Case Studies How They Did It
How One Nigerian Journalist on a Motorcycle Exposed Armed Warlords
Yusuf Anka spent three years riding into and out of dangerous territory in northwestern Nigeria, investigating armed gangs plaguing his home region.
Tag
Global Shining Light Award
37 posts
Awards & Fellowships GIJC23
2023 Global Shining Light Award Finalists: Small and Medium Outlet Category
Read about the six finalists for the 2023 Global Shining Light Award — the prize that honors watchdog journalism in developing or transitioning countries carried out under threat, or in perilous conditions — in the Small and Medium Outlets category.
GIJC23
2023 Global Shining Light Award Finalists: Large Outlet Category
Six outstanding investigative projects from Large Outlets have been selected as finalists for the 2023 Global Shining Light Awards (GSLA) — the prize honoring watchdog journalism in developing or transitioning countries that was carried out under threat, or in perilous conditions.
Global Conference Registration, Website Now Open
Registration has now opened and the conference website has launched for GIJC23, the world’s premier gathering of watchdog and data journalists, which will be held at a world-class conference venue in the historic city of Gothenburg, Sweden from September 19 – 22, 2023.
GIJC23 Global Shining Light Award Submissions Open
Submissions are now open for the GIJC23 Global Shining Light Award. This unique award, sponsored by the Global Investigative Journalism Network, honors investigative journalism in a developing or transitioning country, done under threat, duress, or in the direst of conditions.
News & Analysis
Should Journalists Do Advocacy? Here’s a Unique Approach Out of South Africa
An investigative outfit with an advocacy program may raise eyebrows. But in South Africa, amaBhungane has scored major wins for transparency and free speech.
Investigations From Peru, Philippines, South Africa Win Global Shining Light Award
Stories on Latin American corruption, extrajudicial killings in the Philippines, and state capture in South Africa won the eighth Global Shining Light Awards, announced tonight at the Global Investigative Journalism Conference in Hamburg, Germany. The prize honors investigative journalism conducted in developing or transitioning countries, done under threat, duress, or in the direst of conditions.
Global Shining Light Finalist: Special Collateral Damage (Brazil)
In the run-up to the 2019 Global Investigative Journalism Conference in Hamburg this September 26 to 29, we’re featuring one Global Shining Light Award finalist per day. Check out “Special Collateral Damage,” by Pública.
Global Shining Light Finalist: Operation 136 (India)
In the run-up to the 2019 Global Investigative Journalism Conference in Hamburg this September 26 to 29, we’re featuring one Global Shining Light Award finalist per day. Check out “Operation 136,” by Cobrapost.
Global Shining Light Finalist: #GuptaLeaks (South Africa)
In the run-up to the 2019 Global Investigative Journalism Conference in Hamburg this September 26 to 29, we’re featuring one Global Shining Light Award finalist per day. Check out South Africa’s “#GuptaLeaks.”