Online, instructor-led, two hours Oxpeckers Investigative Environmental Journalism is Africa’s first journalistic investigation unit focusing on environmental issues. It combines traditional investigative reporting with data analysis and geo-mapping tools to expose eco-offences and track organised criminal syndicates. This way of working allows Oxpeckers to encompass an ever-growing set of tools, techniques and approaches to storytelling.... Read more »
Investigative journalists serve the public interest by uncovering stories that bad actors would prefer to keep hidden.Sometimes this means going undercover to secure footage that exposes these corrupt and criminal practices for all to see. However, this can entail bending the rules in ways that raise certain ethical questions. Is the infraction justified by the... Read more »
In 1981, a group of journalists in the United States correspondents decided to set an organization that can help deal with the plights of other reporters who got into trouble as a result of their work. That was the start of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). Today, CPJ is recognized worldwide for its work... Read more »
It’s every journalist’s nightmare: being sued for libel – at least at first. It’s chilling and potentially career-ending. Unscrupulous people know this and it’s their weapon of choice. But there is a way to fight that – by getting it right in the first place. On this training, participants will learn: What constitutes the offence... Read more »
Journalists frequently struggle to obtain information from official sources. Institutions and organisations often find ways to sidestep their requests, ignoring them or flatly refusing to make information available. This sometimes leaves journalists with no choice but to rely on sources within these institutions to leak the information they need to report candidly on issues. This... Read more »
This tipsheet is part of the J4T/F4T pilot project - a collaboration between investigative journalists, documentary film-makers and impact producers. It offers investigative journalists a way of looking at planning for impact based on The Impact Field Guide developed by Doc Society for documentary film-makers. Check it out – it’s an invaluable resource - practical and... Read more »
Do news organisations need to be transparent about their priorities and agenda? Jay Rosen, a journalism professor at the New York University thinks so. He has been touching media skills for 33 years and says that now more than ever, journalists need to show the public the things they think are important. He believes that... Read more »
The online edition of the Global Investigative Journalism Conference held in November 2021 comprised several separate meetings for English-speaking, German, Portuguese, and Arabic speaking journalists. While the goal of these meetings was networking and finding opportunities for cooperation among investigative journalists, and even moving forward in developing investigative journalism scene in their respective regions, a... Read more »
One of the biggest challenges when conducting anti-corruption journalism is finding available and relevant data to understand the context of a given story and to provide concrete evidence of any allegations of corruption. This is especially true in countries where data is not well maintained or easily accessible. Award-winning journalist and J4T member Ana Curic... Read more »
Downtown Washington D.C, a couple of minutes away from the White House, a place to be if you are into corporate lobbying. Somewhere you would least expect typical iDEC (read independent Director, Editor and Camera Operator) to hang out. But this warm October weekend was different. On the corner of 12th and K, hipster-heaven hotel with its... Read more »
Trust is the most important thing in a relationship between filmmaker and a person in the film. They do not like to use word “subject” of the movie, so they try to avoid it. Accepting the thing that the movie will expose your situation and it will be about you, means accepting to open the... Read more »
The spread of COVID-19 continues to affect countries around the world, impacting societies and communities, particularly the most vulnerable. In light of this crisis, and as part of the Journalists for Transparency (J4T) Initiative, the International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) and Transparency International as its Secretariat are looking to support journalists worldwide who are covering the... Read more »
Online, instructor-led, two hours Oxpeckers Investigative Environmental Journalism is Africa’s first journalistic investigation unit focusing on environmental issues. It combines traditional investigative reporting with data analysis and geo-mapping tools to expose eco-offences and track organised criminal syndicates. This way of working allows Oxpeckers to encompass an ever-growing set of tools, techniques and approaches to storytelling.... Read more »
Investigative journalists serve the public interest by uncovering stories that bad actors would prefer to keep hidden.Sometimes this means going undercover to secure footage that exposes these corrupt and criminal practices for all to see. However, this can entail bending the rules in ways that raise certain ethical questions. Is the infraction justified by the... 
In 1981, a group of journalists in the United States correspondents decided to set an organization that can help deal with the plights of other reporters who got into trouble as a result of their work. That was the start of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). Today, CPJ is recognized worldwide for its work... 
It’s every journalist’s nightmare: being sued for libel – at least at first. It’s chilling and potentially career-ending. Unscrupulous people know this and it’s their weapon of choice. But there is a way to fight that – by getting it right in the first place. On this training, participants will learn: What constitutes the offence... 
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Journalists frequently struggle to obtain information from official sources. Institutions and organisations often find ways to sidestep their requests, ignoring them or flatly refusing to make information available. This sometimes leaves journalists with no choice but to rely on sources within these institutions to leak the information they need to report candidly on issues. This... 
This tipsheet is part of the J4T/F4T pilot project - a collaboration between investigative journalists, documentary film-makers and impact producers. It offers investigative journalists a way of looking at planning for impact based on The Impact Field Guide developed by Doc Society for documentary film-makers. Check it out – it’s an invaluable resource - practical and... 
Do news organisations need to be transparent about their priorities and agenda? Jay Rosen, a journalism professor at the New York University thinks so. He has been touching media skills for 33 years and says that now more than ever, journalists need to show the public the things they think are important. He believes that... 
The online edition of the Global Investigative Journalism Conference held in November 2021 comprised several separate meetings for English-speaking, German, Portuguese, and Arabic speaking journalists. While the goal of these meetings was networking and finding opportunities for cooperation among investigative journalists, and even moving forward in developing investigative journalism scene in their respective regions, a... 
One of the biggest challenges when conducting anti-corruption journalism is finding available and relevant data to understand the context of a given story and to provide concrete evidence of any allegations of corruption. This is especially true in countries where data is not well maintained or easily accessible. Award-winning journalist and J4T member Ana Curic... 
Downtown Washington D.C, a couple of minutes away from the White House, a place to be if you are into corporate lobbying. Somewhere you would least expect typical iDEC (read independent Director, Editor and Camera Operator) to hang out. But this warm October weekend was different. On the corner of 12th and K, hipster-heaven hotel with its... 
Trust is the most important thing in a relationship between filmmaker and a person in the film. They do not like to use word “subject” of the movie, so they try to avoid it. Accepting the thing that the movie will expose your situation and it will be about you, means accepting to open the... 
The spread of COVID-19 continues to affect countries around the world, impacting societies and communities, particularly the most vulnerable. In light of this crisis, and as part of the Journalists for Transparency (J4T) Initiative, the International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) and Transparency International as its Secretariat are looking to support journalists worldwide who are covering the...