Data Journalism Top 10
Visualizing a Trillion Dollars, India’s Warming Cities, Russian Mercenaries at Sea, and World Cup Player Physiques
Also highlighting how films portray Ukrainians, increasing tree cover in Spain, and how couples meet.
GIJN Toolbox
New Tools for Tracking US Migrant Detention Centers and Illicit Dual-Use Exports for Russian War Effort
Featuring two free-access databases that provide hard-to-find accountability evidence on the mass migrant detention network in the US, and to track companies selling equipment to Russia in potential breach of international restrictions.
Masterclass Videos
How to Expose Corruption
Miranda Patrucic
In this GIJN Academy masterclass video, the editor-in-chief of the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) shares her knowledge about investigating corruption.
Case Studies
‘Life or Death’: Inside ICIJ’s Cancer Calculus Investigation
A recent cross-border investigation examines how aggressive drug pricing and patent strategies drive up costs and limit patient access to a life-saving cancer treatment worldwide.
Data Journalism
How The Washington Post Combined Data and Human Stories to Cover Hurricane Helene’s Aftermath
From Storybench, Washington Post climate reporter Brady Dennis is interviewed about his immersive story on Hurricane Helene and the importance of combining data and human experience.
Data Journalism
Mexico Scrapped Its Transparency Agency — Journalists Are Still Investigating Corruption
A year after Mexico dissolved the autonomous body that oversaw government transparency, journalists are still finding ways to access public documents and conduct data-based investigations.
How They Did It
New York Times’ Hannah Dreier on Wildland Firefighters and the Deadly Smoke Risks They Face
The recipient of the 2026 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting discusses how she conducted her award-winning investigation on maskless wildland firefighters.
How They Did It
New York Times’ Hannah Dreier on Wildland Firefighters and the Deadly Smoke Risks They Face
The recipient of the 2026 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting discusses how she conducted her award-winning investigation on maskless wildland firefighters.
Distribution & Promotion
Translating Investigative Journalism into Platform-Native Storytelling
How do you take a complex, months-long investigation and reach fast-scrolling readers without losing credibility? Craft promotional material that fits each social media platform’s audience and voice.
News & Analysis
Spies, Lies, and ‘Dirty Water’: Q&A with Austria’s Newest Investigative Team
GIJN talks with the investigative team at JETZT, a new Vienna-based independent newsroom that covers everything from Alpine real estate to Russian espionage.
Data Journalism Top 10
‘Super’ El Niño Threat, Myanmar Villages Razed, California’s Billionaire Tax Bill, and South Africa’s Murder Rate
Also highlighting exploitation of journalists in Egypt, Argentina’s returning World Cup squad, and the strain on Singapore’s aging caregivers.
Inside GIJN
GIJN Welcomes 10 New Members, from Turkey to the DRC
New members include two exiled newsrooms; three outlets with a major focus on the environment and climate change; and several organizations that dig into organized crime and human rights violations.
News & Analysis
Four Lessons for Journalists from Patrick Radden Keefe’s Latest Book, ‘London Falling’
The latest book from The New Yorker staff writer delves into the life of 19-year-old Zac Brettler, who led a secret double life in London before plunging to his death from an apartment balcony into the River Thames in 2019.
Member Profiles
Tansa: Pioneering a New Model for Investigative Journalism in Japan
Over the past decade, the nonprofit Tokyo Investigative Newsroom has published numerous longform exposés on issues ranging from gender, health, politics, and the environment.
How They Did It
Uncovering the Transnational Networks Behind a Women’s Right-Wing Extremist Group in Germany
How an investigative documentary revealed that the German women’s group Lukreta is part of a Europe-wide far-right network with links all the way to the European Parliament.
Data Journalism Top 10
Rare Earth Rivalry, Falling Birth Rates, Violence in the Sahel, and 70 Years of Eurovision Lyrics
Also highlighting China’s squid fishing fleet off Argentina, how redistricting is shaping America’s midterms, and why 2.1 billion people still lack safe drinking water.
Climate
Popular Myths About Climate Adaptation Journalists Should Know
Adaptation is not a substitute for mitigation. Cutting emissions remains indispensable to preventing the worst outcomes of climate change.
Global Academy Guides Resource Guide
Guide to Mapping Analysis Using QGIS
The open source desktop geographic information system software QGIS can be a powerful tool for investigative journalists. This resource takes you from the basics to advanced data mapping.
