Research
8 Ways Journalists Can Access Academic Research for Free
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A lot of academic research exists behind paywalls. The Journalist’s Resource outlines eight ways reporters can get free access to high-quality scholarship.
How They Did It
How Armando.info Uncovered Hundreds of Venezuelan Officials’ Secret Assets in Florida
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When a team at Armando.info set out to find individuals linked to the Venezuelan government who might have secret investments — and even residency permits — in the United States, they never imagined the scale of what they would find once they started following the money.
Tools & Techniques
Best Practices for Investigating Culprits of War, Human Rights Abuses, and Other Conflict
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GIJN senior reporter Rowan Philip shares accumulated best practices from reporters around the world, on how to investigate culprits of war, human rights abuses, and other conflict.
War Crimes Reporting Guide
Reporter’s Guide to Investigating War Crimes: Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity
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In this excerpt from GIJN’s Guide to Investigating War Crimes, executive director and editor of the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denis Džidić, discusses best practices for covering genocide and other crimes against humanity.
War Crimes Reporting Guide
Reporter’s Guide to Investigating War Crimes: Conflict-Related Sexual Violence
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In this installment of GIJN’s Reporter’s Guide to Investigating War Crimes, investigative reporter Christina Lamb discusses conflict-related sexual violence and the role of the press in investigating these often neglected atrocities.
War Crimes Reporting Guide
Reporter’s Guide to Investigating War Crimes: Banned and Restricted Weapons
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In this excerpt from GIJN’s Guide to Investigating War Crimes, former British Army officer and open source analyst Nick Waters discusses banned and restricted weapons and the international laws that regulate them.
War Crimes Reporting Guide
Reporter’s Guide to Investigating War Crimes: Combatants and Others Engaged in Hostilities
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In this excerpt from GIJN’s Guide to Investigating War Crimes, executive director and editor of the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denis Dzidic, discusses best practices for covering combatants and other hostile actors in war and conflict.
Top 10 in Data Journalism
Data Journalism Top 10: Wagner’s Corporate Network, Barbie’s Career History, and Spain’s Election Results
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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.
News & Analysis
Google News Initiative Grants in Africa and the Middle East Yield Mixed Results
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A study found many Google News Initiative projects in Middle East and Africa struggle to become more than makeshift versions of the original idea.
Methodology
Can AI Chatbots Be Used for Geolocation?
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Bellingcat fellow Dennis Kovtun tests the online geolocation capabilities of two popular AI chatbots — Microsoft’s Bing AI and Google’s Bard — and finds both have some serious limits and drawbacks to their effectiveness.