How They Did It
Uncovering the Hidden Environmental Impact of an Industrial-scale Hog Farm
An award-winning project exposed how a US-governor’s pig farming company polluted groundwater, revealing issues of political influence and regulatory neglect.
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News & Analysis
Investigating Inside Syria, Six Months After Assad’s Fall
A panel of experts investigating and documenting crimes committed by the old regime share their experiences of working in the “new Syria.”
News & Analysis
Investigating Cold Cases: How Two Journalists Dug Into Decades-Old Civil Rights Era Killings
To resurrect civil rights era cold cases, two reporters uncovered new sources and accessed forgotten government documents to reconsider the historical record.
Data Journalism Top 10
Airstrikes in Iran and Israel, Los Angeles ICE Protests, India Plane Crash, and ‘Jaws’ Turns 50
Also featuring the data behind Russia’s efforts in Ukraine, why it’s so hard to ditch coal as an energy source, and a literary map of Rio de Janeiro.
News & Analysis
Navigating the Turbulence of an Editorial Crisis
Vibeke Fürst Haugen, the first woman Director General of Norway’s public broadcaster, shares valuable lessons learnt from “the most harrowing experience of my professional life.”
Inside GIJN
GIJN Welcomes 12 New Members, from Cyprus to Eswatini
New members include organizations probing cross-border abuses or promoting civic engagement, as well as digging into environmental and human rights violations.
10 Questions
Forced into Exile After Investigating Corruption, Continuing to Report on Venezuela from Afar
Tips on persistence from a permanently exiled reporter whose multi-year investigation was turned into an Emmy-nominated documentary.
News & Analysis
GIJN Co-Hosts International Journalists at IRE25
Sixty journalists from more than two-dozen countries and territories attended the International Luncheon at the 2025 Investigative Reporters and Editors Conference.
Data Journalism
From Data to Storytelling: Concept and Design Tips from the Financial Times’ John Burn-Murdoch
The chief data reporter for the Financial Times discusses how he considers the use of text, color, and annotation to aid visual storytelling through charts and graphics.
Reporting Tools & Tips
This Reporter Exposed the Civilian Toll of US Airstrikes. Her Warning: Be Ready for a More Hostile World
Azmat Khan is known for her rigorous reporting on civilian casualties in war, the impact of US airstrikes, and for exposing systemic failures in military and government accountability.
Getting the Story Out
6 Tips for Launching an Investigative Podcast
A Dataharvest session with podcast veterans from Poland and Portugal offered advice for journalists considering audio storytelling — from narrative tricks to business models.
Data Journalism Top 10
Ukraine’s ‘Audacious’ Drone Strikes, Irish Data Centers, US Medical Funding Cuts
Our data journalism column also features medical research funding at risk in the US, a report about rivalries and Antarctica, and an interactive that lets you ‘drive’ the Monaco Grand Prix circuit.
News & Analysis
Investigating Mexico: An Interview with the Reporter, Writer, and Film-Maker Diego Enrique Osorno
From covering drug cartels to investigating how corruption links to tragedy, the award-winning reporter has made chronicling modern day Mexico his beat.
Research
Climate Change Reporting and Mental Health: Practical Tips for Newsrooms and Journalists
In a recent Reuters Institute webinar, experts discussed the latest research into the impact of climate reporting on journalists’ mental health.
News & Analysis
‘Chasing Shadows’: How a Small Civil Society Investigative Team Is Fighting the Growing Cyber Surveillance Threat
A new book by Ron Deibert, Citizen Lab’s founder and director, details how his small investigative team is fighting back against a rapidly growing commercial espionage industry.
How They Did It
How We Revealed Mega-Polluters Taking Advantage of Green Loans
An exposé supported by the Pulitzer Center’s Rainforest Investigations Network found loans earmarked for green projects were routinely used by fossil fuel and mining companies.
News & Analysis
‘Make-or-Break Moment’: Wahyu Dhyatmika on the Growing Threats Confronting Independent Journalism in Indonesia
For veteran journalist Wahyu Dhyatmika, Indonesia’s intensely challenging press climate is a wake-up call for the media to retool its business model and refocus on serving the public.
Member Profiles
From Sharing One Typewriter to Toppling a Corrupt President: How PCIJ Has Reshaped Watchdog Reporting in the Philippines
The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism, a GIJN founding member, has grown from a one-room news startup 36 years ago to a seminal force for watchdog reporting.
Data Journalism
Looking Back on Five Years: How the Sigma Awards Have Rallied and Inspired Data Journalism Excellence
After five years and 2,875 project entries from more than 100 countries, the Sigma Awards have become a catalyst for innovation and forever changed the face of data journalism.
How They Did It
How They Did It: The Pulitzer Prize-Winning Series Exposing Fentanyl’s Global Supply Routes
This seven-part Reuters series revealed how easily chemicals used to create fentanyl can be acquired — and the network of suppliers that make the illicit drug trade possible.
Data Journalism Top 10
Measles Vaccine Impact, Tracking Narco-Submarines, Portugal’s Electoral Shift, and a Mission to Saturn’s Moon
We also highlight an analysis of whether flying has become less safe, an investigation into a Philippine reforestation program, and the numbers behind the Eurovision song contest.
Reporting Tools & Tips
Tips for Turning Unreadable Text Into Evidence
Whether it’s extracting names from footage, decoding social media posts, or reading distorted text in documents, Henk van Ess explains how free digital tools can take on these investigative tasks.
10 Questions
‘Giving Sources Power’: Reporting on Indigenous Communities and Creating Compelling Investigative Podcasts
Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Connie Walker discusses her favorite podcast tools, the ‘radical transformation’ of how Indigenous issues are covered, and building trust with sources.
News & Analysis
+972 and Local Call: Investigating Israel at War
Reporters and editors for two small Israeli outlets committed to investigative reporting detail how they report amid the heightened tensions related to the conflict.
News & Analysis Research
Mexico’s Transparency Institute Helped Reporters Uncover Corruption and Wrongdoing: How Will Investigation Journalism Fare Once It’s Gone?
For decades, the work of INAI helped investigative reporters uncover hidden truths. They fear its abolition will hinder exposés on corruption and human rights abuses.
Methodology News & Analysis
Anatomy of an Ecocide: The Mysterious Poisoning of Czechia’s Becva River
Our investigation found that a factory owned by a former Czech prime minister should have been the prime suspect in an environmental disaster. But authorities looked elsewhere.
Reporting Tools & Tips
5 Free Open Source Digital Tools to Combat Disinformation
Developed by Brazilian media outlets in late 2024, the solutions are available free of charge to any journalistic organization inside and outside Brazil.
News & Analysis
Journalism in the Crucible: Seven Key Takeaways from 2025 Harry Evans Truth Tellers Summit
In London, leading reporters and editors met to discuss the challenges reporters face today, from legal threats to security risks to a combative new president in the White House.