Investigative Reporting
7 lessons
55 minutes
beginner
From Google Public Data Explorer to Google Search, this intensive course will help journalists interpret a range of online sources to strengthen their efficiency and efficacy of in-depth research.
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Lessons
Voice Typing: Transcribe audio using Google Docs
Lesson
A quick and easy way to convert audio to text.
Pinpoint: A research tool for journalists
Lesson
Explore and analyze thousands of documents with Google's research tool, Pinpoint.
Verification: Advanced Reverse Image Search
Lesson
How to separate genuine eyewitness accounts from misattributed content.
Verification: Chrome Plugins and Extensions
Lesson
How to speed up the verification process using Google Chrome.
Google Earth: Pinpoint eyewitness locations.
Lesson
Find out where a photo was taken and when it was uploaded.
Google Historical Imagery: Google Earth Pro, Maps and Timelapse
Lesson
Find out where a photo was taken and when it was uploaded.
Public Data Explorer: Access a world of data.
Lesson
Use high-quality data sets to create compelling visuals.