Given widespread misinformation and climate skepticism, veteran environmental reporters offer case studies and best practices for pursuing impactful topics of climate investigations.
At GIJC25, reporters explained how remote sensing, open source verification, and visual forensics are now central to covering conflicts that are inaccessible or dangerous for journalists.
Expert follow-the-money journalists have documented how criminal networks now operate, via fluid, decentralized systems that are often indistinguishable from legitimate global commerce.
Despite numerous press freedom threats, Pakistani journalists continue to publish high-impact investigations — and offer lessons for reporters navigating restrictive environments worldwide.
In 2025, journalists across Africa have courageously reported on illegal activities — and their impact — long after they’ve occurred, and despite attempts to bury this information.
Despite numerous obstacles, journalists from the region continue their investigative work through partnerships, cooperation with civil society, and open source research.
This collaborative investigation brought together international and local journalists to reveal how the Assad regime used a global childcare charity to aid the disappearance of children.
This GIJC25 panel discussion surfaced a set of unresolved questions about what investigative journalism can sustainably support — and what it may need to leave behind.
Despite domestic threats to press freedom and power cuts and sleepless nights from Russian attacks, Ukrainian independent journalists continue their work with depth and skill.
Workers in East Africa and South Asia are now paid low wages to perform behind-the-scenes data tasks are used to power AI-driven facial recognition systems around the world.
