This small Lithuanian outlet Siena punches above its weight by publishing agenda-setting stories — but the founders say they also never want to take themselves too seriously.
The investigative outlet focusing on the Black Sea region and Turkey is not quite exiled media, not quite traditional newsroom, but a collaborative group focused on abuses of power.
Over the past decade, the nonprofit Tokyo Investigative Newsroom has published numerous longform exposés on issues ranging from gender, health, politics, and the environment.
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.
This small yet notorious investigative outlet was formed almost by accident — but has gone on to investigate electoral issues, conflict, and the death of an Indian journalist.
For almost 30 years, the Media Foundation for West Africa has supported watchdog journalism and press freedom in both democratic and authoritarian states across the region.
The goal of Forbidden Stories is to send a strong signal to those who oppose press freedom and want to act with impunity that killing a journalist won’t kill the story.
This small investigative outlet spearheaded reporting on the Odebrecht corruption scandal and other examples of official misconduct in Peru. Now it is coming under attack from those same forces.
GIJN member The Norbert Zongo Cell for Investigative Journalism in West Africa (CENOZO) strives to promote journalism in the public interest.
GIJN member El Surtidor is a Paraguayan news organization created in 2015 that prioritizes innovation and multi-platform, visual journalism.
