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Lessons From a Fledgling Investigative Reporting Center
The first nonprofit investigative reporting center has just been set up in Italy. Long-time ICIJ member Leo Sisti explains how it all came about and what lessons might be there for reporters in other countries. Tags:
Digital tools
Facebook Graph Search: Boon for Reporters but at What Cost To Privacy?
VVOJ's Henk van Ess previews Facebook's powerful new Graph Search (still in beta). What could be a boon for investigative reporting also raises major privacy issues. Tags:
The future of muckraking
Why Investigative Reporting Is On Life Support
Nonprofit muckraking organizations are mushrooming, but most of these have budgets less than $50,000 and five or fewer people on staff. Data journalism
How We Did It: Cracking the Codes
Fred Schulte, Joe Eaton, David Donald and Gordon Witkin of the Center for Public Integrity have won 2012’s Philip Meyer Award, recognizing journalism done using social science research methods. Here the Center's data editor, ICIJ's David Donald, explains the computer-assisted analysis behind the story. Tags:
Secrets of the masters
Is Public Indifference the Biggest Threat to Investigative Reporting?
Strong words in defence of dedicated journalists, and unbeatable tips for investigative reporters young and old, from ICIJ's award-winning Thomas Maier. Tags:
Tax secrecy
Time for Public Officials to Disclose Their Tax Payments?
ICIJ member Sheila Coronel explores whether an argument can be made for mandating that the highest officials disclose the taxes they pay. Tags:
Data journalism
How To Cultivate a 'Data State of Mind'
Mar Cabra is one of ICIJ's data journalism gurus and is at the forefront of investigative journalism and journalism education in Spain. Here she discusses data journalism: its role in investigative reporting and the essential tools and skills for this field. Tags:
Secrets of the masters
'Be Prepared To Be Disliked'
The Guardian's investigations editor lists the essential skills to get a journalism job, and the most important lesson he's learned over the years. Tags:
Tissue Trade
FDA Posts Warning on Tainted Human Body Parts
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration threatens recall after bacteria and contaminants were found in human tissue products made by a top supplier to hospitals in the U.S. and around the world. Tags:
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