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How Satellite Imagery Became an Indispensable — and Easily Accessible — Tool for Journalists
Wed Nov 21 2018
In July 2018, a disturbing video began circulating on social media. It shows two women and two young children being...
Mining bitcoin to back political candidates?
Tue Nov 20 2018
Election watchdog asked to weigh in on new blockchain frontier in politics
Want People to Read Your Investigation? Make Sure You Tell a Good Story
Tue Nov 20 2018
Great investigative reporting often turns into bad, hard-to-read articles. At best, stories like these are boring; at worst, they are...
Al Qaeda in Kashmir: The Strange Tale Of The Valley's Loneliest Militant
Fri Nov 16 2018
Is former Hizbul Mujahideen commander Zakir Musa's Ansar Ghawzat-Ul-Hind a front for India or Pakistan?
When It Comes to Rape, Just Because a Case Is Cleared Doesn’t Mean It’s Solved
Fri Nov 16 2018
Some police departments, turning to a designation that’s supposed to be used sparingly, make it seem as though they’ve solved...
Nearly All the Officers in Charge of an Indiana Police Department Have Been Disciplined — Including the Chief Who Keeps Promoting Them
Fri Nov 16 2018
Of the 34 supervisors in the Elkhart, Indiana, Police Department, 28 have been disciplined. Fifteen have been suspended. Seven have...
Latin American Investigations Honored in Bogotá
Fri Nov 16 2018
Winners of the Javier Valdez Latin American Award for Investigative Journalism in Bogotá, Colombia. Image: Courtesy of COLPIN.
GIJN’s Data Journalism Top 10: Number Jungles, Gender Gaps, Uber Maps, Brexit Woes
Fri Nov 16 2018
What’s the global data journalism community tweeting about this week?
“Pretty Much a Failure”: HUD Inspections Pass Dangerous Apartments Filled With Rats, Roaches and Toxic Mold
Fri Nov 16 2018
The system for inspecting federally subsidized properties is failing low-income families, seniors and people with disabilities and undermining the agency’s...
GOP megadonor Miriam Adelson is winning a medal. But are Republicans losing the political money war?
Fri Nov 16 2018
Conservatives at odds over whether they’re cultivating enough new donors
Smriti Irani Expertly Trolled Ranveer-Deepika For Making Everyone Wait For Their Wedding Pictures
Thu Nov 15 2018
The Minister channelled her inner millennial and came up with a meme to troll the newly married couple.
Brothers Who Were Online Friends With Pittsburgh Shooting Suspect Had Ties to Violent Neo-Nazis
Thu Nov 15 2018
The authorities said they arrested a Washington, D.C., man who had hailed the suspect and might have known more about...
On the Frontlines of Russia’s Propaganda War, Here’s How Ukrainian Groups Are Fighting Back
Thu Nov 15 2018
In August, BuzzFeed News broke a major story about the Russian propaganda machine.
Sabarimala Row: Kerala Govt Convenes All-Party Meeting Tomorrow
Wed Nov 14 2018
The temple had witnessed a string of protests from devotees when it opened for monthly pujas in October and two...
Flipkart's Binny Bansal's Resignation Is Startup India's Moment of Reckoning
Wed Nov 14 2018
Walmart pushed out founder after rumours of sexual harassment, suggesting need to focus on corporate governance
New Models: How Academics, Nonprofit News and Government are Collaborating
Wed Nov 14 2018
The Global Reporting Centre has launched an ambitious project investigating labor abuse, environmental impact and corruption in global commerce.
West Virginia’s Natural Gas Industry Keeps Pushing to Whittle Away Payments to Residents
Tue Nov 13 2018
Companies are deducting “post-production” costs or creating shell companies to reduce royalty payments. The firms say they have done nothing...
Drilling overwhelms agency protecting America's lands
Tue Nov 13 2018
The Bureau of Land Management is making it easier to produce oil and gas on federal acreage. In southeastern New...
Fake News On Twitter Won’t Have A Single Fix, Said CEO Jack Dorsey
Tue Nov 13 2018
'It’s a lot like security, no one can build a perfect lock,' Dorsey said, explaining why fake news is not...
Stan Lee, Pioneer Of The Marvel Universe, Dead At Age 95
Tue Nov 13 2018
Lee was the co-creator of Marvel Comics characters including Spider-Man, Thor, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, Black Panther and the...