Mistakes in journalism happen.

At Dataharvest - EIJC, investigative reporters shared errors that almost cost them a story and how other journalists can avoid these pitfalls. buff.ly/4etvedq

When investigating people connected to companies, Belarusian Investigative Centre' Alina Yanchur, recommends looking at other business records in an individual’s name — to find, for example, phone numbers — as well as using Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project's alephdata & the OSINT.industries. buff.ly/4belh0t

Satellite imagery is a major new frontier for investigative journalism. Journalists have used it to expose the decimation of homes in Gaza, mass graves in occupied Ukraine, and more.

Here's suggestions on how to obtain these images at 0 (or low) cost: buff.ly/4b9ttPD

To verify photos, journalist Alina Yanchur uses Amazon Rekognition.

Need to reverse image search? Here are some free-to-use sites:

🕵️‍♀️ Search4faces.com
😶‍🌫️ FaceCheck.id
👁️ TinEye

& this paid resource:
👀 PimEyes

More tips: buff.ly/4belh0t

🖥️ GIJN Webinar: How Latin America Connects to Your Story.
🗓️ Tuesday, July 9 / 11:00 AM EDT

In this GIJN webinar, 4 senior investigative journalists will share lessons learned on how to work beyond borders on local stories about global issues.

More: buff.ly/45uyEbw

Despite a lack of access to data, Belarusian journalists still find ways to investigate the actions of the state and its entities.

At Dataharvest - EIJC 2024, journalist Alina Yanchur shared insights on how to investigate when the state conceals data: buff.ly/4belh0t

📢Journalists! One week left to apply for our summer academy on climate journalism and energy transition

Learn about climate communication, journalistic skills and find your next story

⏳Deadline to apply: 01 July
🗓️Academy: 01 - 08 Sep
📍Berlin
➡️cleanenergywire.org/academys/call-…

ICJ's Eastern European coordinator Jelena Cosic was part of the 2024 Dataharvest - EIJC “How I Screwed Up and then Fixed my Cross-Border Investigation” panel.

Global Investigative Journalism Network shared the speakers' takeaways on mistakes, failures, and errors that almost cost them a story.

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The Local News Accelerator supports digital innovation in local journalism’s editorial and business models around the world.

Apply for IPI - The Global Network for Independent Media's four-month program by July 7: buff.ly/3zaQHrg

💫 NEW! In 2020, Belarusian authorities began to conceal official statistics.

At Dataharvest - EIJC 2024, journalist Alina Yanchur shared the investigative methods adopted by those who have to work without access to state-published information.

More: gijn.org/stories/how-in…

Missed the Dataharvest - EIJC conference?

Here's a collection of presentations that covers fire analysis with Python, mapping with Flourish, using QGIS, and more: buff.ly/4crgM3N

This glossary by IISD lists concise definitions of key terms and acronyms used in the negotiations of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. buff.ly/3KPv5Dg

📣 International Center for Journalists is inviting candidates from the Americas (US, Canada, Latin America & The Caribbean) to apply for a “training of trainers” opportunity to learn how they can prepare and run their own community workshops to tackle disinformation.

Learn more: buff.ly/3KScgiM

Charles Lewis, known as “Chuck” to his friends, helped usher in the current global era of investigative collaboration by recognizing and filling journalistic blind spots, and persuading fellow editors that their true adversary was secrecy, not competition: buff.ly/3Vt6rNX

Smoke and Lies, a cross-border visual forensics investigation by @LHReports, @laverdadjuarez & El Paso Matters dug deeper into a deadly migrant detention facility fire.

Jack Sapoch shares how the team chose the most effective way to present their findings: buff.ly/4cshMEU

It is estimated that one in five fish caught comes from IUU fishing practices – threatening marine ecosystems, coastal communities, food security, and human rights. Here, the Pulitzer Center shares a toolkit for journalists investigating the issue. buff.ly/3z0NydC

At a Dataharvest - EIJC 2024 panel, investigative reporters Sotiris Sideris, Jelena Cosic, and Stéphane Horel spoke about their past mistakes, failures, and other errors that almost cost them a story — and how other journalists can avoid these same pitfalls.

More: buff.ly/4etvedq

Our latest Data Journalism Top 10 features a tool built by OjoPúblico to measure illegal timber, the The Washington Post's exposé into what happens to US police officers who sexually abuse children, and much more.

Full piece: buff.ly/4bcJaWq

'How journalists are using investigative tools in perilous press environments.'

Tomorrow, GIJN's rowan philp, alongside Faisal Karimi & María Lilly Delgado, will share insights into new methods reporters are using to expose wrongdoing.

More #IRE24 info: buff.ly/4aUIEMp