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Investigative reporting will experiment with new forms

“We must accept that the beautifully written 10,000-word piece will only reach certain kinds of audiences — those most willing to sit at a desktop and take the time necessary to read it.” Sumi Aggarwal

Sophie CulpepperOctober 26, 2023

For the Chicago-based Investigative Project on Race and Equity, training the next generation matters as much as the reporting

“We’re growing and learning, but the core of what we do is this really supported experiential learning.”

Christine SchmidtJanuary 31, 2018

Digging for dung, unearthing corruption: This South African investigative nonprofit could help take down the president

“When you diamond-mine, you basically mess up the resource if you go for the best stuff first.”

Investigate these resources for in-depth reporting, from the Global Investigative Journalism Conference

Tom CassauwersOctober 24, 2017

“Maybe it is a purist attitude we have, but we believe that being funded by your readers is the best guarantee for independence”

The Belgian investigative news site Apache is a co-op, counting on its shareholders and subscribers — who are often the same people.

Laura Hazard OwenSeptember 18, 2017

This former hedge fund guy is a one-man nonprofit investigating some of America’s shadiest companies

“You can’t stop these guys from getting rich as hell and doing things, but I can at least have a marker laid out there in the cyber world saying: Hey, take a hard look.”

A small survey suggests chasing pageviews isn’t putting as much pressure on watchdog reporting as you might think (or fear)

Natalia MazotteApril 20, 2017

How the Argentinian daily La Nación became a data journalism powerhouse in Latin America

“We have a role that is almost like an NGO. We build and open databases, break with the exclusivist paradigm — we even train competitors!”

Shan WangMarch 22, 2017

Want a calmer place to discover and discuss The Washington Post’s reporting? Try this Facebook group

“There’s a reason the group’s called PostThis — we want people to take stories we share there and actually post them to their own networks.”

Shan WangJanuary 10, 2017

Local breaking news comes to investigations-focused Colorado public TV, via The Weather Channel

“We’re trying to make it more convenient for people to get more of the big picture of local news.”

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