A Global Guide to Investigative Journalism Organizations
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Need to contact an investigative journalist abroad? Seeking a reporter in a remote part of the world? Here are nonprofit organizations worldwide that work in support of investigative journalism, listed by region. It’s a diverse group that includes nonprofit newsrooms, online publishers, professional associations, NGOs, training institutes, and academic centers in nearly 50 countries.
To be included in the list, GIJN applied the following criteria: the group is a nonprofit or non-governmental organization operating in the public interest; its primary mission includes support of investigative journalism; and, for reporting organizations, there is a substantial, on-going commitment to in-depth project reporting or data journalism.
Centro de Integridade Pública (Center for Public Integrity), Mozambique
Forum for African Investigative Reporters, Africa
Investigative Journalism Workshop, Wits Univ., South Africa
M&G Centre for Investigative Journalism, South Africa
Programme for African Investigative Reporting (PAIR), West Africa
Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism, Nigeria
Center for Investigative Reporting in Pakistan (CIRP), Pakistan
Global Mail, Australia
India Spend, India
Korea Center for Investigative Journalism, South Korea
Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism, Philippines
Centre for Investigative Journalism, Nepal
EASTERN EUROPE/FORMER SOVIET UNION
Agency for Journalistic Investigations, Belarus
atlatszo.hu, Hungary
Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN), Bosnia
Baltic Center for Investigative Journalism, Latvia
Bosnian Center for Investigative Reporting, Bosnia
Bulgarian Investigative Journalism Center, Bulgaria
Crimean Center for Investigative Reporting, Ukraine
Foundation for Investigative Journalism, Russia
Gobolyos Jozsef “Soma” Foundation, Hungary
HETQ Investigative Journalists, Armenia
Investigative Journalism Center of Moldova, Moldova
Investigative Reporting Bureau Svidomo, Ukraine
Kiev Agency for Investigative Reporting, Ukraine
Kosovo Center for Investigative Journalism (KCIJ), Kosovo
Nikolayev Center for Investigative Reporting, Ukraine
Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, Eastern Europe/FSU
Regional Press Development Institute, Ukraine
RISE Project, Romania
Rivne Agency for Investigative Reporting, Ukraine
Romanian Center for Investigative Journalism, Romania
SCOOP, Eastern Europe/FSU
SCOOP Macedonia, Macedonia
Sebastopol Center for Investigative Journalism, Ukraine
Serbian Center for Investigative Reporting, Serbia
Slovenian Center for Investigative Journalism, Slovenia
Studio Monitor, Georgia
Abraji – Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism, Brazil
Center for Investigative Journalism (CIPER), Chile
Connectas, Colombia
Consejo de Redacción, Colombia
El Faro, El Salvador
Haiti Grassroots Watch, Haiti
IDL-Reporteros, Peru
Institute for Press and Society, Peru
Mexican Foundation for Investigative Journalism (MEPI), Mexico
Plaza Pública, Guatemala
Publica, Brazil
MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA
Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARIJ), Middle East/North Africa
L’Association marocaine pour le journalisme d’investigation, Morocco
National and International Groups
100Reporters, U.S.
Canadian Center for Investigative Journalism, Canada
Center for Investigative Reporting, U.S.
Center for Public Integrity, U.S.
FairWarning, U.S.
Food & Environment Reporting Network, U.S.
Fund for Investigative Journalism, U.S.
Global Investigative Journalism Network, international
International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, international
International Reporting Program, University of British Columbia, Canada
Investigative Fund, U.S.
Investigative News Network, U.S.
Investigative Reporters and Editors, U.S.
Investigative Reporting Program, Univ. of California at Berkeley, U.S.
Investigative Reporting Workshop, American University, U.S.
OpenSecrets.org, U.S.
ProPublica, U.S.
Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism, Brandeis University, U.S.
Toni Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism, U.S.
Local and Regional Groups
Austin Bulldog, U.S.
Broward Bulldog, U.S.
Centro de Periodismo Investigativo, U.S.
City Limits, U.S.
Connecticut Health Investigative Team, U.S.
Florida Center for Investigative Reporting, U.S.
I-News Network, U.S.
Investigative Newsource, U.S.
InvestigateWest, U.S.
Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting, U.S.
MinnPost, U.S.
New England Center for Investigative Reporting, U.S.
Oklahoma Watch, U.S.
PublicSource, U.S.
Texas Tribune, U.S.
Texas Watchdog, U.S.
The Lens, U.S.
Voice of San Diego, U.S.
Watchdog New England, Northeastern University, U.S.
Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism, U.S.
WyoFile, U.S.
Associazione di Giornalismo Investigativo, Italy
Bureau of Investigative Journalism, United Kingdom
Centre for Investigative Journalism, United Kingdom
Danish Association for Investigative Journalism (FUJ), Denmark
Dutch-Flemish Association for Investigation (VVOJ), Netherlands
European Fund for Investigative Journalism, Belgium
Finnish Association for Investigative Journalism (TJY), Finland
Fonds Pour Le Journalisme, Belgium
Fundación Ciudadana Civio, Spain
Grävände Journalister, Sweden
Icelandic Center for Investigative Journalism, Iceland
Investigativ.ch, Switzerland
Investigative Reporting Denmark, Denmark
Investigative Reporting Project Italy, Italy
Mary Raftery Journalism Fund, Ireland
The Muckraker, United Kingdom
Netzwerk Recherche, Germany
Norwegian Foundation for Investigative Journalism (SKUP), Norway
Pascal Decroos Fund for Investigative Journalism, Belgium
Swiss Investigative Reporters Network, Switzerland
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