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GIJN’s Elections Guide for Investigative Reporters
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This guide was written by GIJN staff reporter Rowan Philp and edited by Nikolia Apostolou, Reed Richardson, and Laura Dixon. Illustrations are by Marcelle Louw.
top reads
GIJN Bookshelf: Investigative Titles for Your 2022 Reading List
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The year 2022 has seen a number of noteworthy books about investigative journalism, from going undercover to dig into corruption to investigating the underbelly of the global migration crisis, and from a deep dive into dodgy COVID contracts to a book from Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa.
Resources
What Washington is Doing in Your Country: A Tipsheet for Investigating US Influence Around the World
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The government of the United States engages with virtually every country in the world on some level. From presidential actions to criminal investigations, and from aid programs to military assistance, many of these areas are traceable at some level through public-facing databases. Here’s GIJN’s tipsheet to show you where to start digging into the data.
Tools & Techniques
10 Lessons from Bellingcat’s Logan Williams on Digital Forensic Techniques
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Bellingcat’s Logan Williams, who presented a panel on digital forensic reporting labs at the 2022 International Journalism Festival 2022 in Perugia, Italy, gives his top tips for journalists interested in open source digital investigations.
wildlife crime
Illegal Wildlife Trafficking: A New GIJN Guide
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The illegal trafficking of wild animals and plants is damaging biodiversity worldwide and spreading diseases. It’s an international story, with great opportunities for investigations in virtually every country. GIJN’s new guide encourages deep reporting about the subject with tips and tools for covering a global trade.
Organized Crime Guide
Investigating Environmental Crimes and Climate Change
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Networks of business interests, government officials, and criminal groups run illegal operations that harm the environment in multiple ways. They drive worldwide illegal trafficking in wildlife and seafood, timber, minerals, hazardous waste, and toxic chemicals. Such environmental crimes are sometimes connected with other criminal activity, such as drug trafficking and money laundering.
Tools & Techniques
Simple Tips for Verifying if a Tweet Screenshot Is Real or Fake
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Shayan Sardarizadeh, a reporter who covers online misinformation for BBC Monitoring, offers several tips for verifying or debunking suspect Twitter screenshots.
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المنح والزمالات
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هل تبحث عن فرصة مناسبة لتحسين مهاراتك وتوسيع نطاق عملك؟ هل تعبت من الروتين اليومي في غرف الأخبار؟ نحن نوفر لك تحديثات مستمرة للمنح والزمالات في دليلنا المتخصص؟ وهي عبارة عن برامج متخصصة وذات أهمية خاصة موجهة للصحفيين الاستقصائيين حول العالم. تتوفر الكثير من الفرص القصيرة الأجل، وطويلة الأجل، سواء للموظفين أو الصحفيين المستقلين.
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GIJN’s Top Tipsheets
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GIJN’s free online Resource Center is used by journalists in 100 countries per day in 13 languages. With more than a thousand tip sheets, videos, and reporting guides, the Center has become an invaluable resource for journalists embarking on stories worldwide.
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GIJN’s Guide to Investigating Sea Level Rise: Chapter Two – Understanding Rising Sea Levels
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The warnings are stark. “It is virtually certain that global mean sea level will continue to rise over the 21st century,” wrote scientists in the August 2021 report of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the key UN scientific body focusing on this crisis.