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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.

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5 Journalism Tips from Edwy Plenel

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After the opening, plenary session of GIJC21, Mediapart editor and French journalist icon Edwy Plenel spoke with GIJN’s French editor, Marthe Rubio, to offer five, high-level tips for running a successful investigative news outlet.

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Beyond Elephants and Rhinos: Tips For Covering Wildlife Trafficking

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Wildlife crime doesn’t just impact wildlife, it undermines security, promotes corruption and other illegal cross-border activities, but it remains under-covered. In a session at the GIJC21, a team of experienced wildlife crime journalists explained why more focus should be given to these crimes, and offered tips on how to go beyond the stories on iconic species such as elephants.

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Lessons from the Pandemic: COVID-19 and Health-Pharma Investigations

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, journalists worldwide were suddenly thrown into the public health beat, trying to make sense of competing claims, and a science that seemed to change by the day. A session at the GIJC21 walked reporters through the COVID-19 pandemic, offering tips on covering the drug development and approval processes, evaluating scientific studies, unearthing conflicts of interest, and exposing fraud and malpractice.

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6 Tips When Investigations Lead to China

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Despite China’s growing secrecy and media crackdown, the country’s global footprint opens new ways to report on Chinese affairs, according to panelists at a Nov. 4 session at the 12th Global Investigative Journalism Conference (#GIJC21).

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9 советов для женщин о лидерстве в расследовательской журналистике

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Редакторки и руководительницы ведущих расследовательских организаций мира рассказали, как они поднялись по карьерной лестнице, несмотря на проблемы, с которыми сталкиваются женщины во многих редакциях.