IJ WEEK
First Look: IJ WEEK World-Class Speakers and Cutting-Edge Sessions
With just 12 weeks left until IJ WEEK, GIJN is offering a sneak preview of some of the event’s more than 100 speakers as well as the expert panels and networking sessions.
Investigative Techniques Reporting Tools & Tips Teaching & Training
Do You Have ‘the OSINT Mindset’?: Try Our Quiz for Those Who Like ‘a Little Light Online Sleuthing’
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.
Member Profiles
Building an Engaged Community through Collaboration and In-Depth Investigations, All While Maintaining a Sense of Humor
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.
Masterclass Videos Data Journalism
Spreadsheets for Investigative Journalists
Helena Bengtsson
In this GIJN Academy masterclass video, Helena Bengtsson, data journalism editor at Gota Media and Bonnier News Local, shares spreadsheet skills every journalist needs to tell impactful stories.
How They Did It News & Analysis
‘I Didn’t Really Sleep’: Inside the Investigation That Helped End Viktor Orbán’s Rule
Investigative outlet Direkt36’s high-risk exposé of the Fidesz party’s secret operation to bring down the opposition party helped unseat Orbán after 16 years of illiberal rule and media capture.
Data Journalism Top 10
Global Data Center Energy Use, US Strike on Iran School, Russia’s Security Service Leaks, Portugal’s Ancient Trees
This latest Top 10 in Data Journalism column also highlights rising drug-related deaths in Berlin, heatwave fatalities in Europe, and Hong Kong’s rapidly aging population.
Distribution & Promotion
How to Make Investigations Matter More: A Q&A with the Authors of ‘The Guide to Impact Journalism’
In investigative journalism, many newsrooms have begun implementing an “impact strategy.” How can they do better and what is the goal?
Reporting Tools & Tips
The Power of ‘Positive Deviant’ Data Investigations: How Good Outliers Can Expose Systemic Misconduct or Policy Failure
One often overlooked approach for accountability reporting involves side-by-side comparisons between successful and failing institutions with near-identical resources.
Resource Guide
Reporter’s Guide to Investigating Cryptocurrency
ICIJ and GIJN collaborated on this guide to help reporters kick-start their investigation or deepen their knowledge of the crypto industry.
Data Journalism
How a WhatsApp Community Is Bringing India’s Data Storytellers Together
Recently, more than 400 people gathered in the Indian city of Bengaluru for VizChitra 2026, a conference on data visualization and storytelling — but that is only a small part of the story.
News & Analysis
How StreetPress Became France’s Far-Right Investigations Engine
Launched with just a €5,000 loan in 2010 by three journalists in their twenties, this scrappy investigative outlet now plays an outsized role in setting the national news agenda.
World Cup 2026: Investigations, Data Dives, and Podcasts Covering the Global Football Tournament
How investigative and data journalists covered the world’s most popular sports event, from FIFA to footwear.
10 Questions
Curiosity and the Long Road to the Truth: Lessons from an Award-Winning Portuguese Reporter
The journalist explains how he has built a career around long-form investigations, and delves into the process behind his recent book exposing the far-right in Portugal.
Data Journalism Top 10
Late World Cup Goals, Foreigners Fueling Sudan’s War, Venezuela’s Deadly Double Earthquake, and Fatal SUV Blindspots
Also highlighting the civilian casualties of the first 40 days of the US-Iran war, why carbon capture won’t solve climate change, and the 370,000-plus prisoners still awaiting trial in India.
Getting the Story Out
Expert Tips for Editing Investigative Podcasts
In a session on editing investigative podcasts at IRE26, veteran audio journalists offered several key lessons for producers and reporters new to investigative podcasts.
Member Profiles
The Black Sea: How Investigative Journalism Endures in Turkey
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.
Investigative Techniques Reporting Tools & Tips
Listen Up: Podcasts for Investigative Journalists
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.
Global Academy Guides Resource Guide
AI Accountability Reporting Guide
This reporting guide helps investigative journalists understand some of the nitty-gritty of the technology underlying AI and to give them a framework through which they can examine it.
