Local producers are key figures vital to the success of many overseas investigations. Here are best practices for fixers when working with foreign reporters.
Our round-up of the best in recent data journalism also highlights deepfakes targeting Ukrainian journalists, Europe’s sprawling landfills, and how Peru’s youth are locked away in prisons.
Rising political backlash and harmful policies threaten queer lives. Covering systemic failures that affect LGBTQ+ people requires rigorous, sensitive reporting.
At GIJC25, veteran journalists from Indonesia, Norway, and Colombia shared practical, replicable strategies for uncovering illegal fishing and maritime wildlife trafficking at sea.
From combining investigative stories with theater events to livestreaming editorial meetings, these newsrooms have adapted to dwindling revenue streams in novel ways.
Scams now function as sprawling transnational criminal enterprises. But journalists can expose these networks by following inconsistencies, mapping operations, and collaborating across borders.
At GIJC25, Peruvian investigative journalist Fabiola Torres showed reporters how to uncover the systems behind pharma monopolies, and how to connect market structures to human impact.
Tackling religion stories can require creative ways to overcome lack of access, and how to seek help during difficult times.
Journalists detailed how they build dossiers on oligarchs, mine corporate and sanctions databases, and use leaks – all while managing legal and security risks.
At GIJC25, experts from Venezuela, Ghana, and India highlighted AI tools and collaborative strategies that exposed electoral disinformation campaigns.
Women investigative reporters face harassment, surveillance, and personal risk. Here are practical strategies to confront these challenges from female journalists on the front lines.
Journalists reporting on water scarcity often face a lack of transparency, limited access to sites and sources, unwieldy data, and a resistant media environment.
At GIJC25, veteran freelancers from Africa, Asia, and Europe shared tips for finding funding, managing security, and negotiating with editors over rates, commissions, and deadlines.
In a keynote conversation, the economist said reporters have a key role to play in probing Western financial institutions and the rules that lead to wealth being laundered from the Global South.
The 15th Global Investigative Journalism Conference will be held in 2027 in the Netherlands, co-hosted by GIJN and VVOJ (The Dutch-Flemish Association of Investigative Journalists).
A panel of three investigative reporters shared practical tips to dig into the rapid deployment of biometric systems in Africa and beyond.
These three winners and recipient of a special citation represent outstanding journalism from developing or transitioning countries, carried out under threat or in perilous conditions.
Ethnographic journalism blends anthropological theory and immersive fieldwork to report on marginalized communities, but its relationship with traditional journalism remains contested.
Keeping your sources, your data, and yourself safe during investigations is a complex undertaking. Four veteran journalists offer their tips on how to do so.
Undercover specialists warn that investigative tactics must be a last resort—especially in the AI age, where metadata, surveillance, and deepfakes raise new ethical and safety risks.
The former lead Rwanda genocide prosecutor explains old flaws and new solutions for the international criminal justice system.
Effective investigative reporting under repression requires methodical safety planning, disciplined self-care, and an active defense of one’s work and reputation, according to this renowned investigative journalist.
Forced to leave their homes and homelands, exiled journalists spoke about finding ways to continue their journalism in the countries where they have sought refuge.
At GIJC25 in Malaysia, GIJN posthumously honored pioneering data journalist John Bones with the GIJN Award for Extraordinary Service to International Investigative Journalism.
Four journalists working in authoritarian countries or regions where democracy is backsliding offer their advice on how to deal with the reporting challenges.
Multimedia investigations across Africa and the Middle East highlight the links between environmental damage and public health, while seeking to expose who is responsible.
An All-Asian GIJC25 keynote panel discussed how the continent’s reporters have bravely exposed corruption scandals while facing exile, harassment, attacks, and threats of imprisonment.
Nonprofit news outlets must put extra emphasis on audience engagement, out-of-the-box solutions, and communicating to potential donors their unique value to democracy.