Resource Database
Open Source Databases by Country
This resource contains links to open data portals in dozens of countries, including sites on company registries, government procurement data, sources for information on people and vehicles, and much more.
Resource Guide
Tech Focus Project
There is a central tension facing investigative journalists: the “AI and tech paradox.” Explore our report on the most urgent technology-related challenges facing investigative journalism today.
Resource Guide Chapter
Investigating War Crimes: Attacks on Civilians
Experts offer practical tips and tools for covering attacks on civilians on the battlefield and interviewing non-combatant survivors of armed conflict.
Global Academy Guides Resource Guide
Reporter’s Guide to Detecting AI-Generated Content
This guide offers journalists a new detection tool and seven advanced techniques for spotting probable AI-generated content.
Resource Guide
Guide: Introduction to Investigative Journalism
Featuring advice on fact checking, digital security tips, interview techniques, and guidelines for editors.
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Global Academy On-Demand Courses
SECOND COURSE ADDED: AI Without the Guesswork: Smarter Journalism Without Prompting and Hallucinations
Back by popular demand, this full-day session with investigative trainer Henk van Ess teaches how to use AI for source discovery and data analysis, stop hallucinations, and prompt more effectively.
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From the Panama Papers to the Epstein Files: Investigating Leaks and Large-Scale Data in the Age of AI
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Global Academy Trainings
Uncovering AI’s Human Cost: A Non-Technical Toolkit for Investigative Reporters
Holding AI systems accountable can seem overwhelming due to the complexity of the technology. But not all investigations into AI require a high level of technical ability.
Global Academy On-Demand Courses
LAST TICKETS: Data Collecting for Journalists — Practical Training
This course, built around collecting both qualitative and quantitative data, digital research, and information extraction, will enable participants to strengthen their investigations and diversify their sources.
Around the World
Call for Entries: 4th Annual African Investigative Journalist of the Year Award
The African Investigative Journalist of the Year Award is open to all African journalists or teams of journalists working in any media for stories from and about Africa, published or broadcast in African media between July 1, 2025 and July 1, 2026. The award recognizes “outstanding examples of investigative reporting from Africa that reveal untold stories, hold the powerful to account, question those in public life and serve the public interest.” The top prize in 2026 is US$5,000, while the runner-up receives US$2,000. Entries close at 5pm (SAST) on July 10, 2026. The ceremony will be held at the AIJC in Nairobi, Kenya in November.
Mongabay Southeast Asia Ocean Reporting Fellowship
Mongabay’s Southeast Asia Ocean Reporting Fellowship is an opportunity for early- and mid-career journalists from Southeast Asia coastal countries to report on ocean challenges and their solutions in their region, and is designed for them to become part of a global network of regular Mongabay contributors. The 2026 Southeast Asia Ocean Reporting Fellowship Program will support up to five fellows in Mongabay’s Global Bureau. The fellowship is run in English, and applicants must be from and based in a coastal Southeast Asian country, with a particular focus on Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Piraeus Deputy Mayor Files Lawsuit Against Solomon Over Real Estate Investigation
Greece-based GIJN member Solomon and three of its journalists face legal action from a deputy mayor in the Greek port city of Piraeus, following their investigation into a real estate development project. Dimitris Arapis, responsible for urban planning and construction in Piraeus, has filed a lawsuit, injunction request, and criminal complaint, including a demand to take down the investigation. The investigation examined a large development that includes hundreds of apartments, offices, shops, and commercial spaces in a former industrial area in Piraeus, as well as possible potential conflict of interest issues related to Arapis’ public role and private work for the developer.
Anti-Corruption Reporting Grant for Journalists Based in Montenegro and Kosovo
Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN) has opened a call for independent journalists based in Kosovo and Montenegro to apply for grants to support investigations into corruption and accountability issues. Journalists can get grants of up to US$1,500, as well as mentoring and technical and editorial support. The program, which supports journalists investigating issues related to governance, misuse of public resources, and institutional accountability, is led by the Society Against Corruption in Montenegro and Kosovo, a regional anti-corruption initiative and grant program implemented by BIRN and Civic Alliance (CA). The deadline for applications is June 7, 2026.
