GIJN Launches GIJC25 Website, Announces Dates for Next Global Investigative Journalism Conference

The 14th Global Investigative Journalism Conference (GIJC25) will be held from Friday, November 21 through Monday, November 24, 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A pre-conference day will take place on Thursday, November 20.

GIJN has also now launched gijc2025.org, the conference website where journalists can learn more about the upcoming event and host city and — in the coming months — suggest ideas for panels, apply for fellowships, register to attend, and submit investigations for our Global Shining Light Award.

The Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN) is excited to have as its local partner Malaysiakini, a multi-lingual independent media outlet that has been producing investigative reporting from inside the country since 1999.

The conference venue for GIJC25 will be the world-class Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC) located in the heart of the nation’s capital, overlooking the iconic Petronas Twin Towers and the 50-acre KLCC Park, which provides visitors with a wide range of recreational, entertainment, dining and accommodation options within a 100-acre “city-within-a-city” development.

The Global Investigative Journalism Conference is the world’s largest international gathering of investigative reporters and editors, and GIJC25 will be its 14th iteration. The conference features training on the latest tools and techniques, cutting-edge workshops, and extensive networking, and brainstorming sessions.

Malaysiakini will be co-host of GIJC25, the first Global Investigative Journalism Conference to be held in Asia.

“We are proud to be working together with Malaysiakini, an organization that has inspired various generations of reporters through its journalistic investigations and independence,” noted Emilia Díaz-Struck, GIJN executive director. “In times of increasing press freedom threats, access to independent reporting that holds powers to account is essential for citizens around the world. GIJC25 will bring more networking between journalists from all regions, and sessions with practical, and advanced reporting techniques featuring the best from our global investigative journalism community. We can’t wait to see everyone in Kuala Lumpur!”

“For the past 25 years, Malaysiakini’s reporting speaks truth to power, and we are delighted to host the world’s largest journalism community sharing the same journey,” said the co-founder of Malaysiakini Premesh Chandran. “Malaysia is very multicultural, we welcome everyone to stay a little longer and explore!”

“By holding its first Global Investigative Journalism Conference in this part of the world, GIJN sends an unmistakable message,” said Steven Gan, co-founder of GIJC25’s local partner, Malaysiakini. “Our task as journalists is to turn on the light.”

Previous Global Investigative Journalism Conferences have been held in 10 countries, including Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Norway, South Africa, Switzerland, The Netherlands, and Ukraine. The last global conference, GIJC23, was held in Gothenburg, Sweden, and was the largest single gathering of investigative journalists in the world, with more than 2,100 attendees from nearly 90 countries. (Take a deep dive into the many presentations, panels, and workshops from GIJC23.)

As in previous years, at GIJC25 we will recognize our biennial Global Shining Light Award winners, honoring investigative journalism, done under threat, duress, or in the direst of conditions.

Likewise, GIJC25 will include a robust fellowship program to bring journalists from the Global South and other regions to the conference. Funding conference fellows can help make a lasting impact around the world. Donors and co-sponsors who want to support this high-impact event can contact the organizers at gijc25@gijn.org.