Getting the Story Out Sustainability
The Good and Bad of Financing Your Own Global Investigation
Fariba Nawa, host of the On Spec podcast, discusses how she and her team have used donations and collaborations to build their project.
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Project Management: Evaluation and Post-Project Analysis
In this chapter, we discuss project evaluation and post-project analysis, where project managers assess the success of the investigation, learn from challenges, and apply those lessons going forward.
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Project Management: Collaborative Journalism
Chapter One of GIJN’s seven-chapter guide focusing on the non-journalistic aspects of project management in collaborative or cross-border journalism.
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Project Management: Risk Management and Security
In this chapter, we cover how smart risk management can prevent unpleasant and even life-threatening situations when collaborating on an investigation, not only for sources and the team, even the publisher.
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Project Management: Technology and Tools
In this chapter, we discuss how tools for communication and cooperation are indispensable for collaborative journalism and cover some commonly used tools in investigative projects.
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Project Management: Budgeting and Resource Management
In this chapter, we cover how to administer a project budget and manage the money to cover travel, accommodation, tools and technology, legal support, payment of freelancers, and any other expenses.
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GIJN Guide to Project Management in Investigative Journalism
The comprehensive guide offers detailed advice on managing the non-investigative aspects of collaborative projects.
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Project Management: Team Dynamics and Collaboration
In this chapter, we discuss how a project manager can monitor, guide, handle team dynamics, and ensure the group is best positioned to focus on its primary mission: collaborating on an investigation.
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Project Management: Planning and Timelines
In this chapter, we discuss how the project manager helps the investigative team focus on the goals and scope of the project, set the direction, and define the boundaries of the reporting.
Distribution & Promotion Getting the Story Out
How Mobile Investigative Newsrooms Can Restore Citizens’ Faith in Journalism
Two members of the OCCRP — North Macedonia’s Investigative Reporting Lab and Latvia’s Re:Baltica — have set up mobile reporting outposts.
Getting the Story Out LATAM Focus News & Analysis
Investigating in Audio: Nine Standout Podcasts from Latin America
Investigative podcasts from the region have successfully managed to mix traditional reporting with one of the continent’s oldest genres: narrative journalism.
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.
Getting the Story Out Press Freedom
How Georgia Is Following a Russian Legal Blueprint to Suppress Independent Journalism
A proposed “foreign agents” bill in Georgia is viewed by many journalists in the country as part of a coordinated campaign to suppress investigative and independent media.
Getting the Story Out Member Profiles
How a Group of Paris-Based Journalists Are Saving Investigations from Oblivion
The goal of Forbidden Stories is to send a strong signal to those who oppose press freedom and want to act with impunity that killing a journalist won’t kill the story.
Getting the Story Out Press Freedom
How Alexey Navalny Was Inspired by — and Inspired — Investigative Journalism in Russia
Anti-corruption campaigner Alexey Navalny proved that anyone, after investigative training and practice, can expose rights abuse at the highest levels of government.
Getting the Story Out GIJC23
Going Multilingual — The New Frontier of Podcasting?
The global boom in audio streaming offers an opportunity for investigative journalists to reach wider audiences by developing multilingual translations of their podcasts.
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GIJC23 – Podcasts: Producing the Investigative Podcast
Podcast listening in Brazil and Indonesia, two of the world’s top markets, has followed a global surge in listeners turning to the intimacy of podcasting and streaming audio, when and where they want. Come meet three journalists and producers who have both led the way in their countries, and collaborated in true GIJN fashion. Join […]
Getting the Story Out
Investigative Journalism in Africa: A Book From the Frontlines
The award-winning Ghanaian journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni says there are a series of challenges that investigative reporters in Africa must confront during the course of their work. Read about the difficulty of getting accurate data, the challenges of impunity, funding issues, and press freedom challenges in this excerpt from his new book.
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How to Set Up a Video Unit: A GIJN Guide for Small Organizations
How to hire staff and plan out your shoots to tips for better photography and helpful case studies.
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Investigative Audio: 8 Tips from Podcasting Innovators
In a GIJC21 session on investigative podcasts, journalists and producers who have created award-winning podcasts shared ideas on how to leverage this audio storytelling technique to better connect with the audience and tell impactful stories.
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Business Tools for Newsrooms: A GIJN Guide
This guide was produced thanks to support from the Google News Initiative. It was researched and written by Talya Cooper, a researcher based in New York who has worked as the archivist of the Edward Snowden archive at The Intercept and as archive manager at StoryCorps. She is the co-author, with Alison Macrina, of “Anonymity,” a […]
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Nils Mulvad – The story behind the data
More than ever, investigative journalists need to understand electronic data to do their jobs. To find, extract, analyze and tell stories, increasingly they need to deal with spreadsheets, databases, and visualizations. Nils Mulvad (https://x.com/nmulvad) is an Investigative journalist based in Denmark, who has worked with data journalism for more than 20 years. Visit GIJN’s resource […]
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Mobile Journalism Guide: How To Get Your Mojo Workin’
COVID-19 Update: Reporting during the pandemic poses some new risks. Here are some relevant resources. Marc Settle, a BBC Academy smartphone trainer, prepared this article: Coronavirus’ impact on mobile journalism Nico Piro, mobile journalism trainer and special correspondent at Italy’s RAI, shared lessons here: Lessons from Italy: best practices for field reporting during the coronavirus […]
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Drone Journalism
Turbulent with a chance of data: Journalism’s drone-powered futures: A guide to storytelling with UAVs, by Monika Sengul-Jones in datajournalism.com. Tips on Drone Journalism by Raffy Tima, a senior news producer and news anchor with GMA Network Manila, Philippines, as presented during GIJC17. Six Tips for Succeeding at Drone Journalism, a guide prepared by Johnny […]
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Investigative Photography: Supporting a Story with Images
There’s nothing like a good photographer to bring alive an investigative story. One of the worst crimes that investigative journalists commit is spending months on a great story, and then only minutes on the presentation. Working with photojournalists who know their craft (along with designers and graphic artists) can be one of the real pleasures of putting a big project together. We’re fortunate that a new handbook on using photography for investigations was just published: Investigative Photography: Supporting a Story with Pictures, by CJ Clarke, Damien Spleeters, and Juliet Ferguson.