Data Journalism How They Did It
Using WhatsApp to Crowdsource Data on Ride Hailing Companies’ Labor Lockouts
We used WhatsApp to crowdsource information from Uber and Lyft drivers in NYC about company lockouts during a local, minimum wage dispute.
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How They Did It Methodology
Uncovering the Deforestation, Mismanagement, and Funders Behind a Malaysian Oil Palm Plantation
After a tip-off about unsustainable logging, Low Choon Chyuan conducted a year-long investigation combining on-the-ground environmental reporting with QGIS and satellite imagery.
Gender How They Did It
Using Data to Expose Systemic Gender-Based Violence — in 10 Steps
Reporters at the Center for Collaborative Investigative Journalism explain how they used data to reveal systemic gender-based violence in Eswatini in southern Africa.
Data Journalism How They Did It
Documenting the Unidentified Graves of Migrants in Europe’s Borderlands
This investigation sought to answer key questions that no government could answer: What happens when someone goes missing at Europe’s borders? And how many burial sites are there across Europe?
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.
How They Did It News & Analysis
How One Reporter Unravelled the Mystery Behind a Field of Starving Horses in Argentina
GIJN spoke to the author of a 2024 Gabo Award-winning investigation into the case of 700 horses found abandoned in a field outside Buenos Aires.
Data Journalism How They Did It
How I Did It: Extracting and Analyzing National Budget Data Using a Custom AI Bot
Filipino journalist Jaemark Tordecilla explains how he made and refined a custom AI tool that makes it easier to report on public spending from budgets published online.
Getting the Story Out How They Did It
Pollution, Corruption, and Illegal Gold Mining: Investigating Nigeria’s Water Crisis
Investigative journalist and filmmaker Anu Adelakun discusses her investigation into the forces behind water scarcity and pollution in Africa’s most populous democracy.
How They Did It Reporting Tools & Tips
Misinformation on TikTok: How Documented Examined Hundreds of Videos in Different Languages
For an investigation into misinformation on TikTok, the Documented team developed helpful methodologies for using AI to transcribe and analyze large amounts of downloaded videos.
How They Did It
Opening the AI ‘Black Box’: How We Investigated Grab’s Fare System
How the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism looked into the opaque algorithm used by the ride-hailing company Grab.
How They Did It Research
How We Did It: Amnesty International’s Investigation of Algorithms in Denmark’s Welfare System
Amnesty Tech’s Algorithmic Accountability Lab led a sweeping probe into possible algorithmic bias and mass surveillance by Denmark’s welfare agency.
How They Did It Teaching & Training
How an Investigative Hub Trained a Generation of Reporters in the US-Mexico Border Region
The Mexico Border Investigative Reporting Hub helped new muckrakers shine a light on corruption and human rights issues.
How They Did It News & Analysis
How Two Reporters Found 63 Political Candidates Wanted by Brazilian Courts
A data investigation looked into the lack of transparency in Brazilian elections that allows candidates wanted for crimes to run for office without public knowledge.
How They Did It Methodology
Investigating Gaza: How the Associated Press Documented the Families Devastated by War
Sarah El Deeb documented 60 families from the Gaza Strip who have lost 25 members or more from Israeli airstrikes during the first three months of the conflict.
How They Did It Reporting Tools & Tips
Investigating State Attacks on Exiles: Lessons from The Washington Post’s ‘Repression’s Long Arm’ Series
The international investigations team at The Washington Post is tackling the issue of transnational repression in an ongoing series called Repression’s Long Arm.
How They Did It News & Analysis
How One Investigation Exposed an Alarming Threat to the US Election — And Why Others Should Dig Deeper
A blockbuster Rolling Stone investigation discovered the extent of key official posts in swing state local election systems that have been filled by conspiracy theorists.
How They Did It
Investigating Real Estate Developments: Lessons from an Award Winning Project in Mexico
The Mexican outlet N+Focus won this year’s Ortega y Gasset Award for the best multimedia project with their detailed investigation into the impact of real estate developments on local people.
How They Did It Methodology
Combining Ethnography and Journalism Into an Award-Winning Investigation in Central America
Two Salvadoran investigative journalists discuss their ethnographic reporting on the impact of the drug trade on the La Moskitia Indigenous region of Central America.
How They Did It Methodology
How BBC Open Source Journalists Investigate, Analyze, and Verify Information from Gaza
GIJN talked with reporters doing the difficult work of covering the Hamas attack on Israel and its aftermath, including preparations for the October 7 assault.
How They Did It LATAM Focus News & Analysis
After Pablo and El Chapo: How Investigative Outlets Are Covering Organized Crime in Latin America
As organized crime in the region metastasizes, investigative journalism is rising to the challenge, using innovative ways to cover ever-changing threats.
How They Did It Investigative Techniques
How Reporting From Six Years Ago Exposed a Political Fundraising Scandal That Rocked India’s Elections
Poonam Agarwal explains how her reporting six years ago ultimately led to one of the biggest political fundraising scandals in a decade.
How They Did It Investigative Techniques
‘Smoke and Lies’: How Visual Forensics Disproved Official Accounts of a Deadly Migrant Center Fire
Lighthouse Reports journalists share how their cross-border collaboration investigated the deaths of 40 people in a fire at a migrant detention center.
How They Did It
How The New York Times Uncovered and Visualized Dangers Faced by Child Influencers
An interview with two journalists who investigated the world of child influencers and the highly sexualized nature of some of their most ardent fans.
How They Did It
How ProPublica Exposed Ethics Scandals at the US Supreme Court
How ProPublica reporters revealed behind-the-scenes connections between billionaires and US Supreme Court justices.
How They Did It
How We Uncovered the Asbestos Dangers Lurking in Turkey’s Earthquake Zone
After a February 2023 earthquake ravaged southern Turkey, these reporters traveled to the region to investigate the health risks from the clouds of deadly asbestos dust that covered the landscape.
How They Did It
Investigating Corruption and the ‘Tanker Mafias’ in Karachi’s Water Supply Chain
The team that dug into Karachi’s water supply crisis shares insights from their reporting — and the challenges of doing investigative journalism in Pakistan’s largest city.
How They Did It
Going Undercover to Reveal a Secret Meeting of Germany’s Far Right
Behind the scenes of the blockbuster CORRECTIV investigation that revealed a disturbing far right ‘master plan’ to expel millions of people from Germany.
How They Did It
How They Did It: Investigating the Online Trade in Sexual Assault Videos in East Asia
GIJN spoke to journalists behind ‘Catching a Pervert,’ BBC Eye’s year-long investigation into the people profiting from the public sexual abuse of women.