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The Research Desk: Data Thefts, Geolocators, Map Compare, & More
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The latest tools and resources from the Research Desk: statistics on data security and privacy, international broadband access and use, map comparisons, and more!
data analysis
August’s Top Tools for Investigative Journalists
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The past few years have seen an explosion of digital tools that can be used to enhance journalism research and reporting. In this new monthly feature GIJN’s IT Coordinator Alastair Otter takes a look at some of the best and latest tools and techniques for enhancing investigative and data-driven journalism.
Tools & Techniques
Getting Started in Online, Open-Source Investigations
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At First Draft, we frequently receive emails from a whole range of people asking how they can start doing the sort of online open-source investigation and verification that they’ve seen us doing. The skills and methodologies used are all something that can be learnt through a little persistence, but here are a few pieces of advice to get you started.
Data Journalism
Using Twitter to Find People at the Scene of a Breaking Story
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As news stories break, journalists find themselves wanting to speak to members of the public. They could have witnessed an incident or may have been affected by an event. Their views count and they enhance our reports with a human angle. There are many ways to locate ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances, but we don’t always know how our approaches will be received, or indeed if our messages to them will be read at all. This is where Twitter comes into its own.