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A well-designed, properly distributed survey can build a powerful dataset for an investigation. Here are top tips on planning, designing, and executing them from the team at CORRECTIV.
“In some parts of the world it is harder to be a female investigative reporter than in others,” GIJN’s Gabriela Manuli said at a GIJC23 panel discussing the challenges facing women reporters and editors around the globe.
When reporting on children’s issues, it’s essential to treat them as individuals in their own right and give them agency over the telling of their stories.
Forensic visual investigation has rapidly become a critical method of journalistic inquiry, thanks to new technologies, innovative skills, and the global ubiquity of social media imagery.
How did three reporters investigate complex financial stories featuring Nigerian billionaires, Eurasian oligarchs, and the head of Lebanon’s central bank?
As GIJC23 wraps up in Gothenburg, Sweden, it’s clear that investigative journalism has grown stronger and more intelligent, and reporters have become more collaborative and united than ever before.
From investigating prisons to stolen sand and child brides, three award-winning journalists share their experiences reporting from a region experiencing a press freedom “crisis.”
Reporting on war crimes is essential in building the proof that opens the door to accountability, but it also goes further, by preserving and protecting a society’s memory and dignity.
The GSLA honors watchdog journalism in developing or transitioning countries, carried out under threat or in perilous conditions — and the 2023 competition attracted applications from 84 countries.
An all-star team of five journalism experts shared their approaches to investigating the ever-evolving world of organized crime.
Four editors — and veterans of the global push-back against autocracy — discussed effective methods for holding the enemies of democracy accountable.
Certain stories require access or information that interviews, open source documents, or data analysis can’t provide.
As climate change impacts communities across the globe in the form of wildfires, record heat, deadly flooding, and devastating droughts, there is a growing urgency in investigating the causes and impacts.
As the world’s health risks continue to evolve, dedicated health journalists have never been more important.
Three reporters from across the globe discussed the numerous looming threats to democracy — and shared tips for exposing the bad actors behind election disinformation and authoritarian attacks.
From cultivating sources to verifying information, the challenges of investigating Russia from outside the country are numerous.
Collaboration between investigative journalists and scientists can bring great rewards, but for successful collaborations, journalists must also consider how they can help scientists.
Three veteran journalists shared tips on maximizing the potential and navigating the pitfalls of artificial intelligence and cross-border collaborations.
In a keynote speech at the GIJC in Sweden, Deibert laid out the new, fearsome digital threats facing the world’s watchdog journalists.
Exploring how the technology can help newsrooms, how investigations have revealed the impact of AI on communities, and how journalists can move beyond narratives of hype or despair.
The team from Mission Investigate at Swedish Public Television (SVT) have used innovative and sometimes audacious tricks and techniques to boost their investigations.
From the impact of green energy projects to the mis- and disinformation campaigns that target marginalized communities, there are a number of investigative topics that unite Indigenous reporters.
Read about the six finalists for the 2023 Global Shining Light Award — the prize that honors watchdog journalism in developing or transitioning countries carried out under threat, or in perilous conditions — in the Small and Medium Outlets category.
Six outstanding investigative projects from Large Outlets have been selected as finalists for the 2023 Global Shining Light Awards (GSLA) — the prize honoring watchdog journalism in developing or transitioning countries that was carried out under threat, or in perilous conditions.
