National Geographic Highlights New Digital Map Designed to Track Problems and Progress in the Amazon

By: ICFJ | 06/25/2012

With its focus on global environmental issues, NationalGeographic.com is highlighting a digital map launched by Knight International Journalism Fellow Gustavo Faleiros, including the use of layered filters that can help data journalists track the effects of forest fires, deforestation and extractive industries like mining. A blog post by Willie Shubert says the map, "combines the descriptive power of cartography with timely news and reports about environmental threats to the region."

News Category

Press Mention

Topics

Critical-Issues Reporting

Latest News

Journalism Contest Winners Shed Light on Under-Reported Global Challenge: Road Safety

Winners of the Road Safety Reporting Competition and Awards drew attention to the threats faced by motorcyclists in Nigeria, poor highway design in Nepal, and the human toll of poor road safety globally, especially in low- and middle-income countries, where nine in 10 of all road deaths occur.

The Year we Redefine our Relationship with Audiences and our Role in Society

If you work in journalism, you might recognize that 2024 was a year of reckoning for our industry. I certainly do.

ICFJ Voices: Gabriel Zanlorenssi, on Embedding with The Wall Street Journal Through ICFJ

Gabriel Zanlorenssi is data editor at Nexo Journal. He’s based in São Paulo, Brazil, and covers a variety of topics. Through an ICFJ program, he received top-tier mentoring, published high-quality work and gained meaningful experience inside The Wall Street Journal’s newsroom.