The fall hat trick
Every month we pull together tools, research, and ideas for journalists wearing… many hats.
Reporting guide to investigating disability issues — short version
People with disabilities are the largest cross-sectional minority group, according to the United Nations. Almost every reporting specialty involves some aspect related to disability.
Between sunscreen and AI
Every month we pull together tools, research, and ideas for journalists wearing… many hats.
Pick your tool: Podcasts, Videos, or Tips for funding?
Every month, we pull together tools, research, and ideas for journalists wearing... many hats.
Translation Tools, OSINT Resources & an Exhibition Worth Seeing
If you’re new here: every month, we pull together tools, research, and ideas for journalists wearing many hats — reporters, editors, investigators, creators — with a focus on things you can put to use or simply explore.
Investigating data available on social media platforms
Although social media is an important “channel” for publishing journalistic investigations, it is also a rich source of information for all kinds of journalistic research. At the Dataharvest 2025 conference, we learned useful ways in which journalists can gather data from platforms for their investigations.
Crowd Counter
The crowd counter allows you, after defining an area on the map, to estimate how many people could fit in it, depending on the population density per square meter.
Are You Being Tailed? Tips for Reporters Concerned About Physical Surveillance
I’m among a group of journalists from the UK and elsewhere in Europe, here for an exercise in journalist surveillance — to see if reporters who know they are being followed can spot those who are following them.