While the most important assets for investigative journalists in 2024 remained curiosity, courage, and collaboration, innovative digital tools provided leads and evidence for accountability stories on ...
Journalism relies heavily on interviews, and investigative reporting is no exception. The strongest investigations often include multiple, extensive interviews. From initial steps to confirm a leak or ...
Digital security may seem a little daunting at first, but increased security will help you build trust with – and protect – current and future sources, along with colleagues and media partners. In a ...
Following the money is a complex set of techniques that allow reporters to track the flow of money across the world, to uncover hidden assets and complex financial schemes, including money laundering ...
While there are lots of trainings online on advanced researching techniques, at the Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN) and iMEdD’s training pillar, Ideas Zone we recognized a significant ...
Indian journalist Srishti Jaswal knew her sources for two years before they became key interviewees in her investigation of propaganda by India’s ruling party. Finding sources isn’t merely about ...
Every good story needs an editor. That’s especially true for a great investigative piece. Why? Because it’s easy for reporters to fall in love with their stories and miss things. A good editor ...
Using data in journalism is not new. But over the past decades, it has come a long way. In the 1960s, Philip Meyer began experimenting with the use of computers to process data for various projects at ...
In today’s world, where information is both abundant and scarce, becoming skilled in deep Internet research is like navigating a maze of hidden paths. This chapter will guide you through advanced ...
In early 2024, the Nairobi-based data studio Odipo Dev partnered with the data journalism collective Africa Data Hub to understand an ongoing epidemic of femicides inside Kenya. For the project, ...
So you have a story draft ready. Now what? Fact-checking takes apart the reporting to ensure it is solid, accurate, and fair. You’ve been hard at work on your story, researching and reporting it for ...
Collaborations in investigative journalism — involving at least two news organizations in the same or different countries working together on the same or a related investigation — seem to be ...