Tools & Techniques
Using Telegram Chats to Reveal Life in Bucha Under Russian Occupation
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How reporters at OCCRP took a neighborhood Telegram chat from Bucha, Ukraine and turned it into an investigation of life under Russian occupation.
African Investigative Journalism Conference
Largest-Ever African Investigative Journalism Conference Digs Into New Tools, Using AI, and World-Class Exposés
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The largest-ever African Investigative Journalism Conference (#AIJC2022) drew 375 attendees from 51 countries to Africa’s premier muckraker gathering. The conference looked into how AI is driving a “third wave of journalism,” which new tools and resources are available to watchdog reporters, and showcased some of the world-class exposés being produced on the continent.
Tools & Techniques
New Technology and Online Resources to Conduct Investigations With Old Photos
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Bellingcat’s Foeke Postma offers tips and tools for using new technology and online resources to investigate old photographs.
News & Analysis
Using Forensic Methods to Investigate Human Rights Violations in the Middle East
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Forensic Architecture, a research agency based in London, blends human rights expertise with research, architectural capabilities, and investigative firepower. Our interview finds out how the team tackles investigations in the Middle East.
How They Did It
How They Did It: Uncovering a Vast Network of Illegal Mining in Venezuela
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GIJN Spanish associate editor Mariel Lozada offers a behind-the-scenes look at a reporting collaboration that uncovers the vast scale of illegal mining and illicit smuggling in Venezuela’s Amazon region.
How They Did It
Uncovering a Plagiarism Scandal Among the Romanian Elite
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Emilia Șercan has spent the last seven years writing dozens of investigations about alleged plagiarism and academic fraud in the doctorates of Romania’s elites. Her investigations have found evidence of copying from famous authors and other students’ in the work of the current Romanian prime minister as well as the ministers of defense, health, and education, a number of university rectors, police chiefs and army generals, prosecutors, and judges.
Press Freedom
Document of the Day: 2022 Global Impunity Index Finds ‘Vast Majority’ of Murders of Journalists Go Unsolved
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To mark the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) released its annual report on the state of justice for attacks on the press around the world. It found that no one has been held accountable for 80% of all journalist murders in the past decade.
Tools & Techniques
Beyond Viral Clips and Lip Syncing: A Guide to Investigating on TikTok
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TikTok, a video-sharing site where users can post videos of themselves dancing, lip syncing, and doing viral challenges, has seen a surge in popularity in recent years. While many posts are focused on jokes and music, TikTok has surpassed 2 billion downloads and is popular around the world, which presents opportunities for the open source research community to use the platform in investigations. This guide explains how.
News & Analysis
Tracking Environmental Crimes During the War in Ukraine
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Amid Ukraine’s whole-of-society wartime reorganization, experts and activists are using their skills to track the impact of the conflict on the country’s national parks and biospheres and to document possible environmental war crimes.
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GIJN Webinar: Investigating Conflict-Related Sexual Violence
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In this GIJN webinar, a senior reporter, a human rights advocate, and a safety and trauma specialist will discuss how sexual violence in conflict can be understood, the most common misconceptions about this type of violence, and where journalists fit in. The speakers will offer tips and resources on how to investigate effectively, safely engage with survivors, and navigate the call for justice.