Global Academy Guides Resource Guide
GIJN Guide to Investigating Extreme Heat
The negative effects from higher temperatures can be seen everywhere, offering many opportunities for investigative journalism.
Resource
10 Investigative Questions to Ask after a Natural Disaster
Watchdog reporters should discard the idea that damage from natural disasters is simply due to “acts of nature,” and rather think of it as a mix of hazardous events and human actions.
Global Academy Guides Resource Guide
Guide to Mapping Analysis Using QGIS
The open source desktop geographic information system software QGIS can be a powerful tool for investigative journalists. This resource takes you from the basics to advanced data mapping.
Resource Guide
Tech Focus Project
There is a central tension facing investigative journalists: the “AI and tech paradox.” Explore our report on the most urgent technology-related challenges facing investigative journalism today.
Resource Guide
Guide: Introduction to Investigative Journalism
Featuring advice on fact checking, digital security tips, interview techniques, and guidelines for editors.
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26–30 October 2026
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Global Academy Trainings
OPEN CALL: Cyber Investigations Training Course – Digital Threats in the Age of AI
GIJN is working with cutting-edge trainers to offer a unique cyber investigations training program to a fifth cohort. The course is specifically tailored for reporters and others in watchdog journalism.
Global Academy On-Demand Courses
NEW COURSE ADDED: AI Without the Guesswork: Smarter Journalism Without Prompting and Hallucinations
One of our most popular courses is back for a third time, this full-day session with investigative trainer Henk van Ess teaches how to use AI for source discovery and data analysis, stop hallucinations, and prompt more effectively.
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Around the World
Five News Professionals Sentenced to Over a Decade in Prison in Azerbaijan
On July 27, a court in Baku sentenced five journalists and staff members from Toplum TV, an independent outlet, to prison terms ranging from 12 to almost 14 years. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned the trial, which it said “illustrates the escalating crackdown on independent media in Azerbaijan.” The Toplum TV staff, including its director, journalists, and a social media manager, were convicted on charges of "smuggling foreign currency" and "illegal entrepreneurship.” All have pleaded not guilty and maintain that the legal case against them is in retaliation for their reporting. Their lawyers announced they will appeal.
Investigative Journalists Honored at Press Freedom Awards at Colombia’s Gabo Festival
At the Gabo Festival in Bogotá, Colombia, the International Press Institute (IPI) and International Media Support (IMS) announced this year’s recipients of the World Press Freedom Hero and Free Media Pioneer awards. The former's recipients are Patricia Evangelista (Philippines), Mónica González (Chile), and Hungary’s independent journalists; the latter's are the Latin American Center for Investigative Journalism (El CLIP) and Abzas Media and Meydan TV (Azerbaijan). “This year’s recipients come from different countries, generations, and political contexts. Yet what they all have in common is their dedication to holding power to account,” said IPI executive director Scott Griffen.
Submit Work for Double Exposure Investigative Film Festival
The 2026 Double Exposure (‘DX 2026’) Investigative Film Festival and Forum will be held November 5-8 in Washington, DC. This year’s theme is On the Record: Evidence in an Age of Doubt, and the event will for the first time feature a public symposium. Feature-length films and shorts that are world, national, or Washington, DC premieres are eligible for consideration, and must not have been previously available to Washington, DC audiences. Films should have an investigative angle, based on journalist investigations, or be investigations that “reveal hidden stories ideally with a compelling public interest.” Deadline: September 13, 202
Apply for the 2026 Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize
Source: Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism
Submissions for the sixth edition of the Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism are open until 31 July 2026. The Prize is awarded each year around 16 October, the day of the Maltese journalist’s assassination. Endorsed by the European Parliamnet, the award recognizes outstanding journalism that promotes or defends the core principles and values of the European Union such as human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, rule of law, and human rights. It’s open to professional journalists and teams of any nationality, who can submit in-depth pieces that have been published or broadcast by media based in one of the 27 EU countries.
