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GIJN associate editor Laura Dixon and GIJN Francophone Africa editor Maxime Domegni round up seven key takeaways from the 2023 Centre for Investigative Journalism’s 2023 summer conference in London.
The award-winning Ghanaian journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni says there are a series of challenges that investigative reporters in Africa must confront during the course of their work. Read about the difficulty of getting accurate data, the challenges of impunity, funding issues, and press freedom challenges in this excerpt from his new book.
In a new book on undercover reporting, Australian journalism professors Andrea Carson and Denis Muller examine whether deception is ever an acceptable method for journalists to use.
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.
From investigating elections around the world to tracking the fallout from the war in Ukraine to digging into organized crime in the Golden Triangle, here are the best guides and tipsheets from GIJN Resource Center’s in 2022.
The year 2022 has seen a number of noteworthy books about investigative journalism, from going undercover to dig into corruption to investigating the underbelly of the global migration crisis, and from a deep dive into dodgy COVID contracts to a book from Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa.
The illegal trafficking of wild animals and plants is damaging biodiversity worldwide and spreading diseases. It’s an international story, with great opportunities for investigations in virtually every country. GIJN’s new guide encourages deep reporting about the subject with tips and tools for covering a global trade.
বিশ্বজুড়ে দারুন দারুন সব প্রভাবশালী সাংবাদিকতার জন্ম দিয়েছে আন্ডারকভার (ছদ্মবেশ) অনুসন্ধান। যেসব দেশে সরকারি নথি প্রকাশের স্বচ্ছতা বিষয়ে কোনো বিধিমালা বা সোর্সের সুরক্ষায় কঠোর আইন নেই– সেখানে জনস্বার্থ সংশ্লিষ্ট বিষয় উন্মোচনের জন্য অনেক সময় ছদ্মবেশ ধারণই শেষ উপায় হয়ে দাড়ায়। কিন্তু এ ধরনের সাংবাদিকতায় ঝুঁকি আছে; আর আছে একটি কঠোর নৈতিক মানদণ্ড, যা ছদ্মবেশ ধারণের সময়, বা তার আগে ও পরে, মেনে চলতে হয়। ছদ্মবেশ সাংবাদিকতা নিয়ে অভিজ্ঞ অনুসন্ধানী সাংবাদিকদের পরামর্শ এবং দুর্দান্ত কিছু কেস স্টাডি পাবেন জিআইজেএন-এর এই গাইডে।
An investigative journalism nonprofit based in Nigeria, the International Centre for Investigative Reporting, has pushed the envelope with its approach to investigating the country’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Executive Director Dayo Aiyetan talks about how the unit has carried out its investigations in the midst of the lockdown and how reporters are holding the government to account over its response.
A network of female journalists went undercover in order to investigate what women and girls around the world are told when they approach a crisis pregnancy organization. Some were told they could be killing the next president, others than abortions cause cancer. The investigation revealed the highly sophisticated tactics some centers use to break a woman’s resolve, and how the messaging can be traced back to a Christian charity based in Columbus, Ohio.