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Introduction: GIJN Guide to Reporting on Migration in the Gulf Arab Countries

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INTRODUCTION
More than 23 million migrant workers live in the six Middle Eastern countries that make up the political and economic alliance known as the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC): Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman. Unfortunately, abuse of these workers is widespread, mostly due to the legal framework of the kafala sponsorship system — the legal framework defining the relationship between migrant workers and their employers — which can result in contract violations and dangerous working conditions, benefit unscrupulous traffickers, and cause discord among brokers and employers.

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Chapter 2 – COVID-19 and Migrant Workers in the Gulf

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While the Gulf states have largely reopened their key sectors, migrants remain vulnerable to employment insecurity and exploitation. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated many of the pre-existing issues that migrant workers face in the Gulf region, including non-payment of wages, exclusion from social protections, and limited access to healthcare.

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Chapter 1 – Best Practices and Suggested Topics in the COVID Era

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This section was written by Migrant-Rights.org’s Vani Saraswathi. Reporting around labor migration in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is often framed around portraying migrant workers as victims, and does not recognize their agency or adequately capture their aspirational journey for a better life for their families and themselves.

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Forbidden Stories' Pegasus Project exposé

Data Journalism Top 10: Pegasus, Silencing Reporters, Europe Flooding, Diversity Mapping, K-pop

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Our NodeXL mapping from July 12 to 18, which tracks the most popular data journalism stories on Twitter each week, found a series of articles resulting from the collaborative project that analyzed an unprecedented leak of more than 50,000 phone numbers selected for surveillance. In this edition, we also feature an insight into Facebook’s data wars by The New York Times, an interactive piece by Al Jazeera on how the holy city of Mecca has expanded, and a colorful project by the Washington Post on the rise of K-pop.

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Forbidden Stories' Pegasus Project exposé

Топ-10 DDJ: Проект Pegasus, наводнение в Европе, неравенство на карте и K-pop

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Разоблачение глобальной слежки в международном проекте Pegasus; New York Times с анализом войны за данные пользователей Facebook; интерактивный материал Al Jazeera о том, как разрастался священный город Мекка; и красочный проект Washington Post о взлете K-pop.

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Data Journalism Top 10: China’s Gene Data, Norway’s Terror, India’s Sugar, Space Tourism

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Ten years ago, terror attacks in Norway claimed the lives of 77 people and seriously injured at least 40. Our NodeXL mapping from July 5 to 11 found an interactive timeline piece by Norwegian newspaper Verdens Gang telling the story of a tragic event that impacted an entire nation. In this edition, we also feature an investigation by Reuters into a Chinese company harvesting genetic data from pregnant women, a series on gun violence in Chicago by The Trace, and a look at “silent” Russian politicians by IStories.

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Топ-10 DDJ: Генетические данные, теракт в Норвегии, индийский сахар и космический туризм

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Расследование Reuters о китайской компании, коллекционирующей генетические данные беременных женщин, серия статей Trace о насилии с применением огнестрельного оружия в Чикаго, а также список самых «молчаливых» российских политиков в материале «Важных историй»

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Топ-10 DDJ: китайская пропаганда, преследования в социальных сетях, коллективный иммунитет и пандемический пластик

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Почему кампания по вакцинации в Японии в преддверии Олимпиады вызывает беспокойство. Как Китай маскирует онлайн-пропаганду под пользовательское видео. Сколько людей в стране необходимо вакцинировать, чтобы сдерживать COVID-19. И что за пластиковая пандемия угрожает Европе.

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Data Journalism Top 10: Chinese Propaganda, Social Media Abuse, Herd Immunity, Florida Condo Collapse, Pandemic Plastic

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With less than a month until the start of the Olympic Games, host country Japan’s slow vaccination campaign is causing concern. Our NodeXL mapping from June 21 to 27 found a piece by The New York Times looking at Japan’s efforts to combat the pandemic in the run-up to a global sporting event. In this edition, we also feature a joint investigation by ProPublica and The New York Times into Chinese propaganda on the internet, a herd immunity calculator by German newspaper Zeit, and revelations from the Guardian about abusive posts on social media targeting English soccer players.

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How Reporters Can Flatten the Stress Curve While Covering the Pandemic

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At first glance, the COVID-19 story appears overwhelming at every professional and personal level for individual reporters, from psychological trauma and shelved investigations to the health risks to their families. But experts say planning and daily habits can make the work manageable — and that the work itself, and the sense of making a difference, represents a coping strength that reporters can exploit.