The Kyiv Independent was launched just months before the start of the war in Ukraine. In her keynote address at the CIJ summer conference, the outlet’s editor-in-chief spoke about the challenges of running an investigative project in the midst of conflict, and how the team have battled to make the organization sustainable.
GIJN’s French editor Alcyone Wemaëre spoke with Timothy Large from IPI’s IJ4EU cross-border investigation project to learn an insider’s tips for writing a successful investigative journalism grant proposal.
Committing to a long-term investigation — also known as “greenlighting” — does not always involve a specific moment of decision. At IRE23, GIJN spoke with five veteran investigative editors to ask them what information they need before giving a project the the go-ahead.
Here’s an early look at the schedule for the 2023 Global Investigative Journalism Conference, where we expect a record 2,000 journalists from more than 110 countries to join us in Gothenburg, Sweden. The conference takes place Sept. 19-22.
El Faro investigative journalist Jimmy Alvarado offers his favorite tools and techniques for exposing corruption.
Gaming and the news have a history, for decades they have been used to increase engagement and reach younger audiences. Here are some tips for getting started with gamification in your next investigation.
At a panel at NICAR 2023, two digital experts discussed tips and techniques for conducting investigations into suspicious websites and their owners.
The global fight against climate change depends on the actions of individual nations — so national accountability is critical.
GIJN has launched the first cohort of its six-week, online Digital Threats Course, which will train 24 journalists from 20 countries cross Europe, the Middle East, the Americas, Asia and Africa.
The 2023 World Press Freedom Index highlights the increasingly perilous situation for reporters on every continent, as journalists face political, social, and technological threats and a “fake content industry” that undermines trust in the press.
