘Shining a Light Where There Are Shadows’: Latin American Outlets Innovating With Data
Data journalism is helping outlets across the region carry out innovative projects that reveal the stories hidden in large volumes of data.
Data Journalism Getting the Story Out
How to Investigate When the State Conceals Data: Lessons from Belarus
Belarusian journalist Alina Yanchur shared the investigative methods adopted by those who have to work without access to state-published information.
Data Journalism Reporting Tools & Tips
Tips for Using Data in a Small Newsroom
Small newsrooms need to focus on the importance of data use more than ever — but they often face numerous hurdles, including a lack of funding and limited human resources.
Data Journalism Reporting Tools & Tips
Harnessing the Power of Global Forest Watch for Data-Driven Reporting on Land Cover Change
A Mongabay senior editor shares tips for unlocking the full capabilities of Global Forest Watch, a free-to-use online platform that she says has been instrumental in her reporting.
Data Journalism
How CORRECTIV Supports Local Data Journalism in Europe: Q&A with Editor-in-Chief Olaya Argüeso
This project aims to help local journalists publish data stories when they wouldn’t otherwise have the time or money to do it.
Data Journalism Reporting Tools & Tips
Step-By-Step Guide for Journalists on the Basics of Google Sheets
Knowing how to use spreadsheets is a crucial skill, as it allows you to find potential stories in large amounts of data and to think critically about how to use it.
Data Journalism News & Analysis
Lessons Learned: 10 Common Mistakes in Data Journalism
GIJN asked speakers and attendees in the NICAR conference hallways for the data journalism gaps they see and for under-covered topic areas newsrooms can address.
Data Journalism News & Analysis
From Space to Story in Data Journalism
Over the past 10 years satellite imagery has become an important component of data journalism. In the next decade, it will likely evolve further.
Data Journalism Reporting Tools & Tips
Spill-Tracking Data Sources to Help Cover Hazmat Events and Environmental Disasters
Environmental journalists should check out the new database tool Spill Tracker, but should also bookmark these other resources for reporting on hazmat events.
Data Journalism Investigating Institutions News & Analysis
Investigating India: How Smaller, Independent News Outlets Are Digging into Politics in a Key Election Year
Smaller investigative news outlets have been behind challenging and impactful accountability reporting leading up to the country’s elections.
Data Journalism
10 Outstanding Data Projects Win the 2024 Sigma Awards
There were 52 data journalism entries from 22 countries in shortlist for the 2024 Sigma Awards. Here are the top 10 winning projects.
Tipsheet Data Journalism Reporting Tools & Tips
Tipsheet for Using Ocean Data in Your Investigations
Investigations into what happens on, under, and around the ocean can often be answered thanks to the vast amount of data available online.
Data Journalism Reporting Tools & Tips
Best Practices for Working With Mass Shootings Data
There can be confusion among journalists about “mass shootings” data, which leads to wildly different numbers and deeper confusion among audiences.
Data Journalism Methodology
Mapping Conflict: Using Satellite Radar Data to Track the War Damage in Gaza
Gaza’s urban landscape has changed profoundly since the start of Israel’s military campaign. Researchers Jamon Van Den Hoek and Corey Scher have been mapping the impact.
Data Journalism Data Journalism Top 10
Trump’s Disappearing Donors, Tracking the Mars Rover, and the Ongoing Wars in Gaza and Ukraine
Our column of the best in data journalism also features stories on AI’s ability to forecast the weather, analyzing the Argentine president’s Tweetstorms, and apathetic EU voters.
Data Journalism
Updating the Inverted Pyramid of Data Journalism
Data journalist and instructor Paul Bradshaw has updated the Inverted Pyramid of Data Journalism — and brought together resources for every stage.
Data Journalism Methodology
Unlocking the Secrets of Algorithms: Q & A with Investigative Data Journalist Leon Yin
The investigative data journalist touches on his work interrogating social media algorithms and how reporters can determine what is a worthwhile story to pursue.
Awards, Grants, & Fellowships Data Journalism
Q & A with Sigma Awards Executive Director Marianne Bouchart
Sigma Awards executive director talks with GIJN on how the data journalism has evolved and where it’s likely to go next.
Data Journalism Data Journalism Top 10
Airplane Accidents, 2024 Elections, Europe’s Lost Snowfall, and Recycling Movies
With pieces on the global campaign landscape, airplane accidents, European snowfall, and the toll of the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza.
Data Journalism
Diversity through Data: A Conversation with Kontinentalist’s Pei Ying Loh
How the team at Kontinentalist use data and creative data storytelling to tell nuanced stories that highlight the diversity of Asia.
Case Studies Data Journalism GIJC23
Data-Driven Journalism: Roundup of Recent Standout Stories
The best of modern data journalism tells powerful stories that test assumptions. At GIJC23, two experts discussed strong recent investigations and what makes them stand out.
Data Journalism GIJC23 Reporting Tools & Tips
Tips to Guide Investigative Journalists in Document Text Analysis
Investigative journalists often face the challenge of reviewing and combining large documents or data in text forms. This can be very exhausting and labor intensive.
Data Journalism GIJC23
Expert Tips for Journalists on Building Your Own Datasets
What do you do when you don’t get the dataset you need from authorities, or it doesn’t exist? Two experts provided tips at GIJC23.
Tipsheet Data Journalism GIJC23
No Coding Required: A Step-by-Step Guide to Scraping Websites With Data Miner
Knowing where to look for data — and accessing it via scraping data from websites — can be a powerful force multiplier for investigative journalists.
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GIJC23 – The Future of Data Journalism: New Analytical Tools, Data Visualization, and AI
This roundtable will conclude the data track of the conference with a discussion on the tools that are coming to the forefront for doing data stories and with predictions for what is ahead. Join us with your ideas for what is next. ———————– The Global Investigative Journalism Network is an international association of journalism organizations […]
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GIJC23 – Using Pinpoint to Organize Unstructured Data
Pinpoint is a powerful tool for converting unstructured data (text and other forms of messy data) into datasets that can be analyzed and used for stories. ⚠️ Warning for first-time Pinpoint users: In your web browser you need to be logged into a gmail.com account. Open another tab and go to the following site https://journaliststudio.google.com/pinpoint/about. […]
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GIJC23 – Measuring Impact
Watchdog reporting makes a critical contribution to society by exposing wrongdoing, fighting corruption, and promoting accountability. But how do we measure this, and explain the value of investigative reporting to a skeptical public (and donors)? At a time of unprecedented attacks on the press, a broken financial model, and low public trust, it is critical […]