Al Jazeera Journalism Review

Investigative journalism: How to develop and manage your sources

Your sources are the backbone of any investigation. In Part 3 of our series on investigative journalism, we look at how to find, foster and manage them

Published on: Thu, 01/26/2023 - 20:22
Investigative journalism: Hypothesis-based investigations

What is a hypothesis-based investigation, how do you come up with one and how do you investigate and prove it? Part 2 of our series on investigative journalism

Published on: Thu, 01/19/2023 - 08:12
Investigative journalism: What should you investigate?

In the first of our series on investigative journalism, we look at how journalists decide what to investigate

Published on: Thu, 01/12/2023 - 07:57
Navigating the Great Firewall of China

International media is blacked out in China - and very few are willing to try to bypass the country’s Firewall  

Published on: Thu, 01/05/2023 - 10:23
Why are journalists in India turning to YouTube?

Indian journalists say the platform is a more democratic and uncensored place to work, but is the growing trend of YouTubers calling themselves journalists a cause for concern?

Published on: Mon, 01/02/2023 - 10:24
How Hungary’s media created the ‘Muslim bogeyman’

THE LONG READ: Hungary was one of the first Soviet-controlled countries to welcome refugees in the late 1980s. These days its government is one of the most opposed to migration in Europe. We examine how the media paved the way for this turnaround

Published on: Wed, 12/28/2022 - 13:26
Conflict, crisis and Colombia’s shifting media landscape

THE LONG READ: As political and commercial elites continue their stranglehold on mainstream media in Colombia, some independent minnows are starting to emerge

Published on: Mon, 12/05/2022 - 09:43
How to cover major sports events

With the World Cup Qatar 2022 in full swing, the fourth part of our series on sports journalism focuses on how to cover major sporting events

Published on: Thu, 12/01/2022 - 09:21
How do sports journalists find and report the news?

In the third of our special series on sports journalism, we focus on the best ways to find and report sports news - from nurturing your sources to writing news stories

Published on: Tue, 11/29/2022 - 09:01
How to get started in sports journalism

In the second part of our special series on sports journalism, we explore the ways in which sports journalists can make a start in their careers

Published on: Thu, 11/24/2022 - 09:29
Sports journalism is no ‘easy life’

In the first of our special series of articles focusing on sports journalism, we examine the wide range of skills and ethical knowledge it takes to be a great sports reporter

Published on: Tue, 11/22/2022 - 12:16
Connecting continents - the trials and tribulations of diaspora journalists

THE LONG READ: The tireless work undertaken by diaspora journalists to change narratives about their homelands and to build bridges between communities still goes largely unacknowledged

Published on: Tue, 11/08/2022 - 08:51
The common struggles of female journalists around the world

Female journalists from different regions speak out

Published on: Tue, 11/01/2022 - 08:47
Al Jazeera Investigations - the making of the Labour Files

An Al Jazeera investigation into the running of the UK’s Labour Party has revealed evidence of an ‘Orwellian’ smear campaign against its former leader, Jeremy Corbyn, a ‘hierarchy’ of racism within the party and even the hacking of journalists. Here’s how it came about 

Published on: Wed, 10/19/2022 - 11:31
'If women are dying as a result of it, then I should report about it' - telling the untold stories of Cameroon

Journalists like Comfort Mussa, based in Cameroon, say that seeking out the untold stories of real people and having the bravery to cover taboo subjects are essential to their work

Published on: Mon, 10/03/2022 - 11:12