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Seven Deadly Sins of Bad Open Source Research
Three experts dig into common open source errors that they’ve encountered to help other online investigators improve the quality of their work.
Three experts dig into common open source errors that they’ve encountered to help other online investigators improve the quality of their work.
Nigerian investigative journalist Philip Obaji Jr. discusses the threats and challenges he has faced covering the Russian mercenary outfit, the Wagner Group.
In this installment of a Pulitzer Center series, reporters Jelter Meers and Madeleine Ngeunga reveal tactics in investigating the financial incentives fueling environmental damage.
The rise of conflict imagery on social media has provided open source researchers valuable material to identify explosive ordnance.
For the SEJ’s Reporter’s Toolbox: datasets and sources useful for tracking the harmful impact of climate change-fueled algal blooms.
Veteran journalists share tips on how to monitor online chatter among white supremacists and other far right extremists — and how to stay safe while doing so.
UK veteran investigative journalist Martin Tomkinson shared stories from London’s Fleet Street newspaper heyday and tips for up-and-coming investigative reporters.
At IRE24, investigative reporter Jeremy Jojola shared his practical advice on how to use ChatGPT for contact searches and quick document analysis.
A recent IRE conference panel focused on new money laundering strategies that make hiding illicit assets increasingly difficult to track.
The longtime host of the BBC’s beloved interview show, Desert Island Discs, reveals how she disarms poets and politicians alike.
At a Dataharvest 2024 panel, three well-established investigative reporters spoke about their past mistakes, failures, and other errors that almost cost them a story.
There is a treasure trove of compelling visual evidence out there that is going unused by many watchdog journalists. Here’s how to find it.
A Pulitzer Center toolkit for illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, which impacts marine ecosystems, coastal communities, food security, and human rights.
A new wave of investigative health journalism is exposing deadly misinformation, turning complex data into accessible truths that can save millions of lives.
Accessing information from isolated nations like North Korea is difficult. Cutting-edge AI tools now enable efficient analysis of foreign language video broadcasts.
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.
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.
The 2024 Goldman Environmental Prize went to a multi-year exposé tracing the connection between meat sold in Western supermarkets and illegal deforestation in Brazil.
The portrayal of journalists on film over the years has helped instil an understanding of what journalism is and what reporters do. Here are some of our favourites from around the world.
While democratic nations around Africa are watching South Africa’s general election, local journalists are gearing up for a potentially chaotic two weeks after the polls close.
Here are the tipsheets and presentations shared by speakers at the Global Investigative Journalism Conference in 2023.
Here are the tipsheets and presentations shared by speakers at the Global Investigative Journalism Conference in 2021. Data Sessions
Here are the tipsheets and presentations shared by speakers at the Global Investigative Journalism Conference in 2019.
Here are the tipsheets and presentations shared by speakers at the Asian Investigative Journalism Conference in 2018.
Here are the tipsheets and presentations shared by speakers at the Global Investigative Journalism Conference in 2017.
Here are the tipsheets and presentations shared by speakers at the Asian Investigative Journalism Conference in 2016.
Investigative journalists who have gone undercover in Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, Cameroon, and Kenya share advice and practical tips.
Here are the tipsheets and presentations shared by speakers at the Global Investigative Journalism Conference in 2015.