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Tips for Handling the Mental Load of International Watchdog Reporting
Most reporters still rely on individual coping strategies, leaving them to face systemic challenges alone, says writer and researcher Belle de Jong.
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Inside GIJN News & Analysis
GIJN Schedules 2024 Board Election
Nominations are open for three regional representatives, and for four at-large director positions on the board.
News & Analysis
From Investigating Syrian Drugs to Scandals Involving Children: The 2024 DIG Festival Awards Shortlist
Celebrating filmmakers who use original sources and investigative techniques to tell hidden stories, here are the shortlisted documentaries for the DIG Awards this year.
Climate News & Analysis
Investigation Reveals Global Fisheries Are Worse Off — and Many Have Already Collapsed
In this story, an academic researcher recounts his team’s investigation, published in the journal Science, that looked into the accuracy of models measuring the health of fisheries.
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.
Awards, Grants, & Fellowships News & Analysis
10 Investigations Named to 2024 IJ4EU Impact Award Shortlist
The annual IJ4EU Impact Award honors the best in cross-border investigative journalism in Europe. This shortlist for 2024 recognizes 10 outstanding works of collaborative reporting.
Legal Defense & Emergency Aid News & Analysis
How Reporters Shield Is Protecting Newsrooms from SLAPP Attacks Around the World
Clothilde Redfern, executive director of Reporters Shield, details the group’s efforts to help investigative outlets combat SLAPPs and legal harassment.
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GIJN Webinar: Q&A Session with Reporters Shield, a Service to Fight Against SLAPPs and Other Legal Threats
September 19, 2024
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From Mexico to South Africa, Brazil to the Philippines: GIJN’s Investigative Bookshelf
Featuring titles that address historic wrongdoing, unpack corporate secrets, and reveal misconduct that the powerful would rather remain hidden.
News & Analysis Press Freedom
The Perils Facing Investigative Journalism in Ethiopia: Media Capture, Deep Polarization, and Government Oppression
Investigative journalism in Ethiopia — Africa’s second most populous country — currently faces a series of severe challenges.
10 Questions News & Analysis
10 Questions with Mohamad Abu Shahma: Working — And Living — Inside Gaza as an Investigative Journalist
GIJN spoke with the northern Gaza-based journalist about how he has managed to survive and work as a watchdog reporter under harrowing, life-threatening conditions.
Distribution & Promotion News & Analysis Sustainability
How Rappler Is Building Its Own Communities to Counter AI and Big Tech
Nobel Prize laureate and Rappler co-founder Maria Ressa on her site’s new Communities venture and making bold moves in countering Big Tech.
News & Analysis Teaching & Training
Young and Inexperienced, Talented and Empathetic: How to Train New Reporters for Collaborative Investigations
GIJN spoke to Jordy Meléndez of the Latam Network for Young Journalists about how his organization trains reporters to work on collaborative investigative projects.
LATAM Focus News & Analysis
Tracking Organized Crime’s Dirty Money and Illicit Operations: Tips From Latin American Journalists
A panel of journalists shared methods, tools, and security protocols with reporters from across the globe who want to track organized crime’s finances and operations.
News & Analysis Press Freedom
New Documentary Shows Mexican Journalists Have Nowhere to Turn
The Mexican filmmaker Santiago Maza has a new documentary called “State of Silence,” which explores the perilous situation facing investigative journalists in his home country.
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.
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.
10 Questions LATAM Focus News & Analysis
When the Investigative Journalist Becomes a Target: Lessons From Brazil
When the award-winning Folha de São Paulo journalist did an investigation into election disinformation, she became a target herself.
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.
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Investigating Latin America’s Global Reach Of Illicit Activities
How to cover illicit money flows, drug trafficking, and environmental crimes originating in Latin America but impacting communities worldwide.
10 Questions LATAM Focus News & Analysis
‘Don’t Be Scared, Not Even with Presidents’: Tips from a Celebrated Mexican Investigator
As one of the most respected journalists in Latin America, Carmen Aristegui has investigated political corruption and forced disappearances, never shying away from tough subjects.
LATAM Focus Member Profiles News & Analysis
The Power of Collaboration: El CLIP and the Plan to Transform Latin America’s Investigative Ecosystem
CLIP was founded by three leading journalists who shared the conviction that to mirror the transnational challenges journalists face in Latin America, the stories had to be cross-border too.
LATAM Focus News & Analysis
‘We Are Just Warming up Our Engines’: What’s Next for Investigative Journalism in Latin America
We asked GIJN’s Latin America members what characteristics define investigative journalism in the region, and about their greatest challenges.
News & Analysis Reporting Tools & Tips
The Art of the Interview: Tips from BBC Veteran Kirsty Young
The longtime host of the BBC’s beloved interview show, Desert Island Discs, reveals how she disarms poets and politicians alike.
News & Analysis
GIJN Co-Hosts International Journalists, Honors Investigative Reporter Chuck Lewis at IRE24
Journalists and editors from 20 different countries joined GIJN staff at the International Luncheon on Friday, June 21, at the IRE24 Conference in Anaheim, California.
Awards, Grants, & Fellowships News & Analysis
GIJN Honors Chuck Lewis: Pioneer of Nonprofit Investigative Journalism
US muckraker Chuck Lewis founded two Pulitzer Prize-winning news organizations, launched innovation incubators, and authored several investigative books.
Investigative Techniques News & Analysis News & Analysis
Lessons Learned from the Fact-Checking Collective That Covered India’s National Elections
How a fact-checking collective in India fought misinformation and deepfakes in that country’s recently concluded elections.
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Why Investigative Journalists Should Report on Lax Oversight and Fraud in Research Data
Uri Simonsohn, a behavioral scientist who coauthors the Data Colada blog, urges reporters to ask researchers about preregistration and expose opportunities for academic fraud.