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Digital Investigative Journalism

Data, Visual Analytics and Innovative Methodologies in International Reporting

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Editors:
  1. Oliver Hahn

    1. Centre for Media and Communication, University of Passau, Passau, Germany

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  2. Florian Stalph

    1. Centre for Media and Communication, University of Passau, Passau, Germany

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  • Provides an up-to-date and accessible overview of the fast-moving field of digital investigative journalism
  • Covers the key techniques of investigative journalism including data and computational journalism, immersive journalism, drone journalism, visual and interactive journalism, and digital forensics and visual analytics
  • Includes contributions from renowned international media practitioners and scholars

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In the post-digital era, investigative journalism around the world faces a revolutionary shift in the way information is gathered and interpreted. Reporters in the field are confronted with data sources, new logics of information dissemination, and a flood of disinformation. Investigative journalists are working with programmers, designers and scientists to develop innovative tools and hands-on approaches that assist them in disclosing the misuse of power and uncovering injustice.

 

This volume provides an overview of the most sophisticated techniques of digital investigative journalism: data and computational journalism, which investigates stories hidden in numbers; immersive journalism, which digs into virtual reality; drone journalism, which conquers hitherto inaccessible territories; visual and interactive journalism, which reforms storytelling with images and audience perspectives; and digital forensics and visual analytics, which help to authenticate digital content and identify sources in order to detect manipulation. All these techniques are discussed against the backdrop of international political scenarios and globally networked societies.

 

This edited volume, written by renowned international media practitioners and scholars, is full of illuminating insights into digital investigative journalism and addresses professional journalists, journalism researchers and students.

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Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Digital Investigative Journalism

    • Oliver Hahn, Florian Stalph
    Pages 1-6

  3. Data-Driven Investigation and Computational Journalism

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 7-7
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    2. The Rise of Investigative Data Journalism

      • Andrew W. Lehren
      Pages 9-17

    3. Zeroes and Ones: Investigating with Data

      • Paul Bradshaw
      Pages 19-29

    4. Measuring the Unmeasured with Data

      • Nicolas Kayser-Bril
      Pages 31-41

    5. Understanding and Contrasting the Data and Exploratory News Outlets

      • Felipe De La Hoz
      Pages 43-53

    6. Uncovering International Stories with Data and Collaboration

      • Emilia Díaz-Struck, Mar Cabra
      Pages 55-65

    7. Data-Driven Human Rights Investigations

      • Alice Kohli
      Pages 67-77

    8. Following the Money Trail: Investigative Data Journalism

      • Miranda Patrucic
      Pages 79-88

  4. Immersive Storytelling and Visual Investigation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 89-90
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    2. Drone Journalism: Storytelling from a New Perspective

      • Ben Kreimer
      Pages 91-102

    3. Immersive Journalism: How Virtual Reality Impacts Investigative Storytelling

      • Marcus Bösch, Stephan Gensch, Linda Rath-Wiggins
      Pages 103-111

    4. Visual Storytelling: Show, Not Tell? Show AND Tell

      • Jens Radü
      Pages 113-122

    5. Interactivity to the Rescue

      • Johanna Fulda
      Pages 123-135

    6. Visual Analysis: Verification via Geolocation and Photographs

      • Eliot Higgins
      Pages 137-142

    7. eyeWitness to Atrocities: Verifying Images with Metadata

      • Eleanor Farrow
      Pages 143-155

    8. A Matter of Perspective: Truth, Evidence and the Role of Photography as an Investigative Tool

      • CJ Clarke
      Pages 157-169

    9. The Context Verification of Digital Photographs

      • Alexander Godulla
      Pages 171-177

    10. Photo Manipulation: Software to Unmask Tampering

      • Alessandro Tanasi
      Pages 179-190
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Centre for Media and Communication, University of Passau, Passau, Germany

    Oliver Hahn, Florian Stalph

About the editors

Oliver Hahn is Professor of Journalism at the University of Passau, Germany.

Florian Stalph is a Research Associate in Journalism at the University of Passau, Germany.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Digital Investigative Journalism

  • Book Subtitle: Data, Visual Analytics and Innovative Methodologies in International Reporting

  • Editors: Oliver Hahn, Florian Stalph

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97283-1

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-97282-4Published: 12 January 2019

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-40368-3Published: 11 February 2020

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-97283-1Published: 28 December 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 267

  • Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 6 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Journalism, Journalism, Research Methodology, Media and Communication

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