GIJC25
Reporting on War Crimes in Ukraine’s Occupied Territories
Ukrainian newsrooms combine OSINT, satellite imagery, and intercepted conversations to report on frontline regions that are off limits due to the war.
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At GIJC25, Nobel Prize Laureate Maria Ressa Calls for ‘Radical Collaboration’ to Combat Disinformation and Preserve Press Freedom
In her keynote address, the Rappler CEO issued an urgent call for the investigative reporting community to embrace creative solutions in pursuit of the facts and a sustainable future.
GIJC25
GIJC25 Kicks Off with Global Summit on AI and Tech Reporting
New tools and innovative approaches are needed to investigate the recurring problems and real-world impact of AI and emerging technologies.
GIJC25
Investigating Global Health: Impact from Corporations
A pre-conference panel hosted by The Examination connected the deadly impact of corporate practices to the chronic diseases killing millions of people each year.
Data Journalism
2026 Sigma Awards for Data Journalism Are Open for Entries
The Sigma Awards celebrate the best data journalism from around the world. Submissions are now open for data projects published in 2025.
Data Journalism Top 10
X’s Right-Wing Bias in UK, Tigray’s Illicit Gold Rush, Financial Risks of AI Bubble, and What People Ask ChatGPT
Our round-up also highlights which countries are following through on their climate change commitments, a deep-dive into the challenges facing Saudi Arabia’s vertical city, and modelling whether today’s AI boom is headed for a dot-com style crash.
Data Journalism
Data Cleaning Tools and Techniques for Non-Coders
Understanding, organizing, and validating data directly affects the accuracy of stories. New tools make cleaning accessible to journalists without coding.
Conference Resources GIJC25
What to Expect — and Prepare For — at GIJC25 in Kuala Lumpur
As GIJN’s biennial global conference prepares to kick off, here are some travel and logistics tips to help attendees get the most out of their experience in Malaysia.
News & Analysis
After 21 Years, AIJC Signs Off from South Africa in Style. Next Stop: Kenya
More than 455 attendees representing 45 countries, 37 of them in Africa, attended Africa’s premier investigative journalism conference at Wits University.
Reporting Tools & Tips
New Tools to Reduce the Risks for Whistleblowers
Two new digital platforms seek to solve many of the problems and vulnerabilities that prevent whistleblowers from coming forward.
News & Analysis
The Case for Free Access to FOIA-Based Public Documents Reporting
Full, unpaywalled access to public records reporting is not only good for democracy, it can increase reader trust and bolster sustainability.
GIJC25
‘Remember to Zoom Out’: Pioneering Jordanian Editor on Keeping a Big-Picture Perspective in Your Investigations
GIJC25 speaker Lina Ejeilat co-launched 7iber as a blog in 2007 and it has grown into an award-winning investigative site covering Jordan and the Middle East.
Data Journalism Top 10
US Military’s Caribbean Buildup, Hurricane Melissa’s Devastating Impact, Exploitation of Sudanese Refugees, Europe’s Cocaine Glut
Our round-up of the best in recent data journalism also features stories on wildfire prevention blackouts in California, and how sleep deprivation affects residents in war-torn Ukraine.
How They Did It News & Analysis
Investigating How Many Migrants Lose their Lives Crossing the Rio Grande
This transnational collaborative project investigating US-Mexico border deaths won the 2025 Gabo Award, with judges praising its “investigative rigor” and “innovative approach.”
News & Analysis
Watchdog Journalism’s Future in US May Depend on Independent Reporters
Investigations by independent journalists like Pablo Torre are a clear example of the growing need for bottom-up, citizen journalism — particularly given US media industry trends.
GIJN Impact
How Digital Threats Training Has Powered Innovative Cyber Investigations Around the World
Alumni of GIJN’s four Digital Threats training courses have produced a number of exposés on online scams and political disinformation, from India to Kenya to the Philippines.
Inside GIJN
GIJN 2025 Board Election Results: Three New Members Join, Four Incumbents Re-Elected
GIJN’s member organizations re-elected four current board members whose terms expired in 2025, and also voted in three new board members.
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‘To Do Truly Great Investigations, You Need to Uncover the Hidden Information’: Veteran Swedish Journalist on Using Large Datasets
Data editor Helena Bengtsson once asked the national statistics agency to cross-match a teachers database with another featuring court convictions. The findings led to a change in Swedish law.
Data Journalism
How Non-Coding Journalists Can Build Web Scrapers With AI — Examples and Prompts Included
With basic web knowledge, guidance, and examples, even non-coding journalists can build a scraper with large language models.
News & Analysis
2025 Double Exposure Festival: Interrogating New Fault Lines on Lethal Inequity, Human Resilience, and the Limits of Journalism
The four-day event will showcase 25 feature-length and short-form documentaries that shine new narrative light on urgent topics in North America and far beyond.
News & Analysis
Finding — and Building — Your Professional Community to Strengthen Investigative Journalism
Networking in journalism, especially investigative journalism, is not merely about establishing superficial contacts but about building a trust-based, ethical, and resilient professional community.
News & Analysis
Q & A with Liset Cruz, Reporting on US Medical Deportations
Type Investigations goes behind the scenes of a recent exposé on how hospitals are turning to medical deportations of undocumented patients in the United States.
GIJC25
‘Doing this Job Means Always Weighing the Risks’: A Kenyan Data Reporter on the Jump from Academia to Journalism
GIJC25 speaker Purity Mukami, who trained as a statistician, is one of the pioneering women reporters helping to build data journalism in East Africa.
Data Journalism Top 10
What’s Next for a Devastated Gaza, TikTok’s Addictive Algorithm, Trump Food Aid Cuts Hit the Poor, Ukraine Strikes Russian Energy
Our round-up of the best in recent data journalism also features stories on what happens next in Gaza, a wildfire in a Namibian nature reserve, and the rise of the bespoke tailoring market in India.
Getting Started in Investigative Journalism
Mentoring Under Pressure: How One Nigerian Woman Is Shaping the Next Generation of Investigative Reporters
Through her two-plus decades of mentoring young journalists, Joke Kujenya has left a legacy of fostering and strengthening investigative reporting in a difficult press climate.
Member Profiles
Uncovering Schemes Worth Billions: Inside the Belarusian Investigative Center
Since 2020, the exiled outlet’s investigations have led to approximately 90 sanction actions, proving how journalism can make a real impact on authoritarian regimes.
Reporting Tools & Tips
Tips for Investigating and Reporting on Ethno-Religious Conflicts Responsibly and Ethically
Reporters, editors, and experts who cover regions with longstanding tensions or conflict between communities share tips and best practices for reporting responsibly — and safely.
GIJC25
‘We Should Not be Avoiding the Big Stories of Our Time’: Leading Brazilian Watchdog on the Need to Investigate Big Tech and Autocracy
Natalia Viana, co-founder and executive director of Agência Pública, Latin America’s largest nonprofit newsroom, has investigated human rights and the spread of online disinformation.