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Forced into Exile After Investigating Corruption, Continuing to Report on Venezuela from Afar
Tips on persistence from a permanently exiled reporter whose multi-year investigation was turned into an Emmy-nominated documentary.
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‘Giving Sources Power’: Reporting on Indigenous Communities and Creating Compelling Investigative Podcasts
Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Connie Walker discusses her favorite podcast tools, the ‘radical transformation’ of how Indigenous issues are covered, and building trust with sources.
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‘Never Stop Learning’: Reporting on Yemen Beyond the Headlines
The investigative journalist — who has covered Iraq’s secret sex trade, the Yemen war, and the Sanaa funeral bombing — shares insights from working on a difficult beat.
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Investigating Clandestine Gold Mines, Deforestation, and Corporate Misconduct: The Reporter Who Made the Amazon His Beat
Brazilian freelance reporter Hyury Potter recently won the Pulitzer Center’s Breakthrough Journalism Award.
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Exposing Industrial Pollution and Creating the ‘Forever Chemicals’ Beat
In a career spanning more than 20 years, Le Monde reporter Stéphane Horel has brought a creative and, at times, humorous approach to groundbreaking environmental investigations.
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From Poet to Reporter, Covering the Human Angle of Conflict in Nigeria
The managing editor of HumAngle, which covers the human costs of conflict and terrorism, discusses the challenges of investigative coverage in Nigeria.
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Fighting a ‘Scourge of Secrecy’ and Uncovering Corruption in Malawi
GIJN’s Benon Herbert Oluka talks to Golden Matonga, investigations director at the Platform for Investigative Journalism – Malawi, about his career uncovering corruption.
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Investigating ‘Chapter Two’ Stories and Under-the-Radar Harms
Investigative reporter Annie Hylton on her journey from law to journalism, overlooked stories, and advice for interviewing sources living with trauma.
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Four Decades Digging Into Australia’s Underbelly, from Corrupt Politicians to Organized Crime
Throughout her career, the trailblazing Sydney Morning Herald investigative journalist Kate McClymont has exposed graft, bribery, and misconduct.
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10 Questions with Mohamad Abu Shahma: Working — And Living — Inside Gaza as an Investigative Journalist
GIJN spoke with the northern Gaza-based journalist about how he has managed to survive and work as a watchdog reporter under harrowing, life-threatening conditions.
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When the Investigative Journalist Becomes a Target: Lessons From Brazil
When the award-winning Folha de São Paulo journalist did an investigation into election disinformation, she became a target herself.
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‘Don’t Be Scared, Not Even with Presidents’: Tips from a Celebrated Mexican Investigator
As one of the most respected journalists in Latin America, Carmen Aristegui has investigated political corruption and forced disappearances, never shying away from tough subjects.
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Piercing the Veil of Censorship in China as a Visual Investigator
As a member of The New York Times Visual Investigations team, Muyi Xiao reports on her native China using a combination of remote tools and interviews.
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Despite Detention and Forced Deportation, Still Investigating High-Level Corruption in Kyrgyzstan
Bolot Temirov has led fact-checking and investigative journalism efforts to uncover high-level corruption inside Kyrgyzstan.
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‘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.
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An Unexpected Journey: Sports TV Host to Investigative Journalist and Star African Correspondent
Philip Obaji Jr has— often at great risk — reported on Boko Haram, human trafficking, and Russian activities in Africa.
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From Korea to the US: A Career Spent Investigating Fraud, Wrongdoing, and Now, AI
Boyoung Lim went from police officer to investigative reporter to head of the Pulitzer Center’s AI Accountability Network — a career trajectory neither linear nor planned.
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Reporting and Sharing Women’s Stories in the Face of Taliban Oppression
Working as a journalist in Afghanistan has never been harder, but it’s a chance to resist the Taliban’s oppression of women’s rights, says the founder of Zan Times.
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From Tracking Blood Diamonds to Investigating a Wrongful Murder Conviction
After being wrongfully convicted of murder, Rowe taught himself watchdog reporting while in prison, and eventually worked his way onto the BBC’s prestigious Today and Panorama programs.
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Fighting for Investigative Journalism in Ukraine, Even in the Fog of War
Valeriya Yegoshyna spent years investigating high-level corruption in Ukraine, but now focuses on investigating allegations of war crimes committed by Russian forces in Ukraine.
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Straddling Two Worlds as an Investigative Journalist: ARIJ’s Hoda Osman
Hoda Osman, executive editor at Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARIJ), discusses how she still covers the region while based in the US.
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Tips from a Pioneer of Collaborative Investigative Journalism in Indonesia
It’s impossible to discuss collaboration in journalism in Indonesia without mentioning Wahyu Dhyatmika who has played an instrumental role in many of the biggest investigations in recent years.
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From Fact-Checker to Editor-in-Chief: How One Woman Rose to the Top at OCCRP
Miranda Patrucic built her career investigating crime and corruption in Central Asia and Azerbaijan. Hear her tips on avoiding burnout, difficult interviews, and in believing in your ability to uncover the truth.
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Lessons and Advice from Nigerian Investigative Journalist Taiwo Hassan Adebayo
Hassan Adebayo has built a storied career at the Premium Times, leading investigations into terrorism and violent extremism, corruption, and financial crime.
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Lessons Learned from Mexican Investigative Journalist Anabel Hernández
Anabel Hernández is one of the most prominent investigative journalists in Mexico. With more than 30 years of experience, she has dedicated her career to investigating organized crime and the complicity of politicians, the military, and businessmen in the war on drugs in Mexico and beyond.
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What I’ve Learned: Lessons and Advice from a Veteran of the Panama Papers Investigation
Several years ago a whistleblower reached out to the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung with an enticing message: “Hello, this is John Doe… Interested in data?” That story would become the Panama Papers, the first in a number of international collaborations for investigative reporter Frederik Obermaier. Read his tips and advice about investigative reporting.
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Lessons Learned from Puerto Rican Journalist and Media Entrepreneur Omaya Sosa
As part of our ongoing “10 Questions” interview series, GIJN’s Spanish editor Andrea Arzaba speaks with Omaya Sosa, founding co-director of Puerto Rico’s Center for Investigative Journalism.
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Lessons Learned from Investigative Journalist Hayatte Abdou, from the Comoros
As part of GIJN’s ongoing interview series, we speak to Hayatte Abdou, one of the few investigative reporters in the small isanld nation of the Comoros.