GIJN’s Global Academy is your gateway to investigative journalism training. Through masterclass videos, training programs (in person or online), webinars or mentorship programs, the Academy helps journalists at every stage strengthen their investigative skills, connect with peers, and continue learning. Explore our masterclasses below or browse our training programs to find the right path for you.
Organized in partnership with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), this session builds on the methods behind ICIJ’s Coin Laundry investigation, which showed how some of the world’s largest crypto firms have profited off scams, hacks, and other crimes.
This GIJN workshop with Reuters journalist Ryan McNeill draws on investigations from conflict zones and restricted environments around the world. It will introduce participants to the fundamentals of satellite imagery and demonstrate practical methods for incorporating geospatial evidence into investigative reporting.
In this workshop based on a GIJN reporting guide, Dr. Iain Overton discussed a practical framework for investigating the technological systems behind modern warfare, from surveillance infrastructure and automated decision-making to the financial flows that make them possible.
This GIJN Academy training session will provide strategic guidance to help journalists determine paths worth exploring to find story and project funding in their region or about their topic.
This training session, led by Trusting News’ Joy Mayer, will equip you with concrete tools to communicate your integrity, reporting process, and engage with skeptical audiences without compromising your independence.
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.
Este taller ofrece una introducción práctica y dinámica al uso de la inteligencia artificial aplicada al periodismo de investigación, con un enfoque en potenciar el trabajo con información a gran escala.
This digital training workshop offers a practical introduction to using AI for investigative journalism, focusing on real-world applications like extracting structure from text, cleaning data, and verifying findings.
GIJN is working with cutting-edge trainers to offer a unique cyber investigations training program to a fifth cohort. The course is specifically tailored for reporters and others in watchdog journalism.
This asynchronous course is designed for journalists who want to deepen their understanding of climate issues and offers advanced techniques to uncover the climate story through an investigative lens.
For the fifth time, GIJN is partnering with renowned journalist Craig Silverman and other cutting-edge experts to offer a free, cyber investigations training program tailored for investigative reporters.
GIJN offers tailored training programs designed for journalists and newsrooms with specific needs. On-demand courses are fee-based, allowing us to sustainably support our team and trainers while continuing to provide free high-quality investigative journalism training opportunities worldwide.
This course, back by popular demand, is built around collecting both qualitative and quantitative data, digital research, and information extraction, and will enable participants to strengthen their investigations and diversify their sources.
Due to strong demand, GIJN is launching a second cohort of this in-depth course, to equip journalists with the skills needed to uncover the financial flows behind corruption, organized crime, and abuse of power.
One of our most popular courses is back for a third time, 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.
This practical, in-depth course will equip journalists with the core skills needed to trace financial flows and uncover the economic forces behind corruption, organized crime, and abuse of power.
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.
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.
In this full-day session, investigative trainer Henk van Ess will teach journalists how to use AI for source discovery and data analysis, stop hallucinations, and prompt effectively without memorizing a single template.
A new form of censorship is emerging globally to silence the work of journalists and activists online, targeting their reporting with impostor accounts and fake copyright complaints.
In this fast-paced session, all 10 winners of the 2026 Sigma Awards showcased the data journalism approaches and breakthroughs that helped them uncover complex stories.
This GIJN webinar brings together leading experts in investigative journalism to share hands-on strategies for securely managing leaks and navigating this rapidly evolving reporting landscape.
During this session, Henk van Ess introduced new tips, resources, and investigative methods journalists can use to identify AI-generated images in a rapidly evolving tech landscape.
In this GIJN webinar, investigative journalists from around the world will gain practical strategies and tools for tracking, verifying, and reporting on online scams. Whether you’re new to the topic or looking to deepen your expertise, this session will provide advice for impactful reporting on one of the world’s most urgent issues.
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.
A fast-paced session in which Sigma Award winners share key insights from their reporting process — from their favorite tools to innovative methods that helped uncover complex stories.
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.
In this GIJN webinar, attendees will learn how to diversify revenue streams, approach funders while safeguarding editorial independence, and adapt to the evolving funding landscape. The panel brings together three top experts with deep experience in media fundraising, business strategy, and philanthropic support for journalism, ready to share their knowledge and real-world strategies.
In this GIJN webinar, journalists will learn key strategies for probing the fossil fuel industry, guided by insights from GIJN’s forthcoming Guide to Investigating Fossil Fuels, which was supported by JournalismFund Europe. A panel of expert journalists — all of them chapter authors of the guide — will share their experiences and tools for exposing the industry’s role in the climate crisis, investigating private and state-owned enterprises, analyzing regulatory policies, and evaluating the credibility of proposed climate solutions.
This GIJN webinar brings together leading experts to share practical advice and tips on navigating this often-overwhelming field. Attendees will learn the best platforms and techniques for obtaining free imagery, strategies for analyzing and processing the data, and ethical considerations when using it in investigative stories. Whether you’re looking to track deforestation, document urban expansion, or investigate geopolitical conflicts, this webinar will equip you with the skills to get started.
In this GIJN webinar, three senior reporters based in countries that have faced key elections during 2024 will discuss innovative techniques, cross-border collaborations, and the critical importance of investigative journalism in fostering transparency and accountability in elections. The panel will address why investigative journalists should remain hopeful and how their work is more essential than ever to protect the integrity of democracies worldwide.
This reporting guide helps investigative journalists understand some of the nitty-gritty of the technology underlying AI and to give them a framework through which they can examine it.
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.
This reporting guide is designed to help journalists understand the causes of food inequity, famine, and starvation as well as the global agencies and data sources tracking these phenomena.
This guide introduces journalists to valuable information sources for China-focused investigations and demonstrates practical methods for accessing and utilizing key reporting tools.
This guide offers journalists a new detection tool and seven advanced techniques for spotting probable AI-generated content.
Featuring tips, techniques, and best practices for covering the algorithms — and their corresponding impacts — used by tech giants’ social media platforms.
This guide offers reporting best practices, key resources as well as what questions to ask when investigating methane emissions from landfills and how to reduce them.
The negative effects from higher temperatures can be seen everywhere, offering many opportunities for investigative journalism.
Knowing how to use spreadsheets is a crucial skill, as it allows you to find potential stories in large amounts of data and to think critically about how to use it.
Knowing where to look for data — and accessing it via scraping data from websites — can be a powerful force multiplier for investigative journalists.
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Investigative journalism can be a lonely practice, especially for reporters working in exile or under immense pressure. The GIJN Global Academy will launch a mentorship program connecting experienced investigative journalists with reporters seeking guidance and support.
Whether you are ready to mentor, we invite you to complete this online questionnaire. Your responses will help us build a mentorship database and prepare the launch of the program.
GIJN partners with Academic Institutions and Journalism Training Organizations around the world to collaborate with academics and help support new generations of investigative journalists, as well as practicing journalists. Partnerships focus on supporting development of investigative journalism curricula, resources for academia, as well as special tailored activities such as trainings and events. Email academy@gijn.org, if you are interested in developing a partnership between your university and GIJN.
