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Gaming and the news have a history, for decades they have been used to increase engagement and reach younger audiences. Here are some tips for getting started with gamification in your next investigation.
Social media platforms are among the most difficult sites to scrape for data across the internet. A recent session at NICAR23 unveiled several dynamic new tools — including Junkipedia, a possible CrowdTangle replacement — that can perform a wealth of social media monitoring tasks, from tracking down who is behind harmful ads to identifying conspiracy groups or influencers spreading disinformation.
Tips for navigating the social media site LinkedIn from GIJN’s forthcoming open source guide on online searching.
Tips for navigating the social media site Instagram from GIJN’s forthcoming guide to open source researching online.
Tips from an internet search expert for navigating the social media site Facebook, from GIJN’s forthcoming guide to open source research online.
GIJN’s weekly round-up of the Top 10 in Data Journalism looks at the Wagner Group’s vast corporate network in Russia, the many careers of Barbie, and Spain’s surprising election results.
This edition off GIJN’s Top 10 in Data Journalism highlights a cross-border exposé of the different underworld groups operating in the Amazon’s border areas, an investigation into the Myanmar junta’s accelerating airstrike campaign, and a look at the global impact of violence from US gun exports.
After the British journalist Dom Phillips and the Brazilian Indigenous affairs expert Bruno Pereira were killed, several newsrooms and more than 50 journalists collaborated on Forbidden Stories’ The Bruno and Dom Project, to honor the pair’s legacy and expose illegal activities in the area along the borders of Brazil, Peru, and Colombia, where the men were murdered.
At a panel at NICAR 2023, two digital experts discussed tips and techniques for conducting investigations into suspicious websites and their owners.
GIJN member El Surtidor is a Paraguayan news organization created in 2015 that prioritizes innovation and multi-platform, visual journalism.