Member Profiles
Fighting for Accountability and Press Freedom in West Africa
For almost 30 years, the Media Foundation for West Africa has supported watchdog journalism and press freedom in both democratic and authoritarian states across the region.
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How They Did It
How They Did It: Investigating Migrant Abuses on Cargo Truck Smuggling Routes
Tips from four reporters who took part in a seven month-long collaborative investigation into the growing use of cargo trucks to transport migrants and asylum seekers through Mexico.
Data Journalism
Data-Driven Reporting for Investigating the Cultural Sector
At the 2025 Netzwerk Recherche conference, radio journalists shared how they used data and AI tools to investigate Germany’s cultural sector and the influence of the country’s far right.
Distribution & Promotion
Bringing an Investigation on Clandestine Landing Strips in the Peruvian Amazon to the Stage
Mongabay Latam hopes to reach new audiences by taking its award-winning investigation to the theatre, using ‘stand-up journalism’ to tell the story behind the stories.
News & Analysis
Using FOIA to Track Trans Rights in Trump’s America
To track how executive orders affecting transgender people are being enforced, reporters filed hundreds of public records requests with federal, state, and local agencies.
Reporting Tools & Tips
Tips for Investigating New Oligarchs and Novel Corruption Ploys
The oligarchs of the world have a surprising amount in common. Here are tips and resources for investigating their hidden assets and to finding out who is helping them.
Data Journalism Top 10
Europe’s Deadly Heatwave, Trump’s Massive Budget Bill, and Middle East Ceasefires That Don’t Last
Also featuring stories on the world’s riskiest maritime shipping routes, sub-par cancer drugs exported across the globe, and uncovering “pig butchering” online scams in Myanmar.
Document of the Day
2025 Reuters Institute Digital News Report: Eroding Public Trust, Growing Misinformation Threats, and Investigative Journalism’s Appeal
This year’s survey finds an accelerating shift towards social media and video platforms, further diminishing the influence of ‘institutional journalism.’
News & Analysis Press Freedom
‘Foreign Agent’ Law in Bosnia Threatens Independent Media
Journalists and editors from this Balkan nation warn that if the recently passed law survives a legal challenge, it would stifle independent reporting.
Teaching & Training
8 Most Common Cybersecurity Mistakes Journalists Should Avoid
Luis Assardo, a digital security trainer and investigative data journalist, gives tips on how journalists can keep their information and devices secure.
News & Analysis
Tips for Investigating Green Energy Supply Chains in the Global South
At an IRE conference panel, experts discussed several powerful tools and innovative techniques for uncovering harmful practices by the global alternative energy industry.
Member Profiles
Building Memory, Documenting the Truth: The Case of Nicaragua’s Confidencial
With hundreds of the country’s reporters in exile, the press is under pressure like never before. But this outlet is continuing to report despite all its staff now being based overseas.
How They Did It
Uncovering the Hidden Environmental Impact of an Industrial-scale Hog Farm
An award-winning project exposed how a US-governor’s pig farming company polluted groundwater, revealing issues of political influence and regulatory neglect.
News & Analysis
Investigating Inside Syria, Six Months After Assad’s Fall
A panel of experts investigating and documenting crimes committed by the old regime share their experiences of working in the “new Syria.”
News & Analysis
Investigating Cold Cases: How Two Journalists Dug Into Decades-Old Civil Rights Era Killings
To resurrect civil rights era cold cases, two reporters uncovered new sources and accessed forgotten government documents to reconsider the historical record.
Data Journalism Top 10
Airstrikes in Iran and Israel, Los Angeles ICE Protests, India Plane Crash, and ‘Jaws’ Turns 50
Also featuring the data behind Russia’s efforts in Ukraine, why it’s so hard to ditch coal as an energy source, and a literary map of Rio de Janeiro.
News & Analysis
Navigating the Turbulence of an Editorial Crisis
The Director General of Norway’s public broadcaster shares valuable lessons learnt from what she called “the most harrowing experience of my professional life.”
Inside GIJN
GIJN Welcomes 12 New Members, from Cyprus to Eswatini
New members include organizations probing cross-border abuses or promoting civic engagement, as well as digging into environmental and human rights violations.
10 Questions
Forced into Exile After Investigating Corruption, Continuing to Report on Venezuela from Afar
Tips on persistence from a permanently exiled reporter whose multi-year investigation was turned into an Emmy-nominated documentary.
News & Analysis
GIJN Co-Hosts International Journalists at IRE25
Sixty journalists from more than two-dozen countries and territories attended the International Luncheon at the 2025 Investigative Reporters and Editors Conference.
Data Journalism
From Data to Storytelling: Concept and Design Tips from the Financial Times’ John Burn-Murdoch
The chief data reporter for the Financial Times discusses how he considers the use of text, color, and annotation to aid visual storytelling through charts and graphics.
Reporting Tools & Tips
This Reporter Exposed the Civilian Toll of US Airstrikes. Her Warning: Be Ready for a More Hostile World
Azmat Khan is known for her rigorous reporting on civilian casualties from US airstrikes, and for exposing systemic failures in military and government accountability.
Getting the Story Out
6 Tips for Launching an Investigative Podcast
A Dataharvest session with podcast veterans from Poland and Portugal offered advice for journalists considering audio storytelling — from narrative tricks to business models.
Data Journalism Top 10
Ukraine’s ‘Audacious’ Drone Strikes, Irish Data Centers, US Medical Funding Cuts
Our data journalism column also features medical research funding at risk in the US, a report on Antarctica, and an interactive that lets you ‘drive’ the Monaco Grand Prix circuit.
News & Analysis
Investigating Mexico: An Interview with the Reporter, Writer, and Film-Maker Diego Enrique Osorno
From covering drug cartels to investigating how corruption links to tragedy, the award-winning reporter has made chronicling modern day Mexico his beat.
Research
Climate Change Reporting and Mental Health: Practical Tips for Newsrooms and Journalists
In a recent Reuters Institute webinar, experts discussed the latest research into the impact of climate reporting on journalists’ mental health.
News & Analysis
‘Chasing Shadows’: How a Small Civil Society Investigative Team Is Fighting the Growing Cyber Surveillance Threat
A new book by Ron Deibert, Citizen Lab’s founder and director, details how his small investigative team is fighting back against a rapidly growing commercial espionage industry.
How They Did It
How We Revealed Mega-Polluters Taking Advantage of Green Loans
An exposé supported by the Pulitzer Center’s Rainforest Investigations Network found loans earmarked for green projects were routinely used by fossil fuel and mining companies.