Archives for April, 2018
Giving data journalism a second shot
Posted: April 24, 2018 | Tags: data
Photo by Jeff Watts, AU
David Rodriguez, who recently graduated from San Francisco State University, leaves his IRW internship and heads to a public-radio station in Los Angeles.
Flying from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C., for an internship was a nerve-racking way to start my year. But that jump for a data journalism internship with The Investigative Reporting Workshop at American University was the best choice I’ve made this year.
My first data internship was at Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting. I was very new to SQL and had a basic sense of Excel. I tackled ...
Americans prefer the government protect free speech over censoring 'fake news,' Pew study shows
Posted: April 19, 2018 | Tags: fake news
Despite growing concern about the effects of fake news, most Americans oppose government intervention, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.
Pew found that 58 percent of U.S. adults surveyed did not want the government involved in limiting made-up information, while 39 percent favored government action. However, 56 percent supported technology companies taking a role in limiting fake news.
“Most Americans fell on the side of supporting freedom,” said report co-author Elizabeth Grieco, a senior writer and editor with the non-profit research group. “It’s interesting when you juxtapose it to the second question ...
Defense fails in attempt to free two Reuters journalists in Myanmar
Posted: April 14, 2018 | Tags: journalism
A judge in Myanmar has refused to dismiss a case against two Reuters journalists accused of violating the country’s Official Secrets Act by reporting on the massacre of 10 Rohingya Muslims.
U Wa Lone and U Kyaw Soe Oo have been jailed since December and could face up to 14 years in prison under the British colonial-era secrets act for reporting on the killings, which occurred in the Rakhine state.
Since their arrest, the reporters have attended hearings that have presented evidence against them. The defense asked that the case be dismissed because of conflicting ...
Charles Lewis receives I.F. Stone medal
Posted: April 2, 2018 | Tags: journalism
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Investigative Reporting Workshop founding executive editor Charles Lewis has been awarded the I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence.
The Investigative Reporting Workshop’s own Charles Lewis is receiving a major award for his support of investigative journalism.
The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University is honoring Lewis, IRW's founding executive editor, with the 2018 I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence. The award honors investigative reporter I.F. Stone and goes out annually to a journalist whose work captures the spirit of journalistic independence, integrity and courage that characterized I.F. Stone’s Weekly.
“For nearly ...
This month in investigative journalism
Posted: April 2, 2018 | Tags: journalism
- A March 26 article from the Texas Tribune tracked suspensions in the state’s school system, some for students as young as 4 years old. The investigation found the suspensions were disproportionately affecting students who are racial minorities.
- A March 26 article from the CIR found multiple states are putting voter information at risk by using an ineffective system to uncover voter fraud.
- A ...
