A new book by Ron Deibert, Citizen Lab’s founder and director, details how his small investigative team is fighting back against a rapidly growing commercial espionage industry.
An exposé supported by the Pulitzer Center’s Rainforest Investigations Network found loans earmarked for green projects were routinely used by fossil fuel and mining companies.
For veteran journalist Wahyu Dhyatmika, Indonesia’s intensely challenging press climate is a wake-up call for the media to retool its business model and refocus on serving the public.
The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism, a GIJN founding member, has grown from a one-room news startup 36 years ago to a seminal force for watchdog reporting.
After five years and 2,875 project entries from more than 100 countries, the Sigma Awards have become a catalyst for innovation and forever changed the face of data journalism.
This seven-part Reuters series revealed how easily chemicals used to create fentanyl can be acquired — and the network of suppliers that make the illicit drug trade possible.
We also highlight an analysis of whether flying has become less safe, an investigation into a Philippine reforestation program, and the numbers behind the Eurovision song contest.
Whether it’s extracting names from footage, decoding social media posts, or reading distorted text in documents, Henk van Ess explains how free digital tools can take on these investigative tasks.
Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Connie Walker discusses her favorite podcast tools, the ‘radical transformation’ of how Indigenous issues are covered, and building trust with sources.
Reporters and editors for two small Israeli outlets committed to investigative reporting detail how they report amid the heightened tensions related to the conflict.
For decades, the work of INAI helped investigative reporters uncover hidden truths. They fear its abolition will hinder exposés on corruption and human rights abuses.
Our investigation found that a factory owned by a former Czech prime minister should have been the prime suspect in an environmental disaster. But authorities looked elsewhere.
Developed by Brazilian media outlets in late 2024, the solutions are available free of charge to any journalistic organization inside and outside Brazil.
In London, leading reporters and editors met to discuss the challenges reporters face today, from legal threats to security risks to a combative new president in the White House.
Ten outstanding data-driven journalism projects, from as many countries, were chosen by a diverse Prize Committee of 17 judges from 498 entries from 80 countries.
This Top 10 in Data Journalism column also highlights the death of a Ukrainian journalist in a Russian prison, Trump’s first 100 days, and India and Pakistan’s nuclear arsenals.
Two California-based journalists offer some reporting best practices, logistical tips, and safety precautions to take when covering wildfires.
Passports can help unlock secret ownership of offshore companies, but finding them is often challenging. At ICIJ, we decided to build a new detection tool to speed up this process.
Six intrepid investigative projects from small and medium news outlets have been selected by GIJN as finalists for the 2025 Global Shining Light Awards.
Seven courageous investigative projects from large news outlets have been selected by GIJN as finalists for the 2025 Global Shining Light Awards.
GIJN, the new home of the Sigma Awards, is proud to announce the 2025 shortlist for the best data journalism projects and portfolios in the past year.
A deep dive into how government-run journalist protection programs in Latin America are failing to shield the press from attacks and intimidation by state agents and organized crime.
Here is a list of open source data tools that journalists can utilize to track air pollution, uncover its sources, and reveal the corporate networks responsible.
The RFE/RL reporter spent 288 days in a Russian prison after she was accused of failing to declare herself a “foreign agent.”
GIJN offers a snapshot of how watchdog reporters are confronting algorithmic abuses and misinformation while also employing AI as a key newsroom tool.
Also highlights how X influences Elon Musk’s government policy, the numbers behind the successful Danish toy maker Lego, and mapping the Sudan conflict.
As reporters mark World Press Freedom Day, RSF’s 2025 annual ranking reveals press freedom around the world has fallen to a new, unprecedented low.
Insiders who successfully sound the alarm often do so with help — by partnering with allies who can amplify their message and help shield them from retaliation.
