Narrative, truth and impact: Highlights from the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
Reflections on the relationship between journalism and documentary, one that is neither simple nor coincidental. On the contrary, tools and perspectives are constantly shared across the two fields.
AI and the Future of News: Key takeaways from the RISJ Conference
Key takeaways from this year’s AI and the Future of News conference, hosted by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism on March 17.
GIJN’s coverage of NICAR 2026
At the latest NICAR data journalism summit 2026, reporters spotlighted digital techniques reshaping investigative work.
Reporting when the internet goes dark
Journalists worldwide navigate internet shutdowns, using risky workarounds to report news, exposing censorship, infrastructure failures, and personal, professional costs.
Green to Gray: The data, the mountains, and the politics of land
Europe is building at a relentless pace. Logistics hubs rise on former farmland. Wind turbines pierce mountain ridgelines. Industrial zones replace wetlands. What was once green is turning grey.
Iran’s divided media landscape makes getting information during wartime even harder
Amid protests, strikes and political turmoil, journalists covering Iran face censorship, arrests and an information landscape dominated by state media.
Tips to investigate AI labor abuses in the global south
How to investigate artificial intelligence when the workers who power it remain invisible, and the data is manipulated.
Sources at risk: How U.S. independent newsrooms guard them under Trump
With a media-hostile administration aggressively enforcing law enforcement mechanisms, independent news outlets across the US are rethinking how they manage their sources and material.