Early Registration for the 2026 African Investigative Journalism Conference
Early bird registrations for the 22nd African Investigative Journalism Conference (AIJC26) are open. Attendees can save R1,000 (US$61) from the standard ticket price of R4,700 (US$285) if they register before August 1. Discounts are also available for students, freelancers, and bulk ticket purchases — students and freelancers can get 50% off the standard ticket price, but must apply directly with the organizers. The conference fee includes full access to the three-day programme and includes meals, coffee/tea), and the African Investigative Journalist of the Year Award formal gala dinner on November 11.
Nigerian Investigative Journalist Disappears Following Report on Corruption, Adultery Allegations
The Committee to Protect Journalists has called on Nigerian authorities to investigate the disappearance of journalist Stanley Ugagbe, who witnesses say was seized by two armed men in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, on Wednesday. Ugagbe’s colleagues at Secret Reporters believe the incident was related to the outlet’s recent investigation into corruption and infidelity allegations involving a Nigerian Central Bank executive, for which Ugagbe was the lead reporter. “Authorities must swiftly investigate the whereabouts of journalist Stanley Ugagbe, ensure his immediate safety, and hold those responsible... to account,” said CPJ Africa Director Angela Quintal.
Apply for 2026 Data Fellowship: USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism
Source: USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism
The Data Fellowship, open to US -based journalists writing about health and social welfare for independent media outlets, offers training on on data acquisition, cleaning, analysis, and visualization, one-on-one mentoring, and a reporting grant to complete a project in partnership with the University of Southern California’s Annenberg Center for Health Journalism — a major investigative or explanatory health reporting project or a series of individual data-driven health stories, and offers training. The program starts with an in-person learning session on the USC campus in Los Angeles, October 6 - 9, 2026. Applicatiojn deadline is July 22, 2026, at midnight PT.
Play the Game Launches Journalism Fund to Finance Sports Investigations
Play the Game, an initiative run by the Danish Institute for Sports Studies that promotes democratic values in world sports, is launching a fund to support independent sports journalism. Backed entirely by public donations, the fund will help journalists and researchers investigate and explain critical issues in international sports — such as corruption, governance failures, abuse of power, and human rights violations. “Much of what we know about the darker sides of international sport does not stem from official transparency. We owe it to journalism,” says Stanis Elsborg, head of Play the Game.
Call for Entries: 4th Annual African Investigative Journalist of the Year Award
The African Investigative Journalist of the Year Award is open to all African journalists or teams of journalists working in any media for stories from and about Africa, published or broadcast in African media between July 1, 2025 and July 1, 2026. The award recognizes “outstanding examples of investigative reporting from Africa that reveal untold stories, hold the powerful to account, question those in public life and serve the public interest.” The top prize in 2026 is US$5,000, while the runner-up receives US$2,000. Entries close at 5pm (SAST) on July 10, 2026. The ceremony will be held at the AIJC in Nairobi, Kenya in November.
Mongabay Southeast Asia Ocean Reporting Fellowship
Mongabay’s Southeast Asia Ocean Reporting Fellowship is an opportunity for early- and mid-career journalists from Southeast Asia coastal countries to report on ocean challenges and their solutions in their region, and is designed for them to become part of a global network of regular Mongabay contributors. The 2026 Southeast Asia Ocean Reporting Fellowship Program will support up to five fellows in Mongabay’s Global Bureau. The fellowship is run in English, and applicants must be from and based in a coastal Southeast Asian country, with a particular focus on Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam.
10 Questions
Curiosity and the Long Road to the Truth: Lessons from an Award-Winning Portuguese Reporter
The journalist explains how he has built a career around long-form investigations, and delves into the process behind his recent book exposing the far-right in Portugal.
10 Questions
The African Investigative Journalist of the Year on Deep Dives, Funding, and ‘Paying Your Dues’
The award-winning South African investigative journalist says he spent years ‘in the wilderness’ digging into spreadsheets and paperwork to find his niche.
10 Questions
Confront Them With the Numbers: This Former Physicist’s Path to Investigative Data Journalism
Anna Behrend is a self-taught data journalist who has found in data-driven reporting and visualization a way to combine her academic background in science with her creative interests.
