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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.

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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.

AfricaAFRICA

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

 

AsiaPacificASIA/PACIFIC

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

 

Easter Europ and Central AsiaEASTERN 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

 

Latin_America_(orthographic_projection)LATIN AMERICA/CARIBBEAN

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

 

Location_North_AmericaNORTH AMERICA

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.

 

westerneuropeWESTERN EUROPE

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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