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Investigating Latin America’s Global Reach Of Illicit Activities
How to cover illicit money flows, drug trafficking, and environmental crimes originating in Latin America but impacting communities worldwide.
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LATAM Focus News & Analysis
‘We Are Just Warming up Our Engines’: What’s Next for Investigative Journalism in Latin America
We asked GIJN’s Latin America members what characteristics define investigative journalism in the region, and about their greatest challenges.
10 Questions Sustainability
‘Exercising a Counterpower Role Brings Threats’: Advice from the Colombian Investigative Journalist Diana Salinas
Diana Salinas is committed to uncovering wrongdoing and empowering more women to follow in her footsteps.
News & Analysis Press Freedom
Surge of Violence in Ecuador Threatens Accountability Journalism
The investigative reporter Paúl Mena Mena speaks about the worsening security crisis in Ecuador.
Awards, Grants, & Fellowships News & Analysis
COLPIN 2023: Latin America’s Leading Investigative Reporters Showcase Their Work in Mexico City
At COLPIN 2023, 450 journalists from more than 25 countries gathered to share techniques and tips about the best investigations published in Latin America during the past year.
Editor's Picks News & Analysis
NarcoFiles, Political Influencers, Digital Mercenaries: 2023’s Best Investigative Stories from Spain and Latin America
This year’s round-up of the top investigative stories in Spanish explores a wide range, from deforestation in the Mexican Caribbean to drug trafficking on Spain’s Costa del Sol.
News & Analysis
GIJN Bookshelf: 9 Investigative Titles to Better Understand Latin America
This latest installment of the GIJN Bookshelf offers a compilation of recommended investigative books from reporters across Latin America.
Case Studies Member Profiles
Thriving on Change: El Surtidor’s Groundbreaking Multi-Platform, Visual Journalism
GIJN member El Surtidor is a Paraguayan news organization created in 2015 that prioritizes innovation and multi-platform, visual journalism.
News & Analysis Safety & Security
Peru’s Investigative Journalists Carry On Amidst Disinformation, Attacks, and Political Crisis
Amidst disinformation and numerous attacks on press freedom, investigative reporting has all but disappeared from Peru’s major news outlets, leaving a handful of small nonprofit digital outlets to carry the mantle of accountability reporting.
Case Studies News & Analysis
Case Studies: Investigating Where Garbage Goes Around the World
GIJN looks at three different reports from Europe and Latin America that track where our garbage goes around the world and investigate the implications for people and the environment that waste can present.