Global Investigative Journalism Network (https://archive.gijn.org/tag/maps/)
In 2019, GIJN first launched its guide to planespotting and flight tracking around the world. In the wake of the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, which led to a great migration of Russian oligarchs and their assets, as well as Elon Musk’s efforts to block bots from tracking planes in real time on Twitter, we’ve now updated this reporting guide to account for these recent developments.
Karachi is Pakistan’s largest city and financial capital, but it is also a place with the dubious reputation of being one of the most unlivable cities in the world. These challenges provide fertile ground for investigative reporting and some of the country’s best stories.
Научитесь делать привлекательные и информативные карты для ваших журналистских расследований. Хорошая новость заключается в том, что сегодня доступно значительно больше картографических инструментов, чем пять лет назад, а многие из давно известных стали намного мощнее.
As calls for change grow louder in light of the latest IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) report and in the run up to COP26 conference in Glasgow this November, it’s time to focus on how data visualization can help people grasp the challenges that lie ahead.
স্যাটেলাইট ছবি এখন অনুসন্ধানী সাংবাদিকতার নির্ভরযোগ্য হাতিয়ার হয়ে উঠেছে। সত্যানুসন্ধান থেকে শুরু করে কোনো নির্দিষ্ট পরিস্থিতির প্রভাব অনুধাবন বা অবস্থার নিখুঁত বিবরণ জানতে, হরহামেশাই এর ব্যবহার দেখা যাচ্ছে। সংঘাতপ্রবণ এলাকায় মানবাধিকার লঙ্ঘন বা চলমান ঘটনাবলীর প্রকৃত ও সঠিক চিত্র তুলে আনার ক্ষেত্রেও স্যাটেলাইট ছবি কার্যকর ভূমিকা রাখছে। এখানে তেমন কিছু উদাহরণ।
Satellite imagery has become an indispensable tool in investigative journalism for fact-finding, gauging the impact of a particular situation and figuring out the exact details. Here’s a round-up of of some major stories which satellite imagery helped uncover.
Scenes of supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump storming the US Capitol building dominated news headlines and filled social media feeds last week. Our NodeXL #ddj mapping from January 4 to 10 found Reuters producing a play-by-play summary of what happened, and FiveThirtyEight examining the stark difference in reaction by the authorities to the Capitol mob compared to Black Lives Matter protesters. Also in this edition, we feature National Geographic’s cartography archive, Data Crítica’s investigation into under-counting of Indigenous COVID-19 infections, and The Markup’s analysis of the impact of Facebook’s political ads.
For this week’s Friday 5, where GIJN rounds up key reads from around the world, we found The Markup creating an online privacy tool, suggestions on how to make your maps more neutral, and practical tips for pitching donors during a pandemic.
In Hungary, nonprofit news site Átlátszó has hired a full-time data team to create a wide range of data visualizations and data-driven stories, notably on corruption. Amanda Loviza spoke to the team’s leader Attila Bátorfy about his plans to raise the bar for data journalism in Hungary.
What’s the global data journalism community tweeting about this week? Our NodeXL #ddj mapping from February 11 to 18 finds learning opportunities from @utknightcenter and @WorldResources, while @Tagesspiegel and @correctiv_org ask who owns Berlin’s housing and @LacePadilla examines what makes a good visualization.