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It’s impossible to discuss collaboration in journalism in Indonesia without mentioning Wahyu Dhyatmika. Whether initiating partnerships, building collaborations, or reporting, he has played an instrumental role in many of the biggest investigations in recent years.
Hassan Adebayo has built a storied career at the Premium Times, leading investigations into terrorism and violent extremism, corruption, and financial crime.
At the 2023 NICAR conference, GIJN talked with several data journalism experts and learned 10 simple data journalism errors to avoid that could ruin your investigation.
For the inaugural post in our new interview series about investigative reporters operating in tough press freedom environments around the world, GIJN speaks to Vinod K. Jose, executive editor of India’s premier long-form journalism magazine, The Caravan. He tells us about the challenges of leading an intrepid team in the face of rising autocracy in the world’s largest democracy.
Across the world undercover investigations have produced incredible, impactful stories. In countries without public record transparency rules or strong source protection laws, such sting operations can sometimes be an important tool for journalists to reveal public interest stories. Read GIJN’s guide to going undercover, covering everything from best practices to pitfalls and ethical considerations.
In 2022, many of GIJN’s original stories focused on reporting techniques relevant to global threats that grew or emerged this year — including Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, democratic decline, growth of far-right populism, the challenge of accountability journalism in the Arabian Gulf, abuse of migrants and minorities, and the exiling, assault, and legal harassment of independent media.
GIJN asked a diverse group of nine investigative reporters to share a memorable misstep they’ve made in an investigative project, and a key lesson learned from the mistake.