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NewsAnalysis When Your Country’s Leaders Are Hostile to the Press: Survival Tips from Argentine Investigative Journalist Hugo Alconada Mon by Laura Dixon • May 9, 2024 The investigations editor of La Nación explores how to get the story out when faced with state-sanctioned opposition to the press, online harassment, and a president who doesn’t return your calls. NewsAnalysis Reporting ToolsTips How Generative AI Is Helping Fact-Checkers Flag Election Disinformation, But Is Less Useful in the Global South by Gretel Kahn, Reuters Institute • May 8, 2024 In a year where more than 50 countries are holding elections, AI is revolutionizing the spread of falsehoods. But can this technology also be used to help debunk disinformation campaigns? Document of the Day Press Freedom 2024 World Press Freedom Index: Political Pressure Threatens Journalism in a Key Election Year by GIJN Staff • May 6, 2024 Reporters Without Borders (RSF) warns that state oppression and political pressure are increasingly threatening journalism around the globe in its 2024 World Press Freedom Index. Reporting ToolsTips New AI and Large Language Model Tools for Journalists: What to Know by Rowan Philp • May 7, 2024 At the 2024 NICAR conference, data experts grappled with the broader question of when and how AI is appropriate to use in newsrooms, and offered up a host of new, cutting edge AI tools to help investigative reporters. Getting the Story Out Member Profiles How a Group of Paris-Based Journalists Are Saving Investigations from Oblivion by Michele Barbero • May 3, 2024 The goal of Forbidden Stories is to send a strong signal to those who oppose press freedom and want to act with impunity that killing a journalist won’t kill the story. Climate NewsAnalysis Reporting ToolsTips Climate Reporters Share Tips for Investigating the Fossil Fuel Industry by Serdar Vardar • May 2, 2024 At the International Journalism Festival in Perugia, environmental reporters shared tips for unraveling the mysteries behind carbon credit projects and government ties to the fossil fuel industry. How They Did It How The New York Times Uncovered and Visualized Dangers Faced by Child Influencers by Isabel Meyers, Storybench • May 1, 2024 An interview with two New York Times journalists who investigated the at-times sordid world of child influencers and the highly sexualized nature of some of their most ardent fans. 10 Questions Piercing the Veil of Censorship in China as a Visual Investigator by Joey Qi • April 30, 2024 As a member of The New York Times Visual Investigations team, Muyi Xiao reports on her native China using a combination of remote tools and interviews. NewsAnalysis Loss, Destruction, and a Will to Keep Going: The Regional Outlets Reporting on Gaza by Nader Durgham • April 29, 2024 The burden of telling the story from Gaza has fallen only on the shoulders of local reporters and the regional news outlets working closely with those on the ground. Data Journalism Top 10 Iron Dome’s Defense Network, Hong Kong’s Plastic Waste Ban, European ‘Brain Waste,’ and 100 Days to Paris Olympics by Ana Beatriz Assam • April 26, 2024 In this edition, we also highlight the export destinations of smuggled Peruvian gold, the worker shortage hampering the Russian defense industry, and the political divide in the US. How They Did It How ProPublica Exposed Ethics Scandals at the US Supreme Court by Clark Merrefield, The Journalist's Resource • April 25, 2024 The Journalist’s Resource talked with ProPublica reporters about their blockbuster series revealing behind-the-scenes connections between billionaires and US Supreme Court justices. Data Journalism NewsAnalysis Lessons Learned: 10 Common Mistakes in Data Journalism by Rowan Philp • April 24, 2024 GIJN asked speakers and attendees in the NICAR conference hallways for the data journalism gaps they see and for under-covered topic areas newsrooms can address. Reporting ToolsTips TeachingTraining Best Practices for Election Coverage Using YouTube by Carolina de Assis, LatAm Journalism Review • April 23, 2024 Tips from a workshop on how journalists and media outlets can better use YouTube in their election coverage. Getting the Story Out Press Freedom How Alexey Navalny Was Inspired by — and Inspired — Investigative Journalism in Russia by Rowan Philp • April 22, 2024 Anti-corruption campaigner Alexey Navalny proved that anyone, after investigative training and practice, can expose rights abuse at the highest levels of government. GIJC27 After Gothenburg: Call for Proposals for GIJC27 Extended by GIJN staff • February 19, 2024 GIJN has extended the deadline to May 15, 2024 for proposals to host the Global Investigative Journalism Conference in 2027. Continue to all Stories → ← Resource Center Resource Updated GIJN Databases (Poverty, Crime, Corruption, and Terrorism) GIJN has released its final batch of updated databases, re-publishing our resource lists on poverty, crime, corruption, and terrorism. Chapter Guide Resource Latest Tools to Help Reporters Investigate Methane Emissions New sources have emerged that can help investigative journalists hold to account those responsible for emitting methane gas, a major cause of global warming. Guide Resource GIJN’s Elections Guide for Investigative Reporters — Revised for 2024 Featuring a broad array of tools, techniques, and resources to help watchdog reporters dig into almost any campaign or election. 5 Chapters Revised Elections Guide for Investigative Reporters: Where to Begin Revised Elections Reporting Guide for Investigative Reporters: New Digging Tools Revised Elections Guide for Investigative Reporters: Preparing for Elections 2 more → → Chapter Guide Resource GIJN Launches First E-Book — Reporter’s Guide to Investigating War Crimes To better share our reporting guide on investigating war crimes, GIJN has now published our online guide as the organization’s first-ever e-book. Resource Awards for Investigative Journalists (Updated) A guide to prominent journalism awards and competitions of special interest to investigative journalists. Guide Resource Reporter’s Guide to Investigating Carbon Offsets Carbon offsets are truly an international climate change story with potential for cross-border collaboration between journalists. Continue to all Resources → ← GIJN Hub Upcoming event GIJN Webinar: Investigating the Extractives Industry in Africa 14 May 2024 Information ↗ Upcoming event GIJN and iMEdD Partner for Introduction to Investigative Journalism Training Course 3 September–15 November 2024 Information ↗ Donate ↗ GIJN Newsletter Subscribe → ← The GIJN Bulletin is free and distributed to journalists in more than 100 countries GIJN Translations Library...