Open Call: CORRECTIV’s Residency Program for Exiled Journalists
German investigative newsroom CORRECTIV has announced its 2026 Exile Journalist-in-Residence Program, which supports journalists forced into exile by persecution related to their work. The program “provides what many lose in exile: a professional newsroom, trusted colleagues, technical infrastructure, and public visibility within a safe environment,” states CORRECTIV. The six-month residency in Berlin — from July to December 2026 — will be offered to two journalists, who will work alongside exiled and investigative journalists and pursue their own projects, and have access to workspaces, studios, publishing platforms, and public-facing formats.
Alicia Patterson Investigative Journalism Fellowship 2027
Source: Fund for Investigative Journalism
Applications are open for the Fund for Investigative Journalism’s Alicia Patterson Fellowship 2027, which runs for six (paying US$20,000) or 12 months (paying US$40,000) for in-depth written reporting. Proposals are due October 1 every year, with decisions made in January. The Fellowships are designed to support significant, in-depth written reporting on subjects of public interest. Projects must be for print or online publications (in text format) and must be US-focused — fellows aren’t required to live in the US, but the reporting project must be focused on the US and for publication in US-based outlets.
Sir Harry Evans Global Fellowship 2027
Applications are open for the Sir Harry Evans Global Fellowship, a nine-month fellowship with Durham University in the UK and Reuters, and a prestigious opportunity for an early-career journalist to produce an investigative project. The Fellow gets mentorship from Reuters editors and access to Durham University’s research resources, and will work on the project from inside a Reuters newsroom in London, New York, Sydney, or Toronto. The Fellowship comes with a monthly salary of around £4,444 per month (US$6,040 ), plus a living stipend and travel expenses. Applicants should have between 2-5 years’ professional journalism experience. Deadline: July 10, 2026.
GIJN Expresses Solidarity with GFMD Over RightsCon Cancellation
Source: Global Forum for Media Development
The Global Investigative Journalism Network, along with more than 100 other press, civil society, and human rights organizations, signed a statement of solidarity with the Global Forum of Media Development, condemning the Zambian government over its abrupt cancellation of RightsCon 2026. As GFMD notes, the Zambian Ministry of Technology and Science's last-minute decision to bow to foreign pressure and scuttle the event is just the latest attack on the cause of equality, transparency, and accountability. "These developments take place in an already challenging context of shrinking liberties and funding for journalism, digital rights, and free expression communities worldwide," GFMD wrote in its statement.
Russia Demands Apple and Google Remove Investigative Outlet IStories From App Stores
The Russian state media and internet agency, Roskomnadzor, has sent formal demands to Apple and Google for the removal of the app for IStories — an independent investigative new site that has published reporting on political corruption and the realities of the war in Ukraine. Roskomnadzor accused the outlet of “spreading fakes” and destabilizing the country. IStories launched the app — designed to circumvent widespread website blocking in Russia — in February 2026. The outlet posted on social media to tell its audience to download the app before the tech companies could potentially comply with the removal orders.
Tunisian Investigative Outlet Inkyfada Threatened with Closure
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned the Tunisian authorities’ crackdown on the independent press, including a suspension and funds being withheld from investigative news site and GIJN member Inkyfada. On May 11, 2026, the Tunis Court of First Instance will examine a request to dissolve Al Khatt, the association that runs Inkyfada. “The dissolution proceedings brought against Inkyfada is an act of institutional censorship,” said Oussama Bouagila, director of RSF North Africa, calling for the procedure to be dropped. Al Khatt, which has managed the investigative platform since 2014, has been subject to mounting pressure since 2023.
10 Questions
The African Investigative Journalist of the Year on Deep Dives, Funding, and ‘Paying Your Dues’
The award-winning South African investigative journalist says he spent years ‘in the wilderness’ digging into spreadsheets and paperwork to find his niche.
10 Questions
Confront Them With the Numbers: This Former Physicist’s Path to Investigative Data Journalism
Anna Behrend is a self-taught data journalist who has found in data-driven reporting and visualization a way to combine her academic background in science with her creative interests.
10 Questions
‘As Long as There Is Journalism, There Is Hope, There Is Life’
Based in the Mexican border region of Chihuahua, a state where organized crime exerts a strong presence, means working “under constant threat,” but Gallegos refuses to be silenced.
10 Questions
Lessons Learned Over Four Decades as an Investigative Journalist In India
One of India’s most renowned investigative reporters, Sarin has reported and edited stories digging into security, corruption, and money laundering.
