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While there are plenty of examples of student investigative reporters who are supported by their institutions, there are many others who face a lack of cooperation, low pay, legal threats, funding issues, and even physical harm.
A lot of academic research exists behind paywalls. The Journalist’s Resource outlines eight ways reporters can get free access to high-quality scholarship.
Investigative projects are often likened to marathons. But, every now and then, watchdog reporters need to sprint. In a recent IRE23 conference session, experts shared tips on how to unearth background facts about little-known people on short notice.
David Leffler and Savanna Strott, who cover pollution and other environmental health issues for Public Health Watch, share details behind their investigation into a massive chemical fire in Houston in March 2019.
As part of GIJN’s guide to investigating organized crime in the Golden Triangle, this chapter covers the region’s illegal trade in rare earth minerals and ‘blood jade.’
With key elections scheduled in numerous countries around the world in 2022, GIJN’s new guide to investigating elections includes this chapter on two powerful new tools that can be used to track down the prime disseminators of political misinformation online.
In “Under Poisoned Skies,” an award-winning investigation from BBC News Arabic, reporters headed to southern Iraq to explore the impact of gas flaring on the environment and public health. GIJN spoke to the director and producer of the documentary to hear how they did it.
Since the Arab Spring more than a decade ago, political transformations and increased repression in the Arab world have made investigative journalism all the more crucial — and difficult — in the region. Hoda Osman, executive editor at Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARIJ), discusses how she still covers the region while based in the US.
In this abridged version, GIJN offers tips from our latest reporting guide, on how journalists can investigate their country’s climate change pledges and hold governments accountable.
Gaming and the news have a history, for decades they have been used to increase engagement and reach younger audiences. Here are some tips for getting started with gamification in your next investigation.