FireWatch: The public contracts for fire prevention and wildfires data, all in one app
An application developed by data journalist Thanasis Troboukis visualizes public contracts of the central government and local authorities in Greece, as well as the data behind wildfires.
European Press Prize 2026 honours journalism that refused to look away
The six winners showcase the very best of independent journalism in Europe in a challenging year for institutions and democracy.
Inside press freedom’s emergency rooms
On the other side of journalists’ SOS messages are emergency teams responding to them. Like the reporters they assist, they are navigating multiple crises at once. Three emergency team members spoke to iMEdD about what has changed and what it now takes to keep journalists safe.
A memoir of abuse, the ghostwriter and her journalism
While collaborating on the writing of Virginia Giuffre’s autobiography, journalist Amy Wallace used meticulous journalistic research to document the trauma, the abuse, and Epstein’s secret network.
Vodcasts – from the golden age of narrative podcasts to the talk show gold rush
Today, well-coiffed podcasters – increasingly, celebrities – with gleaming smiles chat with their guests in set-designed studios. Funded by Big Tech, which has snapped up the formerly independent studios that used to produce podcasts, now most successful podcasts have some sort of video component.
Why some wars don’t make headlines
As media attention is focused on Iran and the wider region, journalists from Uganda, Burkina Faso and Ethiopia reflect on why so many conflicts go ignored.
Two decades of fact-checking: Louis Jacobson on a profession under pressure
Speaking to iMEdD, Louis Jacobson of PolitiFact, described a profession constantly adapting to a fractured and fast-moving information ecosystem.
10 data projects win 2026 Sigma Awards
Ten outstanding data-driven journalism projects, from as many countries, were chosen from among the 31 finalists – 26 individual projects and five portfolios – by a diverse Prize Committee of 17 judges.
China’s “double-use” vessels and the journalists that mapped their movements
The journalists from Mongabay and CNN behind the recent investigation into the activity of the Chinese deep-sea mining fleet discuss the idea, the data-centric approach, the methodology, and the steps they followed for a collaborative investigation that lasted one year and was carried out with the support of the Pulitzer Center.
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