Data Journalism
How The Washington Post Combined Data and Human Stories to Cover Hurricane Helene’s Aftermath
From Storybench, Washington Post climate reporter Brady Dennis is interviewed about his immersive story on Hurricane Helene and the importance of combining data and human experience.
Data Journalism
Mexico Scrapped Its Transparency Agency — Journalists Are Still Investigating Corruption
A year after Mexico dissolved the autonomous body that oversaw government transparency, journalists are still finding ways to access public documents and conduct data-based investigations.
Data Journalism
Making Trillions Make Sense: How Reuters Visualized the AI Economy
How do you make a trillion dollars feel real to someone who has never seen that much money? Vineet Khare and Mayank Bhatt faced that very challenge for their data-driven investigation into AI investment.
Data Journalism
From Toxic Supply Chains in Africa to Baltic Sabotage to Stolen Children in Syria: 10 Data Projects Win 2026 Sigma Awards
Ten outstanding data-driven journalism projects were chosen from among the 31 finalists – 26 individual projects and five portfolios — by a diverse prize committee of 17 judges.
Member Profiles
Tansa: Pioneering a New Model for Investigative Journalism in Japan
Over the past decade, the nonprofit Tokyo Investigative Newsroom has published numerous longform exposés on issues ranging from gender, health, politics, and the environment.
Member Profiles Press Freedom
After a Government Suspension, What’s Next for Uganda’s Premier Journalism Training Organization?
The African Centre for Media Excellence fills a critical gap between journalism schools and newsrooms, but earlier this year Ugandan authorities ordered it to shut down and it’s now fighting for its survival.
Member Profiles News & Analysis
Abzas Media: From Exile, Fighting for Press Freedom and Civil Space in Azerbaijan
Founded in 2016, this news site was created to report on issues often ignored or suppressed in state-controlled media, including corruption, misuse of public resources, and human rights violations.
Member Profiles
Uncovering Schemes Worth Billions: Inside the Belarusian Investigative Center
Since 2020, the exiled outlet’s investigations have led to approximately 90 sanction actions, proving how journalism can make a real impact on authoritarian regimes.
GIJC25
The 14th Global Investigative Journalism Conference (GIJC25) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, assembled more than 1,500 journalists from over 135 countries and territories to hold workshops, share best practices, and build a community increasingly confronting funding crises, disinformation campaigns, digital surveillance, and authoritarian threats. This project is a compendium of GIJN’s coverage of the conference.
Asia Focus
This regional spotlight series examines the world’s largest and most populous continent, which is also the host of the 2025 Global Investigative Journalism Conference. Asia serves as a unique laboratory in the global media landscape, but journalists here face multifaceted challenges, from censorship to physical threats, digital surveillance to financial pressures. Despite this, watchdog reporters […]
MENA Focus
Our third regional spotlight series examines the challenges facing our members and other outlets in the Middle East and North Africa, such as war, backsliding democracies, self-censorship, exile, surveillance and imprisonment of journalists, and the hostile legal environment — and why this reality on the ground makes investigative journalism there all the more essential.
Africa Focus
Our second regional spotlight series examines the successes and challenges facing our members in Africa and others reporting from the continent. These articles tell the stories of growing journalistic collaboration, courage, and innovation in the face of repression, legal intimidation, lack of access to information, and even physical threats.
Videos
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Resource Video
Tips and Tools for Uncovering Online Scams
Online scams have become borderless threats that evolve rapidly in scale, sophistication, and impact. From fraudsters using the Internet to steal to phishing networks that engage in social engineering and trick individuals, scams are often backed by organized criminal groups that exploit weak law enforcement, jurisdictional loopholes, and digital anonymity.
Global Academy Webinars Resource Video
GIJN Africa Webinar: Investigating Revolutionary and Military Regimes
In this free online workshop, GIJN will convene four experienced African journalists to discuss how to dig out information from repressive regimes and military dictatorships on the continent.
Resource Video
Behind the Data — Tools and Techniques from the 2025 Sigma Award Winners
What innovative tools and techniques are shaping the future of data journalism? A special Lightning Round webinar with the 10 winners of the 2025 Sigma Awards, celebrating some of the world’s best data-driven investigations.
Global Academy Webinars Resource Video
Gathering Evidence and Documents in Conflict and War Zones — A MENA Case Study
A webinar exploring how investigative journalists can document human rights abuses in war zones, with a focus on methods to ensure the information gathered can later be used by legal investigators or international courts.