10 Questions
‘As Long as There Is Journalism, There Is Hope, There Is Life’
Based in the Mexican border region of Chihuahua, a state where organized crime exerts a strong presence, means working “under constant threat,” but Gallegos refuses to be silenced.
Spreadsheets for Investigative Journalists
Helena Bengtsson
Data Journalism
How a WhatsApp Community Is Bringing India’s Data Storytellers Together
Recently, more than 400 people gathered in the Indian city of Bengaluru for VizChitra 2026, a conference on data visualization and storytelling — but that is only a small part of the story.
Climate Data Journalism
Turning the Threat to a Distant Glacier into a Local Story Through Data Visualization
New York Times climate and environmental graphics reporter Mira Rojanasakul discusses how her team visualized the sea level rise threat from the melting Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica.
Data Journalism
One Name at a Time: How Die Zeit Built a Searchable Database of Nazi Party Members
An online tool set up by the German newspaper Die Zeit, in cooperation with archives in Germany and in the United States, allows people to search several million Nazi Party membership cards.
Member Profiles
Building an Engaged Community through Collaboration and In-Depth Investigations, All While Maintaining a Sense of Humor
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.
Member Profiles
The Black Sea: How Investigative Journalism Endures in Turkey
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.
Member Profiles
Tansa: Pioneering a New Model for Investigative Journalism in Japan
Over the past decade, the nonprofit Tokyo Investigative Newsroom has published numerous longform exposés on issues ranging from gender, health, politics, and the environment.
Member Profiles Press Freedom
After a Government Suspension, What’s Next for Uganda’s Premier Journalism Training Organization?
The African Centre for Media Excellence fills a critical gap between journalism schools and newsrooms, but earlier this year Ugandan authorities ordered it to shut down and it’s now fighting for its survival.
GIJC25
The 14th Global Investigative Journalism Conference (GIJC25) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, assembled more than 1,500 journalists from over 135 countries and territories to hold workshops, share best practices, and build a community increasingly confronting funding crises, disinformation campaigns, digital surveillance, and authoritarian threats. This project is a compendium of GIJN’s coverage of the conference.
Asia Focus
This regional spotlight series examines the world’s largest and most populous continent, which is also the host of the 2025 Global Investigative Journalism Conference. Asia serves as a unique laboratory in the global media landscape, but journalists here face multifaceted challenges, from censorship to physical threats, digital surveillance to financial pressures. Despite this, watchdog reporters […]
MENA Focus
Our third regional spotlight series examines the challenges facing our members and other outlets in the Middle East and North Africa, such as war, backsliding democracies, self-censorship, exile, surveillance and imprisonment of journalists, and the hostile legal environment — and why this reality on the ground makes investigative journalism there all the more essential.
Africa Focus
Our second regional spotlight series examines the successes and challenges facing our members in Africa and others reporting from the continent. These articles tell the stories of growing journalistic collaboration, courage, and innovation in the face of repression, legal intimidation, lack of access to information, and even physical threats.
Videos
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Resource Video
Tips and Tools for Uncovering Online Scams
Online scams have become borderless threats that evolve rapidly in scale, sophistication, and impact. From fraudsters using the Internet to steal to phishing networks that engage in social engineering and trick individuals, scams are often backed by organized criminal groups that exploit weak law enforcement, jurisdictional loopholes, and digital anonymity.
Global Academy Webinars Resource Video
GIJN Africa Webinar: Investigating Revolutionary and Military Regimes
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.
Resource Video
Behind the Data — Tools and Techniques from the 2025 Sigma Award Winners
What innovative tools and techniques are shaping the future of data journalism? A special Lightning Round webinar with the 10 winners of the 2025 Sigma Awards, celebrating some of the world’s best data-driven investigations.
Global Academy Webinars Resource Video
Gathering Evidence and Documents in Conflict and War Zones — A MENA Case Study
A webinar exploring how investigative journalists can document human rights abuses in war zones, with a focus on methods to ensure the information gathered can later be used by legal investigators or international courts.