Resources

Awards, Grants, & Fellowships

4 Resources

Academic and Training Scholarships for Investigative Journalism

GIJN Africa: Funding and Grants

Awards for Investigative Journalists

Grants and Fellowships for Journalists

Climate

12 Resources

Guide to Investigating Fossil Fuels

GIJN Guide to Investigating Extreme Heat

Reporter’s Guide to Investigating Carbon Offsets

The Investigative Agenda for Climate Change Journalism

GIJC23 – Climate: Investigating Impacts

GIJC23 – Climate: Investigating Causes

Reporting Guide to Holding Governments Accountable for Climate Change Pledges

GIJN’s Guide to Investigating Sea Level Rise

Remote Sensing and Data Tools for Environmental Investigations

Climate Change Accountability: Guide to Investigating Methane

Climate Crisis: Ideas for Investigative Journalists

Migration Reporting: Sources, Guidelines, Contests

Contacts & Networking

4 Resources

GIJC23 – Cross Border Reporting: The Next Steps

Working with Whistleblowers

Guides to Finding Expert Sources

Investigative Journalism Organizations

Data Journalism

12 Resources

Step-By-Step Guide for Journalists on the Basics of Google Sheets

Tipsheet for Using Ocean Data in Your Investigations

No Coding Required: A Step-by-Step Guide to Scraping Websites With Data Miner

GIJC23 – The Future of Data Journalism: New Analytical Tools, Data Visualization, and AI

GIJC23 – The Basics of Using Google Sheets

GIJC23 – Using Pinpoint to Organize Unstructured Data

GIJC23 – Measuring Impact

GIJC23 – Best Practices in Teaching Data Journalism to Professionals and Students

GIJC23 – Basic Principles for Mapping Data Using QGIS

GIJC23 – Holding Algorithms Accountable Through Collaboration

GIJC23 – When the Data Aren’t There: Building Your Own Datasets

GIJC23 – Using Social Network Analysis for Investigations

Databases

12 Resources

Resources on Corruption

Resources on Poverty

Resources on Terrorism

Resources on Crime

Resources on Human Rights

Resources on Sports

Resources on Military and Conflict

Resources on Environmental Data

Database for Carbon Offset Reporting

Resources on Health and Medicine

Resources on Business and Trade

Resources on Migration

Distribution & Promotion

10 Resources

GIJC23 – Measuring Impact

Maximizing Social Media in Your Newsroom: A Tipsheet on Distribution and Engaging Audiences

Freelancing: Safety and Security

Partnerships and Collaborations

Freelancing: Platforms That Earn Income for Writers 

Freelancing: Media Liability Insurance

Freelancing: Risk Insurance

Freelancing: Contracts and Negotiation

Freelancing: Places to Pitch Story Ideas

Freelancing Investigative Journalism: How to Pitch

Elections

4 Resources

Investigating Elections: Threat from AI Audio Deepfakes

Investigative Journalism and Digital Threats in 2024 Elections

GIJN Elections Guide for Investigative Reporters — Revised for 2024

How to Investigate Elections

Fundraising

10 Resources

GIJN Africa: Funding and Grants

GIJC23 – Measuring Impact

GIJC23 – Fundraising: Prospecting

GIJC23 – Fundraising: The Craft of Proposal Writing

Prospecting and Cultivation: A Fundraising Primer

Crowdfunding: Essential Reading

Fundraising: Essential Reading

Fundraising: More Reading

Crowdfunding for Journalists

Crowdfunding: Case Studies

Gender

4 Resources

Investigating Conflict-Related Sexual Violence

Resources for Women Journalists – A GIJN Guide

Investigating Femicide: A GIJN Guide

Investigating Sexual Abuse: An Updated Reporting Guide

Getting Started in Investigative Journalism

12 Resources

Tipsheet: How Journalists Can Use a UN Process to Evaluate National Human Rights Records

Academic and Training Scholarships for Investigative Journalism

Guide: Introduction to Investigative Journalism

GIJC23 – Measuring Impact

GIJC23 – FOIA/RTI Investigations

GIJC23 – Plane and Ship Tracking

GIJC23 – Freelancing Survival Tips

GIJC23 – Don’t Get Stuck in Side Tracks – Get a Plan

GIJC23 – Crowd Driven Journalism: Using Communities to Investigate

GIJC23 – Basic Principles for Mapping Data Using QGIS

GIJC23 – Rewriting History: Investigations that Change Our Understanding of the Past

