GIJN’s new guide to investigating organized crime in Asia’s Golden Triangle, with this chapter digging into how official corruption aids and abets drug trafficking in the region.
News & Analysis
The Challenges Facing Student Investigative Journalists: Censorship, Legal Intimidation, Lack of Funding, and Even Violent Physical Attacks
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While there are plenty of examples of student investigative reporters who are supported by their institutions, there are many others who face a lack of cooperation, low pay, legal threats, funding issues, and even physical harm.
How They Did It
How a BBC Investigation Exposed the Impact of Gas Flaring on Iraqi Communities
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In “Under Poisoned Skies,” an award-winning investigation from BBC News Arabic, reporters headed to southern Iraq to explore the impact of gas flaring on the environment and public health. GIJN spoke to the director and producer of the documentary to hear how they did it.
News & Analysis
Journalism Under Siege: Five Survival Tips from Editors in India and Hungary
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Two editors from India and Hungary, respectively, Ritu Kapur and Peter Erdelyi, offer survival tips based on how their outlets have managed to stay afloat in the face of press freedom challenges in backsliding democracies.
Member Profiles
Thriving on Change: El Surtidor’s Groundbreaking Multi-Platform, Visual Journalism
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GIJN member El Surtidor is a Paraguayan news organization created in 2015 that prioritizes innovation and multi-platform, visual journalism.
data journalism
4 Common Angles Data Journalists Use to Tell Stories
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At the Online Journalism Blog, data journalism expert Paul Bradshaw analyzed 100 pieces of data that journalists use and found that there are several common story angles.
Methodology
Can AI Chatbots Be Used for Geolocation?
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Bellingcat fellow Dennis Kovtun tests the online geolocation capabilities of two popular AI chatbots — Microsoft’s Bing AI and Google’s Bard — and finds both have some serious limits and drawbacks to their effectiveness.
News & Analysis
Google News Initiative Grants in Africa and the Middle East Yield Mixed Results
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A study found many Google News Initiative projects in Middle East and Africa struggle to become more than makeshift versions of the original idea.
Editor's Pick
Editor’s Pick: 2022’s Best Investigative Stories in French
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Geographical diversity, the stories’ impact and uniqueness, the risks taken, and the techniques used were some of our criteria for selecting the strongest French language investigations of the year, selected by GIJN French Editor Alcyone Wemaëre, GIJN Francophone Africa Editor Maxime Domegni, GIJN French Assistant Editor Moran Kerinec, and Africa Assistant Editor Aïssatou Fofana.
Tools & Techniques
Tips for Getting New or Reluctant Sources to Talk
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For every human source who assists investigative journalists, there are dozens of officials, victims, and potential whistleblowers with vital information whom reporters never engage.
Case Studies
Investigating Sexual Abuse: An Updated Reporting Guide
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Editor’s Note: The tipsheet was updated in 2023 by GIJN’s Leonardo Peralta and edited by Nikolia Apostolou. The subject of sexual violence remains a sensitive if not taboo subject in much of the world and often goes unreported.