GIJC25
11 Tips for Editors Leading Cross-Border Investigations
Editors who have led major cross-border collaborations share best practices — and common mistakes — for leading complex investigative reporting projects.
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10 Questions
Confront Them With the Numbers: This Former Physicist’s Path to Investigative Data Journalism
Anna Behrend is a self-taught data journalist who has found in data-driven reporting and visualization a way to combine her academic background in science with her creative interests.
Data Journalism
EPA Facilities Database — Gateway to Environmental Investigative Reporting
The US Environmental Protection Agency has a detailed facilities database — and environmental journalists who want to fortify their investigative skills will do well to learn how to use it.
Gender News & Analysis
From Manosphere to Femicide: Investigating Misogyny and Violence Against Women
For International Women’s Day, GIJN spoke to three reporters digging into gender-based violence, sexism, and discrimination — and how gendered power dynamics play out in real life.
News & Analysis
Report and Survive: Ukraine’s Young Journalists Investigate Through the War’s Most Brutal Winter
Russia’s attacks on energy infrastructure, waged during the coldest winter in memory, have pushed Ukrainian journalists to their limits. But still they persevere.
Getting the Story Out
Managing the Collaboration: The Growing Importance of the Investigative Coordinator
The role is frequently described as a lynchpin in investigations, and the more moving parts, partners, and countries, the more vital this position becomes.
News & Analysis
The Damascus Dossier: Getting Information from 100,000 Photos Without Looking at Them
The pipeline we built turned what would have been months of traumatic manual labor into a searchable, analyzable database that allowed investigators to trace patterns, identify victims, and build cases for accountability.
Data Journalism
‘Remarkable Diversity’…‘Confronting Some of the Most Urgent Issues of Our Time’: Announcing the 2026 Sigma Awards Shortlist
GIJN announces the 31 finalists for the 2026 Sigma Awards for excellence in data journalism, which attracted a record-breaking 543 entries from 84 different countries.
Data Journalism Top 10
Four Years of Russia-Ukraine War, Sudan’s Child Soldiers on TikTok, India’s Untreated Tap Water, and Waning US Influence at the UN
Our round-up of the best in recent data journalism also highlights medical exam pass rates in Brazil, access to quality water in India, and the cost of competing in the Winter Olympics.
GIJC25
‘Collaborate or Die’: How Cross-Border Reporting Partnerships Protect Journalists and Strengthen Investigations
Transnational collaborative investigations are vital for confronting corruption and state abuse that transcends borders, while also strengthening verification and distributing the risk.
Reporting Tools & Tips
Tips for Conducting Investigations About Venezuela
GIJN spoke with three leading, award-winning investigative journalists from Venezuela about practical tips for keeping sources secure while reporting from inside and outside the country.
How They Did It
How We Investigated a Global Crypto Laundromat
Investigators explain how they found a sanctioned crypto exchange in Russia resurrected itself under a new name and continued to attract new clients and move money across borders.
News & Analysis
Investigative Podcasts from Around the World: 2025 Edition
Our yearly compendium of standout audio investigations, reviewed by GIJN’s global team. Featuring stories from Syria, Germany, Bangladesh, Turkey, El Salvador, Canada, the UK, and US.
News & Analysis
How BBC Experts Confirmed Hundreds Killed in Iran’s Protest Crackdown Despite an Internet Blackout
Marina Adami speaks to Shayan Sardarizadeh, a senior journalist at BBC Verify, about how his team is reporting on Iran in the midst of an internet blackout.
The Threat of a Broad Legal Assault by Government Against a News Organization — What Newsroom Leaders Need to Know
A former risk officer from Reuters offers guidance on how newsrooms can prepare for a broad, concerted assault by the government’s legal, regulatory, prosecutorial powers.
GIJC25
Investigating Migration and People on the Move
At this GIJC25 session, journalists shared how they combine open source research, on-the-ground reporting, and even self-built databases to investigate migration.
News & Analysis
Following the Digital Trail: How East African Journalists Investigate Corruption through Procurement Data
Journalists in Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, and surrounding countries are using procurement data to reveal corruption, and can offer lessons for journalists around the world.
10 Questions
‘As Long as There Is Journalism, There Is Hope, There Is Life’
Based in the Mexican border region of Chihuahua, a state where organized crime exerts a strong presence, means working “under constant threat,” but Gallegos refuses to be silenced.
Data Journalism Top 10
Inside Epstein’s Elite Friend Network, Visualizing Venezuela’s Oil Reserves, and Climate Change’s Impact on Winter Olympics
Our round-up of the best in recent data journalism also highlights AI propaganda in Ukraine, Chinese energy loans to Africa, and the arrival of the Year of the Horse.
News & Analysis
The Top 10 Journalism Collaborations of 2025, according to the Center for Cooperative Media
Of note this year are projects tackling everything from cryptocurrency crime to climate action, from transnational repression to immigrant news infrastructure.
GIJN Impact News & Analysis
GIJN in 2025, by the Numbers
The year 2025 was a groundbreaking moment for the Global Investigative Journalism Network. Here are some of the key metrics from all of our work around the world last year.
News & Analysis
‘A Smaller Budget Means You Have Less Time to Work in the Field, Less Time for Everything’: US Foreign Aid Funding Cuts One Year Later
GIJN speaks to Rawan Damen, the director-general of ARIJ, about the impact of Trump’s funding decisions on their work in the Middle East — and how they have adapted to survive.
Reporting Tools & Tips
Tips for Choosing Climate Stories that Make an Impact
Given widespread misinformation and climate skepticism, veteran environmental reporters offer case studies and best practices for pursuing impactful topics of climate investigations.
GIJC25
Using Satellite Imagery to Investigate War Crimes
At GIJC25, reporters explained how remote sensing, open source verification, and visual forensics are now central to covering conflicts that are inaccessible or dangerous for journalists.
News & Analysis
Exposing the Regime from Afar: How Cuban Journalists Report on the Island from Exile
Journalists have a responsibility to “amplify” the voices of people on the island who want to speak out, says José J. Nieves from news site El Toque.
News & Analysis
How the Refugee System Fails the Whistleblowers It Should Protect
For refugee journalists who expose criminal networks, cross-border crimes, and sensitive failures within the camp system — safety and security protocols are poorly funded and inconsistent.
GIJC25
Following the Money, Routes, and Violence: Inside Cross-Border Criminal Enterprises
Expert follow-the-money journalists have documented how criminal networks now operate, via fluid, decentralized systems that are often indistinguishable from legitimate global commerce.
News & Analysis
Strategies for Investigative Journalism Under Pressure: Insights from Pakistan
Despite numerous press freedom threats, Pakistani journalists continue to publish high-impact investigations — and offer lessons for reporters navigating restrictive environments worldwide.