GIJN Webinar: Behind the Data — Tools and Techniques from the 2025 Sigma Award Winners
June 3, 2025
What innovative tools and techniques are shaping the future of data journalism? Join us for a special Lightning Round webinar with the 10 winners of the 2025 Sigma Awards, celebrating some of the world’s best data-driven investigations.
In this fast-paced session, winning teams will each have five minutes to share key insights from their reporting process — from their favorite tools to innovative methods that helped uncover complex stories. Moderated by journalist and newsroom leader Gina Chua, the session offers a unique, behind-the-scenes look at the workflows powering award-winning journalism.
The 2025 Sigma Awards winners featured groundbreaking investigations from around the globe. The full list of winners is the following, separated into the two submission categories:
Project (7 winners)
- 40 Acres and a Lie — Center for Public Integrity, Reveal, Mother Jones (US)
- Buildings Wrapped in Solid Gasoline — Reuters (Singapore)
- Carousel of Emotions — Texty.org.ua (Ukraine)
- Terranexus Durán: Las Conexiones Detrás del Rráfico de Rierras en la Bodega de la Droga de Ecuador (Terranexus Durán: The Connections Behind Land Trafficking in Ecuador’s Drug Warehouse) — Unidad de Investigación Tierra de Nadie, CONNECTAS (Ecuador)
- The Price of Bakhmut. Staggering Toll of Russia’s Bloodiest Battle Since WW2 and Wagner’s Inmates Recruited to Fight It — Mediazona, BBC News Russian (Russia)
- Under the Surface. 300 Contaminants in our Groundwater — Le Monde, DATADISTA, De Staandard, Facta, Dagbladet Information, Reporters United, Arena for Journalism in Europe, Journalism Fund (France)
- Votar Entre Balas — Data Cívica, Animal Politico, México Evalúa, (Mexico)
Portfolio (3 winners)
- الإعلامية الفلسطينية المستقلة [Last Story — independent Palestinian media] (Palestinian Territories): Entry 1, Entry 2, Entry 3, Entry 4, Entry 5
- Salud con Lupa (Peru): Entry 1, Entry 2, Entry 3, Entry 4, Entry 5
- South China Morning Post (Hong Kong): Entry 1, Entry 2, Entry 3, Entry 4, Entry 5
Whether you’re an investigative journalist, data reporter, or just curious about how the best in the field work, this session is packed with practical tips and inspiration.
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Date: Tuesday, 3 June 2025
Time: 09:00 AM EDT – What time is it in my city?