Al Jazeera Journalism Review
Is the media responsible for the Auckland violence?
The media is failing to adhere to well-founded principles of journalism in its coverage of transgender issues. Violence is the result
How to produce data-based stories
Follow our four steps to successful data journalism - from the story idea through to publication. Part two of our special series
‘I have disturbing dreams’ - the reporters suffering mental trauma on the job
Remaining objective while bearing witness to atrocities and suffering abuse from authorities is taking its toll on the mental health of journalists in India
Understanding Data Journalism
Data journalism is about much more than just sorting through facts and figures. In the first part of our series, we look at what constitutes data-based storytelling
How Do We Decolonise Journalism?
It is our place as journalists to lead the way in challenging oppressive social and political structures - here’s how to do it
‘He told me to sit on his lap’ - the women enduring sexual harassment in Nigerian newsrooms
On International Women's Day, we take a look at how female journalists suffer sexual harassment - and worse - on a daily basis in newsrooms in Nigeria. For most, it’s a case of ‘put up and shut up’ or lose your job
Why are journalists being prevented from reporting on the earthquakes?
Media workers have played a vital role in ensuring help arrives for earthquake victims in Turkey, but many claim they are being prevented from doing their jobs
Turkish media is trapped under the rubble
Turkey has suffered one of the gravest humanitarian disasters in its history, but still the media cannot seem to disengage from political polarisation
Climate journalism is growing up
Environmental coverage is moving on from panic-inducing warnings about global warming to the more constructive, solutions-based approach of climate journalism
Why are British police arresting journalists?
UK police forces increasingly regard criticism from the media as a ‘war on policing’. Journalists are being harassed, accused of crimes and arrested as a result
Field notes from an earthquake - reporting on human misery
REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: Where do you draw the line when covering human suffering? When does reporting on a devastating earthquake cross over from objective journalism to tasteless voyeurism?
‘I reported the truth - and was taken to jail’ - the journalists in prison in India
Indian journalist Siddique Kappan has been released after more than two years in prison just for doing his job. We talked to him and others who have been arrested or imprisoned
‘Leading the voiceless’ - how low-caste Indian journalists are crowdfunding their own newsrooms
Dalit representation in Indian media organisations is very low. Some journalists from the lowest Hindu caste are finding innovative ways to start up their own news platforms
Investigative Journalism: Handling Data and Gathering Evidence
Data is only one part of the investigative story. In Part 5 of our series on investigative journalism, we look at different methods of gathering evidence
Covering a natural disaster - a time for credible and useful journalism
How should journalists set about covering the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria without adding to the trauma of victims?
Investigative Journalism: Going Undercover
Covert operations for a journalistic investigation should be undertaken as a last resort only. In Part 4 of our series on investigative journalism, we explore the best ways to go undercover
‘They called us agents of imperialism’ - remembering the bombing of Zimbabwe’s Daily News
Twenty-two years after the bombing of a newspaper printing plant in January 2001, the perpetrators are still at large - and a state-sanctioned assault on a free press continues
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
When will this epidemic of dead and dying journalists come to an end?
Journalists are being targeted and killed in greater numbers than ever before. What will it take to get our leaders to act?
Has the media enabled a new age of scientific misinformation?
Social media and complex AI newsroom tools have produced a toxic environment in which dangerous misinformation is flourishing
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