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In Conversation with Carole Cadwalladr: The Features Writer Who Broke the Cambridge Analytica Story
Sat Nov 24 2018
Editor’s note: This year, Carole Cadwalladr, features journalist at The Observer, broke the story that became the Cambridge Analytica scandal....
Delhi Pollution: Why Does Fixing The City's Air Seem Like An Impossible Task?
Fri Nov 23 2018
Depending just on policies like GRAP to solve the pollution problem is like using band-aids to heal a fracture, say activists. So what’s the solution?...
MOUs: How to Get Everyone on the Same Page for Collaborative Projects
Fri Nov 23 2018
As collaborative journalism becomes a common practice across the media industry, news outlets need clear documentation to guide their projects....
You Snooze, You Lose: Insurers Make The Old Adage Literally True
Thu Nov 22 2018
Millions of sleep apnea patients rely on CPAP breathing machines to get a good night’s rest. Health insurers use a variety of tactics, including surveillance, to make patients bear...
A Tiered Approach to Researching and Pitching Investigative Stories for Freelance Writers
Thu Nov 22 2018
I discovered investigative reporting while still in school, and decided it was my calling....
Democrats plan ‘aggressive’ oversight of Federal Election Commission
Wed Nov 21 2018
Among their concerns: agency vacancies, campaign finance law enforcement...
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 led at gunpoint away from a village by a group of soldiers. ...
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 impossible to understand. Sadly, these stories...
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 a significant number of rape cases when they have simp...
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 been involved in fatal shootings. Three have bee...
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 oversight, The Southern ...
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 the attack. The man and his brother had talked of wanting to k...
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 days early this month....