Global Investigative Journalism Network (https://archive.gijn.org/tag/tips-tools/)
This is part one of our three part series: GIJN’s Global Guide to Freedom of Information. FOI Tips and Tricks offers a round up of expert advice from around the world.
Nobody pretends that it’s easy or always productive to exercise the right to information.
I am back from Philadelphia, where I attended my first annual conference of Investigative Reporters and Editors, the world’s largest and oldest association of investigative journalists. The conference featured plenty of research resources and other useful online tools. Here’s a roundup featuring some of the highlights.
From GIJN’s earliest days, its global community has been rooted in a collaborative and generous spirit, with journalists around the world sharing ideas, sources, and stories. To help deal with the growing demand for assistance, GIJN has created a formal Help Desk to better marshal its resources and tap the expertise of its global network. The staff reached out to hundreds of trainers and experts who have spoken at GIJN conferences to create an international database of experts on investigative and data journalism.