IJNet Blog

How EcoLab wants to reinvent environmental journalism

6/24/13

by Jennifer Dorroh

Journalists and technologists are collaborating to bring sensor reporting, crowdsourcing, mapping and more to coverage of the environment.

Newspaper overcomes hurdles, wins international data journalism award

6/20/13

by Jennifer Dorroh

La Nación newspaper was recognized for its investigation of Argentina's Senate expenses from 2004 to 2013, which uncovered spending irregularities and prompted a judicial investigation.

Visual storytelling brings a state visit to life

6/6/13

by Jennifer Dorroh

How Costa Rica’s La Nación newspaper covered a historic visit – and what it learned about working across newsroom disciplines.

Why now is the time for media innovation in Latin America

3/5/13

by Jennifer Dorroh

In Latin America, as in most of the world, technological change is coming to the news industry in fits and starts. Here's why four media leaders are aiming to speed up the process this year.

Interview

What three upcoming social media trends mean for news

2/20/13

by Jennifer Dorroh

Tweets and status updates are about to become even more plentiful—and more useful to journalists who know how to find the signal in the noise.

Featured Story

How innovators want to transform African media

11/28/12

by Jennifer Dorroh

Ideas for spurring data-driven journalism, verifying media reports and creating better tools for investigative and citizen journalism emerged as winners in Africa’s first news innovation contest.

Kick-starting data journalism in developing countries

10/25/12

by Jennifer Dorroh

In Africa, a series of intensive workshops is becoming the model to teach and spur data journalism in developing countries.

Sao Paulo newspaper reimagines elections data in animated video

9/23/12

by Jennifer Dorroh

Folha de Sao Paulo shows how newsrooms can bring data to life.

Why the time is ripe for media innovation in Africa

5/11/12

by Jennifer Dorroh

In Africa, where mobile news and digital innovation are growing but startup capital is too often scarce, innovators have a new opportunity to help reinvent media: the African News Innovation Challenge. IJNet talked with Knight International Journalism Fellow Justin Arenstein about why the contest is needed now.