Data Journalism

Data Journalism Top 10: Tokyo Olympics, Sand Mining, Elder Care, Russia’s Forests, TikTok’s Algorithm

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Our NodeXL mapping from July 19 to 25, which tracks the most popular data journalism stories on Twitter each week, found imaginative data-driven coverage of the Olympics by The Washington Post, The New York Times, and other major outlets. In this edition, we also feature a piece by Reuters Graphics on how a Chinese lake has been decimated by sand mining, a cross-border investigation into the billion Euro business of elder care, and a deep dive into TikTok’s secretive algorithm by The Wall Street Journal.

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মানুষ, নথি আর তথ্য নিয়ে নিরন্তর লড়াইয়ে যে জাপানি সাংবাদিক 

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জাপানের অনুসন্ধানী সাংবাদিক ইয়াসোমি সাওয়া লড়ছেন উন্মুক্ত নথিপত্র, স্বাধীন সাংবাদিকতার প্রসারের জন্য। তিনি একাধারে রিপোর্টার, শিক্ষক, আয়োজন করেন সাংবাদিকদের জন্য সম্মেলনও। ইন্টারন্যাশনাল কনসোর্টিয়াম অব ইনভেস্টিগেটিভ জার্নালিস্টস, তথা আইসিআইজের মিট দ্য ইনভেস্টিগেটরস নামের মাসিক সিরিজে উঠে এসেছে এই অনুসন্ধানী সাংবাদিকের গল্প। এই সাক্ষাৎকারে তিনি তুলে ধরেছেন, জাপানে সাংবাদিকতার বর্তমান চিত্র।

Profiles

The Japanese Journalist Fighting for Better Data, Public Records, and Human Stories

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Frustrated by journalism that gave voice to those in power rather than the voiceless, Yasuomi Sawa was inspired to become an investigative journalist. He shares with Scilla Alecci about the state of journalism in Japan, including the limitations to its existing freedom of information laws and how preventing institutional or individual embarrassment can hinder a relentless free press and uncomfortable public debates.

News & Analysis

Japan’s Investigative Journalists Push Back Despite Secrecy Laws

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As Japan imposes new laws that threaten to restrict the freedom of the press, some Japanese reporters and activists are seeking new ways to conduct investigative journalism. The problem for Japan now is finding its own sustainable business models, as happened in other Asian countries such as South Korea or the Philippines, where there are now thriving investigative reporting centres.

Japan

Record 350 Gather for Investigative Journalism Conference in Tokyo

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A record 350 journalists gathered in Tokyo over the weekend for Japan’s third investigative journalism conference, by far that nation’s largest and most sophisticated effort to network and train investigative reporters. The conference marks an important milestone for Japan’s beleaguered watchdog press, which has been under sustained assault by powerful political interests.