Reflecting a year in which both kleptocracy and attacks on independent media have increased worldwide, investigative reporters harnessed collaboration, courage, traditional reporting, and a mix of new …
Computational Journalism Watch
Coverage of AI ethics, newsroom tooling, and investigative data practices.
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News diary 15-21 December: Jimmy Lai verdict, Rishi Sunak at Covid inquiry, Sports Personality of the Year
Jimmy Lai appears outside the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal in December 2020. Picture: Ryan K W Lai via Shutterstock A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda next week, from the team …
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Marie Colvin ‘would have been honoured to meet’ Palestinian award winner Malak A Tantesh
Malak A Tantesh picks up the Marie Colvin Award from Sean Ryan and Jeremy Vine at the British Journalism Awards 2025. Picture: Press Gazette/Adam Duke Photography Palestinian journalist Malak A …
A joint investigation by Bellingcat and Lloyd’s List has identified Saudi Arabia as the newest country to import grain directly from a Western-sanctioned port in occupied Crimea, as Russia attempts to …
Basement Films and Channel 4 team of Nevine Mabro and Ramita Navai pick up the Foreign Affairs Journalism prize at the British Journalism Awards 2025. Picture: Press Gazette/Adam Duke Photography …
Archives offer journalists new muckraking avenues and stories, from revealing how the US government broke promises made to freed slaves in the 19th century to uncovering crimes against humanity in …
Velora co-founders Peter Stuart and Danny Bellion A former editor of Cycling News has launched a new largely automated sports news brand. Velora Cycling and the company behind it, Velora Digital, …
Google AI Overviews shown in front of a Google webpage. Picture: Shutterstock/DIA TV The European Commission has opened an investigation into Google over the use of publisher content for its AI …
Stories featuring dubious experts US PR services giant Cision is now investigating the press releases it hosts for the site MyJobQuote which feature a network of home and garden experts with crude AI …
Gavin Bell and his wife Claire Gavin Bell, daredevil foreign correspondent, travel writer and author, has died aged 78 after a long illness. In a career spanning more than 60 years, which included …
Google Gemini Google is the latest AI tech giant to announce a number of cash deals with leading publishers. Unlike other AI deals with publishers (done by companies including OpenAI and Microsoft ) …
Homepages for NBA Analysis and United In Focus A UK-based sports website publisher has cut 60 staff since September as a result of falling Google referral traffic. But the publisher is fighting back …
Example of North London News story that included apparent AI elements A new apparently AI -generated local news website has appeared in North London, raising fears of the public being misled. The …
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The Independent’s UK editor Chloe Hubbard to replace Mirror editor-in-chief Caroline Waterston
Incoming and outgoing Mirror editors: Chloe Hubbard and Caroline Waterston. Pictures: The Independent/Reach Mirror editor-in-chief Caroline Waterston is stepping down at the end of the year after …
Allan Donald will assume position of vice-president of product for The Guardian in January 2026. Netflix director of product Allan Donald has been named as The Guardian ‘s first vice president of …
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British Journalism Awards winners 2025: Channel 4 News and Cathy Newman receive top prizes
Cathy Newman and her producer Claire Sinka picking up the Journalist of the Year prize at the British Journalism Awards 2025. Picture: Press Gazette/Adam Duke Photography Channel 4 News was the News …
Organization International Consortium of Investigative Journalists Location Remote or Paris, France Deadline December 12, 2025 ICIJ is looking for a senior Backend developer to join their technology …
Jobs IREX: Cybersecurity Advisor/Project Manager December 8, 2025 Share [Tweet](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Cybersecurity Advisor/Project Manager …
Organization IREX Location Kyiv, Ukraine Deadline Open until filled IREX is a global development and education organization. We strive for a more just, prosperous, and inclusive world – where …
Just how far reaching is the impact of online gambling? And who profits from lax regulation, jurisdictions that turn a blind eye to money laundered through gambling operations, and those that make a …
Organization European Centre for Press and Media Freedom Location Leipzig/Remote in Germany Deadline January 9, 2026 The European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) is a non-profit …
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‘Too Close to Home’: Handling the Challenges of Investigations with a Personal Connection
Journalists regularly take on governments, big corporations, powerful elites, shadowy networks, crooks, and scammers in the pursuit of the truth. However, when it comes to taking on their friends and …
Reporting on climate change and global finance may seem like separate beats, one burning, the other boring. One driven by spreadsheets, the other by fossil fuels. But in reality, the world’s warming …
Organization Mnemonic Location Berlin, Germany or Remote Deadline January 8, 2026 Mnemonic works at the intersection of archiving of open source information and leveraging that preserved content as …
Organization Reporters Without Borders Location London, UK Deadline December 31, 2025 Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is an independent organization that promotes freedom, independence, and pluralism …