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GIJN Toolbox
New Tools for Tracking US Migrant Detention Centers and Illicit Dual-Use Exports for Russian War Effort
Featuring two free-access databases that provide hard-to-find accountability evidence on the mass migrant detention network in the US, and to track companies selling equipment to Russia in potential breach of international restrictions.
Case Studies
‘Life or Death’: Inside ICIJ’s Cancer Calculus Investigation
A recent cross-border investigation examines how aggressive drug pricing and patent strategies drive up costs and limit patient access to a life-saving cancer treatment worldwide.
Data Journalism
How The Washington Post Combined Data and Human Stories to Cover Hurricane Helene’s Aftermath
From Storybench, Washington Post climate reporter Brady Dennis is interviewed about his immersive story on Hurricane Helene and the importance of combining data and human experience.
Data Journalism
Mexico Scrapped Its Transparency Agency — Journalists Are Still Investigating Corruption
A year after Mexico dissolved the autonomous body that oversaw government transparency, journalists are still finding ways to access public documents and conduct data-based investigations.
How They Did It
New York Times’ Hannah Dreier on Wildland Firefighters and the Deadly Smoke Risks They Face
The recipient of the 2026 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting discusses how she conducted her award-winning investigation on maskless wildland firefighters.
News & Analysis
Spies, Lies, and ‘Dirty Water’: Q&A with Austria’s Newest Investigative Team
GIJN talks with the investigative team at JETZT, a new Vienna-based independent newsroom that covers everything from Alpine real estate to Russian espionage.
Data Journalism Top 10
‘Super’ El Niño Threat, Myanmar Villages Razed, California’s Billionaire Tax Bill, and South Africa’s Murder Rate
Also highlighting exploitation of journalists in Egypt, Argentina’s returning World Cup squad, and the strain on Singapore’s aging caregivers.
Distribution & Promotion
Translating Investigative Journalism into Platform-Native Storytelling
How do you take a complex, months-long investigation and reach fast-scrolling readers without losing credibility? Craft promotional material that fits each social media platform’s audience and voice.
How They Did It
Behind the Story: How Two Reporters Uncovered Deep-Sea Mining Secrets
A Pulitzer Center fellow and CNN senior reporter followed the development of the nascent deep-sea mining industry and how it’s intertwined with defense priorities in the US and China.
Inside GIJN
GIJN Welcomes 10 New Members, from Turkey to the DRC
New members include two exiled newsrooms; three outlets with a major focus on the environment and climate change; and several organizations that dig into organized crime and human rights violations.
Member Profiles
Tansa: Pioneering a New Model for Investigative Journalism in Japan
Over the past decade, the nonprofit Tokyo Investigative Newsroom has published numerous longform exposés on issues ranging from gender, health, politics, and the environment.
News & Analysis Press Freedom
When the Story Is Canceled: 8 Practical Tips from RightsCon and World Press Freedom Day
When RightsCon 2026 in Zambia was abruptly cancelled, the story at its companion World Press Freedom Day conference shifted from panel coverage to a real-time lesson in access and government power.
How They Did It
Uncovering the Transnational Networks Behind a Women’s Right-Wing Extremist Group in Germany
How an investigative documentary revealed that the German women’s group Lukreta is part of a Europe-wide far-right network with links all the way to the European Parliament.
News & Analysis
Four Lessons for Journalists from Patrick Radden Keefe’s Latest Book, ‘London Falling’
The latest book from The New Yorker staff writer delves into the life of 19-year-old Zac Brettler, who led a secret double life in London before plunging to his death from an apartment balcony into the River Thames in 2019.
Data Journalism Top 10
Rare Earth Rivalry, Falling Birth Rates, Violence in the Sahel, and 70 Years of Eurovision Lyrics
Also highlighting China’s squid fishing fleet off Argentina, how redistricting is shaping America’s midterms, and why 2.1 billion people still lack safe drinking water.
Climate
Popular Myths About Climate Adaptation Journalists Should Know
Adaptation is not a substitute for mitigation. Cutting emissions remains indispensable to preventing the worst outcomes of climate change.
10 Things We Learned from the 2026 Harry Evans Truth Tellers Summit
Hear from Christo Grozev on hunting spies and András Pethő on investigating in Viktor Orbán’s Hungary, plus accounts from the team that produced award-winning work as the Syrian dictatorship crumbled.
Data Journalism
Making Trillions Make Sense: How Reuters Visualized the AI Economy
How do you make a trillion dollars feel real to someone who has never seen that much money? Vineet Khare and Mayank Bhatt faced that very challenge for their data-driven investigation into AI investment.
News & Analysis
Broken After the Story: The Hidden Mental Health Crisis Facing Independent Conflict Reporters Worldwide
Across the world, independent journalists cover conflict and humanitarian crises, but their work covering traumatic events rarely comes with institutional protection or mental and psychological support.
Member Profiles Press Freedom
After a Government Suspension, What’s Next for Uganda’s Premier Journalism Training Organization?
The African Centre for Media Excellence fills a critical gap between journalism schools and newsrooms, but earlier this year Ugandan authorities ordered it to shut down and it’s now fighting for its survival.
Data Journalism
From Toxic Supply Chains in Africa to Baltic Sabotage to Stolen Children in Syria: 10 Data Projects Win 2026 Sigma Awards
Ten outstanding data-driven journalism projects were chosen from among the 31 finalists – 26 individual projects and five portfolios — by a diverse prize committee of 17 judges.
Data Journalism Top 10
AI Healthcare Bias, Air Crash Analysis, Cocaine Seizures in Latin America, and Surviving Winter in a Ukraine Apartment Block
Our roundup of the best in recent data journalism also highlights US-Israeli attacks on Iran using radar satellite imagery, and how residents in a Ukrainian housing block survived winter after losing power.
Press Freedom
Nordic Countries Are a Press Freedom Haven. What Do They Get Right (And Wrong)?
Norway, Denmark, Sweden, and Finland frequently feature in the top ten of the world press freedom rankings. We spoke to investigative reporters in each country to find out why.
GIJN Toolbox
Journalism-First Tools to Search Spreadsheet Text, Track Website Changes, and Mine Investigative Resources Through the Years
In this latest GIJN Toolbox, we highlight three new powerful but easy-to-use investigative tools that have been specifically developed with the needs of data and investigative journalists in mind.
News & Analysis
From Memoir to Fiction, Investigative Chronicles to Thematic Deep Dives: Books from Perugia
From “what book is on your bedside table” to the narrative investigative titles we should read this year, these are the books people were talking about at the International Journalism Festival in Perugia.
Document of the Day Press Freedom
Reporters Without Borders: Amid Widespread Erosion of Democracy, 2026 World Press Freedom Index Drops to 25-Year Low
In its 25th edition, the Reporters Without Borders assessment notes a “widespread decline” in the global state of media freedom — but notes a few encouraging signs of optimism.
Methodology
How Just an Email’s Tone Can Threaten Collaboration — and Other Lessons Learned from Seven Years of Multi-Partner Investigations
From working on projects that have real world impact, to ensuring clarity on joint bylines, our recent survey shows what journalists hope for when they come together for an international investigation.