Organized in partnership with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), this session builds on the methods behind ICIJ’s Coin Laundry investigation, which showed how some of the world’s largest crypto firms have profited off scams, hacks, and other crimes.
A step-by-step guide to investigating online across the world, including how to find material from dead government links, and tracking down material in languages that you do not speak.
Due to strong demand, GIJN is launching a second cohort of this in-depth course, to equip journalists with the skills needed to uncover the financial flows behind corruption, organized crime, and abuse of power.
The most important thing to learn if you wish to integrate elements of OSINT into your investigative practice is the overall mindset behind the approach.
We have rounded up the podcasts that go behind the scenes of major exposés, in which reporters dive into how they did their investigations or offer tips for journalists in similar fields.
For investigative journalists, civil society groups can bridge the newsroom and the real world — but collaborating with them also requires a clear sense of independence and ethical boundaries.
From the Minneapolis shootings to the Guthrie kidnapping, visual investigation skills are now mandatory. Here’s how to do it.
Bellingcat ran a series of geolocation challenges using two dozen popular AI platforms, with varying results.
This guide offers journalists a new detection tool and seven advanced techniques for spotting probable AI-generated content.
In this free online workshop, GIJN will convene four experienced African journalists to discuss how to dig out information from repressive regimes and military dictatorships on the continent.
From the Philippines to the UK, a number of major newsrooms have created their own AI chatbots designed to respond using only that site’s trusted reporting archive and vetted databases as source material.
The US government engages with virtually every country in the world and each new president can radically change its policy. Here’s GIJN’s updated tipsheet on digging into global US influence.
This encyclopedia from The Outlaw Ocean Project offers pointers for investigating ocean crimes and concerns.
The rewards of collaborating can be huge for investigative journalists: greater visibility of your story, increased potential for impact and in some cases better protection.
“Our priority was to reveal what the government was trying to hide,” says Zyma Islam about the work of her team in the weeks that changed her country.
The rise of conflict imagery on social media has provided open source researchers valuable material to identify explosive ordnance.
A cross-border investigation into Russia’s use of drones in Ukraine includes how drones are assembled despite sanctions, and cooperation with Tehran to produce UAVs on Russian soil.
At IRE24, investigative reporter Jeremy Jojola shared his practical advice on how to use ChatGPT for contact searches and quick document analysis.
In 2001 GIJN was born, as investigative journalists from around the globe met for the very first time to share ideas, tips, and best practices to strengthen their reporting in a world where journalism was increasingly under threat.
Today the threat has multiplied, and at GIJN we find ourselves under the same pressures as our member organizations. Most urgently: available funding for investigative journalism has been impacted as some longtime funders who supported journalism in the past are no longer doing so or have closed. Yet our work continues, more important than ever before.
GIJN serves as the global hub for the world’s investigative reporters. Our core mission is to support and strengthen investigative journalism—with special attention to those from repressive regimes and marginalized communities.
We are embarking on our first-ever campaign initiative to help us expand our revenue by the end of the year through individual donors. If you have ever joined one of our free webinars, used one of our free resources, learned a new skill thanks to a GIJN training, or simply believe that press freedom is essential to civil society, we ask you to show your support for GIJN’s work with a donation of your choosing. Called “Friends of GIJN,” this campaign includes a more personalized experience, starting in 2027, for individuals who answer the call to join with us during this unprecedented time.
Truth and democracy are under attack around the world. You can fight back by helping GIJN support investigative journalists with free access to the latest tools and techniques — so they can foster justice and hold accountable those who abuse the public trust.
With a staff based in 24 countries, GIJN works in a dozen languages each day, linking together the world’s most enterprising journalists, offering state-of-the-art training, webinars, tip sheets, and a Help Desk that responds to 2,000+ requests for assistance each year. More than 84% of GIJN’s operating budget goes directly to our program work.
Please make a gift today to support journalists on the front lines of the fight for accountability and human rights.
