Highlights this year have included guides to investigating landfill emissions, detecting AI content online, digging into caste discrimination, and material to help reporters investigate possible war crimes.
In a year that kleptocracy and attacks on independent media spiked, investigative reporters harnessed a mix of new databases and innovative tools to hold bad actors accountable.
Our round-up of the best in recent data journalism also highlights deepfakes targeting Ukrainian journalists, Europe’s sprawling landfills, and how Peru’s youth are locked away in prisons.
At GIJC25, experts from Venezuela, Ghana, and India highlighted AI tools and collaborative strategies that exposed electoral disinformation campaigns.
Undercover specialists warn that investigative tactics must be a last resort—especially in the AI age, where metadata, surveillance, and deepfakes raise new ethical and safety risks.
New tools and innovative approaches are needed to investigate the recurring problems and real-world impact of AI and emerging technologies.
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.
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.
Data storytelling newsrooms have found innovative approaches to navigate closed data regimes, political pressures, and resource gaps.
With 15 different conference tracks and more than 150 planned sessions and workshops, GIJC25 will feature a wealth of esteemed journalists, data gurus, and subject matter experts.
