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Laura Dixon
@lauradixon.bsky.social
Senior editor at the Global Investigative Journalism Network.
Freelance work published by The Times, WaPo, The Atlantic, etc. Back in the UK after some itinerant years reporting from overseas.
w: www.gijn.org
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Fantastic — and sobering — story today from @gijn.org's own @lauradixon.bsky.social. She attended a expert seminar for reporters on how to detect/avoid physical surveillance. In one exercise, they all had to navigate central London & then identify the person assigned to tail them.
Everyone failed.
Are You Being Tailed? Tips for Reporters Concerned About Physical Surveillance
Would a group of reporters who knew – for sure – that they were being followed be able to identify the operatives sent to track them?
gijn.org
January 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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2024 was dubbed the year of the “podcast election."

🧵 Read our annual round-up of compelling investigative audio stories, as reviewed by GIJN’s global team. Featuring stories from the US, Germany, Switzerland, El Salvador, Turkey, and Russia. https://twp.ai/1MKFKQ
Global Tour of Investigative Podcasts: 2024 Edition
Our annual round-up of compelling investigative audio stories, as reviewed by GIJN’s global team. Featuring stories from the US, Germany, Switzerland, El Salvador, Turkey, and Russia.
twp.ai
January 8, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Are you being tailed? Tips from a pro and some good examples of what not to do from yours truly. gijn.org/stories/repo...
Are You Being Tailed? Tips for Reporters Concerned About Physical Surveillance
Would a group of reporters who knew – for sure – that they were being followed be able to identify the operatives sent to track them?
gijn.org
January 23, 2025 at 4:23 PM