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This week’s Top 10 in Data Journalism looks at the impact of the Ukraine war on the food prices around the world, inequality in radiotherapy access in Spain, the cost of breastfeeding for women, how going viral on TikTok can bring career success, and the places Germans can go for €9.
As parts of the world endure record-breaking temperatures, a highlight from the world of data journalism this week involves an analysis of how “heat islands” in Canadian cities vary based on economic strata. Our weekly Top Ten in Data Journalism also looks at the global spread of Pegasus spyware, digital inequity in the US, and how the COVID-19 pandemic affects school children in Latin America.
The Uber Files leak contains reams of data and documents that detail the inner workings of the ride-hailing company, and has led to a global investigation into the firm’s practices. Also in this week’s edition of the top 10 stories in data journalism, we look at the dubious legacy of the UK’s scandal-hit leader Boris Johnson, the reconstruction of Notre-Dame cathedral, and the widespread epidemic of US gun violence.
Private air charter companies used to transport collegiate and professional sports teams are also part of a vast network of US deportation flights tied to possible human rights abuses.
In concert with GIJC21’s panel on the “New Organized Crime,” GIJN has released a comprehensive, multi-part reporting guide to investigating organized crime around the world, looking at nine key areas: criminal finance, narcotics, arms trade, environmental crime, forced disappearances, cybercrime, mafia states, human trafficking, and art and antiquities.
Open source reporting expert Henk van Ess has dozens of tricks to find elusive social media information through indirect means, as well as a search app he created. In a recent GIJN webinar on “Investigating Social Media,” Van Ess shared several of these tips.
Every year thousands of migrants cross one of the most dangerous borders in the world: the Darién Gap, a magnificent but deadly rainforest that connects Colombia and Panama. GIJN spoke to a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, and one of her teammates, who trekked through the jungle to investigate what happens en route.
Aftenposten’s blockbuster investigative series uncovered widespread misconduct and tax evasion among Norway’s leading politicians, and was recognized with SKUP’s top award for investigative reporting.
Mediapart’s co-director of investigations, self-taught journalist Fabrice Arfi, offers his tips and best practices for educating oneself, cultivating sources, confronting targets fairly, and avoiding legal trouble.
In this GIJN webinar, we bring together two senior journalists and a writer with broad experience in digging into football’s questionable practices. They will offer tips and resources for investigating sports organizations, following the money on football, and where the stories will be on the World Cup and Qatar this year.