Tools & Techniques
4 Tips for Avoiding Math Errors When Reporting
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Many people get ‘percent change’ and ‘percentage-point change’ confused. This tipsheet on reporting with math features insights from data journalism pioneer Jennifer LaFleur.
Tools & Techniques
How The New Humanitarian Used WhatsApp to Cover Lebanon’s Economic Collapse
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In this interview, two reporters discuss how they used WhatsApp messages to explore and investigate the effects of Lebanon’s economic collapse on people across the country.
Tools & Techniques
9 Watchdog Reporters and Lessons Learned from Their Mistakes
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GIJN asked a diverse group of nine investigative reporters to share a memorable misstep they’ve made in an investigative project, and a key lesson learned from the mistake.
Resources
A Guide to Fact-Checking Investigative Stories
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Bulletproofing your story demands much more than getting the facts right. It requires a meticulous approach from the start in order to pass quality control. Over the years, Mission Investigate has produced internationally awarded stories on topics ranging from transnational bribery and organized crime to the Catholic Church and the UN. Along the way, our team has learned about how to avoid getting facts wrong and making sure our stories were challenged before publication – not after.
News & Analysis
Q & A: How a Reporter Uncovered the US Military Burn Pits Scandal
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The reporter who first broke open the US military burn pits scandal and its hazardous environmental impact on veterans discusses how she reported the story and tracked its evolution to the halls of the US Congress.
GIJN Toolbox
Free, Game-Changing Data Extraction Tools that Require No Coding Skills
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In this edition of GIJN Toolbox, we examine the latest advancements from the IRE22 conference on data extraction and optical character recognition (OCR) tools for turning unwieldy documents into searchable spreadsheets.
How They Did It
Investigating Toxic Military Bases and Their Links to Cancer
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Rare cancers among military veterans are increasingly linked to earlier chemical dumping and burn pits at old bases. In this piece, three Associated Press reporters share tips on exposing these links, based on their year-long investigation into a former US military base.
Tools & Techniques
Tips for Optimizing Google Search in Investigations, from Online Expert Henk van Ess
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At a recent GIJN online workshop, open source research expert Henk van Ess offered key tips and techniques for optimizing the use of Google search in your investigations.
Tools & Techniques
How Journalists Can Investigate on Telegram
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Telegram is an invaluable research tool, helping journalists mine for information, investigate groups of people whose content is otherwise banned or limited on social media, and track protests and political movements in authoritarian countries. Here’s how to get started using it.
Security
Why Source Protection Begins With Your Smartphone Contacts
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In an era when an investigative reporter’s contacts are often all stored on their smartphone or in the cloud, digital security best practices are paramount to protect your sources.