GIJC23 – Investigating Social Media: Telegram, Twitter, & WhatsApp

Human Rights

12 Resources

Investigating Health and Medicine

Investigating the Israel Hamas Conflict

Reporting Guide to Investigating Disability Issues — Short Version

GIJC23 – Indigenous Investigations

GIJC23 – Investigating Food & Agriculture

GIJN Reporter’s Guide to Investigating War Crimes

Reporting Guide to Investigating Disability Issues

Investigating the War in Ukraine One Year On

Best Practices for Journalists Covering Conflict-Related Sexual Violence

Investigating Conflict-Related Sexual Violence

GIJN’s Elections Guide for Investigative Reporters

Investigating Russia and the War in Ukraine

Human Trafficking

5 Resources

Investigating Conflict-Related Sexual Violence

Reporting on Migration in the Gulf: A Revised and Expanded GIJN Guide

Investigating Human Trafficking, an Evil Hidden in Plain Sight

10 Case Studies in Human Trafficking

Human Trafficking and Slavery: A Guide to Resource Materials

Investigating Institutions

12 Resources

Guide to Investigating Fossil Fuels

Investigating Health and Medicine

Investigating the Extractives Industry in Africa

Covering the Extractive Industries

Researching Corporations and Their Owners

GIJC23 – Working with Hackers

GIJC23 – Investigating Food & Agriculture

GIJC23 – Tracking Political Extremism

GIJC23 – Criminal States & Kleptocracies

GIJC23 – Resources for Investigating Russia

GIJC23 – Investigations to Save Democracy

GIJN Reporter’s Guide to Investigating War Crimes

Investigative Techniques

12 Resources

Investigating US Government — and Trump Administration — Influence in Your Country

Reporter’s Tipsheet for Acquiring Free Satellite Images

29 Journalists Graduate from GIJN’s Third Digital Threats Training Course

Investigating Elections: Threat from AI Audio Deepfakes

How to Identify and Investigate AI Audio Deepfakes, a Major 2024 Election Threat

GIJC23 – Working with Hackers

GIJC23 – Visual Investigations: Reporting Techniques

GIJC23 – Tracking Assets Around the World

GIJC23 – Plane and Ship Tracking

GIJC23 – How to Use Satellite Images for Investigation

GIJC23 – Investigating Food & Agriculture

GIJC23 – Tracking Political Extremism

Legal Defense & Emergency Aid

4 Resources

GIJC23 – Fighting Back Against SLAPPs & Other Legal Threats

Emergency Aid for Journalists

Legal Defense

A Journalist’s Guide to Avoiding Lawsuits and Other Legal Dangers

Organized Crime

12 Resources

GIJC23 – Cryptocurrency

GIJC23 – Working with Hackers

GIJC23 – Tracking Assets Around the World

GIJC23 – Criminal States & Kleptocracies

Guide to Investigating Organized Crime in Africa

Investigating Organized Crime in Sub-Saharan Africa

Investigating Organized Crime in the Golden Triangle

Guide to Investigating Organized Crime in the Golden Triangle

Video Resources for Investigating Organized Crime and Corruption

Reporter’s Guide to Investigating Organized Crime

Investigating Cybercrime and the Dark Web

Illegal Wildlife Trafficking: A GIJN Guide

Reporting Tools & Tips

12 Resources

Tipsheet for Reporters: How to Get the Best from OCCRP’s Aleph

Reporter’s Tipsheet for Acquiring Free Satellite Images

Toolkit: How to Investigate Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing

GIJC23 Resources

GIJC21 Resources

GIJC19 Resources

AIJC18 Resources

GIJC17 Resources

ACIJ16 Resources

GIJC15 Resources

Step-By-Step Guide for Journalists on the Basics of Google Sheets

AIJC14 Resources

Safety & Security

12 Resources

GIJC23 – Exiled Media: An Investigative Toolkit

GIJC23 – Dealing with Online Harassment

GIJC23 – AI: Perils and Promise

How To Use The Journalist Security Assessment Tool

A Guide to Journalism Safety Organizations

How to Protect Yourself from Metadata

GIJN Launches Journalism Security Assessment Tool

Data Security & Encryption Tools for Journalists

Afghanistan: How to Help Journalists and Others at Risk

Three “Musts” for Today’s Investigative Journalist

Digital Self-Defense for Journalists: An Introduction

Abraji’s Security Manual for Covering Street Protests

Sustainability

12 Resources

GIJC23 – Masterclass: Digging into Digital Advertising

GIJC23 – Lightning Round Favorite Tools & Techniques

GIJC23 – Freelancing Survival Tips

GIJC23 – Exiled Media: Survival Strategies

GIJC23 – Developing a Business Strategy (Part 2)

GIJC23 – Developing a Business Strategy (Part 1)

GIJC23 – How AI Can Save Small Newsrooms

Measuring and Increasing the Effects of Investigative Journalism

How Independent Journalism Is Filling Gaps in the European Media Landscape

Demonstrating Investigative Impact: More Reading

Demonstrating Investigative Impact: Essential Reading

Other Sources of Income: Blockchain and Cryptocurrency

Teaching & Training

6 Resources

Academic and Training Scholarships for Investigative Journalism

GIJN Guide to Project Management in Investigative Journalism

GIJC23 – Best Practices in Teaching Data Journalism to Professionals and Students

GIJC23 – Investigative Editing: Best Practices

Investigative Journalism Manuals

Online Methods to Investigate the Who, Where, and When of a Person