Reporting Tools & Tips
How to Cover Academic Research Fraud and Errors
Tips from three experts who have covered research misconduct or have hands-on experience monitoring or detecting it.
Stories
2804
posts
Investigative Techniques Reporting Tools & Tips
Finding US Records to Pursue Cross-Border Investigations
A guide to some US government data sources that can help foreign and US journalists covering US wars, arms sales, and the impact of US foreign policy.
Climate News & Analysis
The Investigative Agenda for Climate Change Journalism
GIJN convened a one-day meeting of 80 climate change journalists and experts from 35 countries to discuss the future role of investigative journalism in climate crisis reporting.
Data Journalism Data Journalism Top 10
Airplane Accidents, 2024 Elections, Europe’s Lost Snowfall, and Recycling Movies
With pieces on the global campaign landscape, airplane accidents, European snowfall, and the toll of the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza.
News & Analysis
Center for Cooperative Media’s Top 10 Journalism Collaborations of 2023
Stefanie Murray, director of the Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair State University, shares her Top 10 journalism collaborations of 2023.
News & Analysis Sustainability
How Journalists — and Newsrooms — Can Improve Project Management
“Good project management is hard to find in newsrooms,” says the WSJ’s Robin Kwong, the author of a recent guide full of tips for editorial leadership.
Guide Human Rights Reporting Tools & Tips
Reporting Guide to Investigating Disability Issues — Short Version
People with disabilities are the largest intersectional minority group, according to the UN, and virtually every reporting beat has a disability angle.
How They Did It
How They Did It: Investigating the Pylos Shipwreck
In June 2023, a small fishing trawler carrying hundreds of migrants sank off the coast of Pylos, Greece — one of the deadliest migrant shipwrecks in recent years.
Data Journalism
Diversity through Data: A Conversation with Kontinentalist’s Pei Ying Loh
How the team at Kontinentalist use data and creative data storytelling to tell nuanced stories that highlight the diversity of Asia.
Editor's Picks News & Analysis
Stolen Treasures, Abducted Children, Nuclear Plant Occupation: 2023’s Best Investigative Stories in Ukrainian
Reporters in Ukraine face constant physical danger, but the war hasn’t prevented them from uncovering corruption and other misdeeds.
Editor's Picks News & Analysis
Rooftop Spooks, Internet Censorship, Governor Fashion Budgets: 2023’s Best Investigative Stories in Russian
Journalists in Russia and elsewhere in the region continue to expose wrongdoing via innovative investigative tools and traditional reporting methods.
GIJC23 Methodology
Don’t Get Sidetracked: Tips for Planning and Staying Focused on an Investigation
To avoid getting lost while reporting a story, reporters and editors need to take dedicated steps to plan their investigations, from the hypothesis to the publishing stage.
Awards, Grants, & Fellowships News & Analysis
2023 AIJC: Africa’s Premier Investigative Journalism Conference Shows Off Inclusiveness and Intrepid Reporting
AIJC2023 drew more than 400 participants from at least 35 African countries and 20 other nations around the world.
Awards, Grants, & Fellowships News & Analysis
ARIJ16 Showcases Cross-Border Collaboration and Award-Winning Journalism
ARIJ’s 16th annual forum in Amman, Jordan highlighted “cross-border collaboration in a fragmented world” and recognized numerous regional stories with awards.
Awards, Grants, & Fellowships News & Analysis
COLPIN 2023: Latin America’s Leading Investigative Reporters Showcase Their Work in Mexico City
At COLPIN 2023, 450 journalists from more than 25 countries gathered to share techniques and tips about the best investigations published in Latin America during the past year.
Editor's Picks News & Analysis
Syrian Drug Trafficking, Deadly Migration, Daily Struggles in Gaza: 2023’s Best Investigative Stories in Arabic
Tenacious journalists in the MENA region press on, collaborating across borders and reporting on environmental pollution, corruption, and human rights abuses.
Editor's Picks News & Analysis
Gold Mafias, Hospital Fraud, Youth Footballer Sexual Abuse: 2023’s Best Investigative Stories from Sub-Saharan Africa
Journalists and media organizations from sub-Saharan Africa produced globally recognized, award-winning work in 2023.
Inside GIJN Press Freedom
GIJN Response to Being Listed as ‘Undesirable’ Organization by Russian Government
GIJN officially protests having been flagged as an “undesirable” organization by the Russian Ministry of Justice.
Editor's Picks News & Analysis
Lobster Smuggling, Hospital Fire, Tobacco Industry: 2023’s Best Investigative Stories About China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan
The level of information censorship and manipulation by the Chinese authorities made the selection for this year’s editor’s picks particularly difficult.
Editor's Picks News & Analysis
Pro-China Propaganda, Espionage Tools, Green Illusion: 2023’s Best Investigative Stories from Southeast Asia
Featuring stories on the risks of online propaganda and political disinformation to social media-based blackmail attacks against women.
Editor's Picks News & Analysis
Election Disinformation, Telegram Blackmailers, Water Lords: 2023’s Best Investigative Stories from Bangladesh
Also featuring stories exposing political disinformation, human rights violations by police, online abuse of women, and exploitation of agriculture workers.
Editor's Picks News & Analysis
Forever Pollution Sites, Mass Killing of Civilians, African Timber Trafficking: 2023’s Best Investigative Stories in French
Featuring stories covering natural resources theft, forever pollution, corrupt business practices, and child sexual exploitation.
Editor's Picks News & Analysis
Counterfeit Cancer Drugs, Human Trafficking, and the Earthquake’s Toxic Aftermath: 2023’s Best Investigative Stories from Turkey
Ranging from the toxic legacy of asbestos after the earthquake to exploring meth addiction.
Data Journalism Top 10 Editor's Picks News & Analysis
Editor’s Pick: Top 10 Data Journalism Projects from 2023
Featuring stories on climate change, pollution, algorithms, war and conflict, the Turkey-Syria earthquake, and a deadly migrant shipwreck in the Mediterranean.
Editor's Picks News & Analysis
Catholic Church Scandal, Personal Pharmacy Data for Sale, and Smuggling Amazon Gold: 2023’s Best Investigative Stories in Portuguese
Featuring stories on the destruction of the Brazilian Amazon rainforest, sexual abuse in the healthcare sector, and a sampling of the investigations into the Bolsonaro clan.
Editor's Picks News & Analysis
Gas Pipeline Sabotage, Cancer Cartels, Media Boys’ Clubs: 2023’s Best Investigative Stories in German
Featuring undercover reporting in prestige manufacturing projects, reconstructing a deadly Mediterranean shipwreck, and a look at the lucrative cancer treatment market.
Editor's Picks News & Analysis
Spyware Deals, China’s Border Encroachment, Toxic Cough Syrup: 2023’s Best Investigative Stories in India
Featuring investigations on China’s inroads into Indian territory, the true cost of New Delhi hosting the G20, predatory online loans, and toxic cough syrup.
Editor's Picks News & Analysis
NarcoFiles, Political Influencers, Digital Mercenaries: 2023’s Best Investigative Stories from Spain and Latin America
This year’s round-up of the top investigative stories in Spanish explores a wide range, from deforestation in the Mexican Caribbean to drug trafficking on Spain’s Costa del Sol.