GIJC25 Program Sneak Peek — Can’t Miss Expert Panels and Workshops
With 13 different conference tracks and more than 150 planned sessions and workshops, GIJC25 will feature a wealth of esteemed journalists, data gurus, and subject matter experts.
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How They Did It
How ProPublica Exposed a Flawed AI Tool “Munching” Hundreds of Veteran Contracts
The reporting team used leaked documents and an interview with the AI tool’s developer to reveal numerous mistakes behind the Trump administration’s cost-cutting measures of veterans’ care.
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‘Every Reporter has an AI Story to Tell’: Tips from an Award-Winning Journalist on the Risks of AI
Karen Hao — one of the world’s leading voices on the impacts and potential harms of artificial intelligence — speaks to GIJN ahead of her appearance at GIJC25 in Malaysia.
Data Journalism Top 10
Where Plane Crash Survivors Sit, African Labor Fueling AI Hype, DOGE Guts US Health Agency, Syria’s Most Feared Prison
GIJN’s latest round-up of the best in data journalism also features stories on Xi Jinping’s military purge, workplace harassment in Mexico’s hospitals, and climate change-fueled flooding in Pakistan.
Reporting Tools & Tips
Tips for Researching Massive Water Consumption by Data Centers
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee offer insights into sources and techniques for investigating water usage by major tech companies’ data centers.
Investigative Techniques
Updated Test of 24 LLMs for Geolocation
In this latest test, Bellingcat researcher Foeke Postma runs a set of geolocation challenges using two dozen of previous and most current versions of popular AI platforms, with varying results.
How They Did It
How a Le Monde Team Uncovered 300 Contaminants in France’s Groundwater
French investigative reporter and data journalist Raphaëlle Aubert shares the methods and the data behind her team’s major investigation into Europe’s polluted groundwater crisis.
Data Journalism Top 10
Deadly Mediterranean Migration, Putin’s Military Gains, Spain’s Enduring Wildfires, Gambling on Premier League Kits
Our round-up of the best in recent data journalism also features stories from Japan, Nigeria, Gaza, and Namibia.
Case Studies Member Profiles
How Italy’s First Investigative Center Combines Italian and International Angles
GIJN sat down with newsroom leaders from the Investigative Reporting Project Italy (IRPI) to discuss the group’s history, its current business model, and where it plans to go next.
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Innovative Journalism Legends Announced as Notable Speakers at GIJC25
The program lineup of more than 300 speakers will include the best in the business: award winners, data gurus, innovative editors, and experts on urgent investigative topics.
News & Analysis
Brazilian Fact-Check Project Shifts Strategy to Fight Misinformation, Drops Labels to Focus on Sources and Tactics
The changes represent a methodological overhaul of the initiative, which launched in 2018 and now brings together 42 media outlets from different parts of Brazil that work collaboratively.
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You Can Try Your Best and Fail, But Still You Learn: Insights from Africa’s Investigative Journalist of the Year
Blanshe Musinguzi’s award-winning investigation focused on timber smuggling in East Africa. He talks with GIJN about his career so far, and what he’s learned along the way.
Member Profiles
Civio: Data Journalism Pioneer in Spain, Still Pushing For Greater Transparency
The organization has one guiding principle: “Let the data speak.” But sometimes getting hold of the information they need is an uphill battle.
News & Analysis
Festival Gabo 2025: Journalism as a ‘Light of Hope’ in an Increasingly Challenging Era for Latin America
The 13th edition of the Gabo Festival highlighted some of the most urgent challenges facing journalism today, particularly in Latin America.
Reporting Tools & Tips
Tips to Investigate Climate Change Impacts in an Era of Science Denialism
As oligarchs and populist governments ratchet back the gathering and dissemination of climate-related information, journalists can use these techniques to find relevant sources and track impact.
How They Did It
Investigating Missing Pensions: Behind the Scenes with Peru’s Salud Con Lupa
A behind the scenes look at how reporters investigated how thousands of people have been unjustly excluded from Peru’s pension program due to flaws in the poverty classification system.
Safety & Security Sustainability
Inside ‘Projekt Helpline’: Germany’s Mental Health Phoneline for Journalists
A dedicated mental health helpline for journalists facing anxiety, stress, and burnout was a long time coming. Can it survive?
Data Journalism Top 10
Extreme Heat in US Prisons, Tremors and Tsunamis, DRC’s Illegal Timber Trade, Shark Meat in Brazilian Schools
Our round-up of the best in recent data journalism also features stories from Southeast Asia and Gaza.
Investigative Techniques News & Analysis Reporting Tools & Tips
How Newsrooms Are Using AI Chatbots to Leverage Their Own Reporting — and Build Trust
From the Philippines to the UK, a number of major newsrooms have created their own AI chatbots designed to respond using only that site’s trusted reporting archive and vetted databases as source material.
How They Did It
Investigating How Pesticides Banned in the EU Find Their Way to African Countries
GIJN speaks to a Nigerian journalist about how she uncovered how banned pesticides are still exported and sold in Africa.
Reporting Tools & Tips
5 Tips for Slashing FOIA Costs (Including How One Reporter Lowered a Records Request Fee from $2,800 to Just $29)
With a little research and negotiation, reporters can slash the cost of obtaining records bundles and speed up the government’s response in the process.
Using AI and Satellites to Track Illegal Fishing in Marine Protected Areas
Using artificial intelligence and synthetic aperture satellite technology, investigators can better identify and document illicit activity at sea.
10 Questions
Notes from a Small Island: Bernadette Carreon on Covering Palau, the Pacific, and the World
GIJN speaks to the veteran reporter who covered the Pacific region from the small island nation of Palau for more than 20 years.
Data Journalism
Summer Reading List for Data Journalists: For Those Who Believe in the Power of Storytelling with Numbers
Featuring books spanning four continents, these recommended reads provide a global perspective on data journalism.
Reporting Tools & Tips
How to Use Germany’s New Lobby Register as an Investigative Tool
The German Bundestag’s new lobby register is a trove of data for investigative journalists reporting on influence and money in federal politics.
Data Journalism Top 10
Israeli War on Gaza Infrastructure, Trump Tariff Economic Hit, Myanmar Mining Pollution, Runaway Global Arms Race
Our round-up of the best in recent data journalism also looks at the Argentinian president’s travels, drowning deaths in a Swiss river, and pro-Russian bot propaganda in Ukraine’s occupied territories.
News & Analysis
Tips on Running a Successful Local Investigative Outlet
Despite starting out as an online newsletter with no office and no team, Joshi Herrmann’s Mill Media has grown into a case study on how to make big-impact local investigative journalism work.
News & Analysis
Inside the Cross-Border Network Exposing the Environmental Crisis Facing Africa’s Longest River
Co-founded by two journalists, InfoNile has grown into a sprawling ecosystem of cross-border investigations, multimedia storytelling, and data-driven reporting.