Global Investigative Journalism Network
@gijn.org
The global hub for investigative journalism, sharing resources, stories, events, and jobs.
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In 2025, journalists across Africa have courageously reported on illegal activities – and their impact – long after they’ve occurred, and despite attempts to bury this information.
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Elections Under Attack, Shadow Aircraft Fleet, National Park Land Grabs: 2025’s Best Investigative Stories from Sub-Saharan Africa
twp.ai
February 6, 2026 at 9:30 PM
In 2025, journalists across Africa have courageously reported on illegal activities – and their impact – long after they’ve occurred, and despite attempts to bury this information.
Read more:
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In Pakistan, investigative reporters reduce risk by changing how stories are built: document-driven reporting, limited bylines, team workflows, and careful timing. Here, method can be just as important as the findings.
Learn more:
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Strategies for Investigative Journalism Under Pressure: Insights from Pakistan
twp.ai
February 6, 2026 at 6:30 PM
In Pakistan, investigative reporters reduce risk by changing how stories are built: document-driven reporting, limited bylines, team workflows, and careful timing. Here, method can be just as important as the findings.
Learn more:
Learn more:
At #GIJC25, panelists explored how Palestinian journalists and civilians documented alleged war crimes in Gaza under extreme risk, using local reporting, open-source analysis and forensic reconstruction.
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Documenting Gaza: How Journalists Can Collect Evidence Even When Denied Access
twp.ai
February 6, 2026 at 7:13 AM
At #GIJC25, panelists explored how Palestinian journalists and civilians documented alleged war crimes in Gaza under extreme risk, using local reporting, open-source analysis and forensic reconstruction.
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🔍 Follow the money.
🕵️ Track assets across borders.
🏢 Uncover hidden ownership.
The Next-IJ Cross-Border Investigative Training, delivered by @occrp.org & Transcrime, focuses on real-world investigative tools, data analysis, and ethical reporting.
Apply by March 13: https://twp.ai/9PadQc
🕵️ Track assets across borders.
🏢 Uncover hidden ownership.
The Next-IJ Cross-Border Investigative Training, delivered by @occrp.org & Transcrime, focuses on real-world investigative tools, data analysis, and ethical reporting.
Apply by March 13: https://twp.ai/9PadQc
February 6, 2026 at 2:40 AM
🔍 Follow the money.
🕵️ Track assets across borders.
🏢 Uncover hidden ownership.
The Next-IJ Cross-Border Investigative Training, delivered by @occrp.org & Transcrime, focuses on real-world investigative tools, data analysis, and ethical reporting.
Apply by March 13: https://twp.ai/9PadQc
🕵️ Track assets across borders.
🏢 Uncover hidden ownership.
The Next-IJ Cross-Border Investigative Training, delivered by @occrp.org & Transcrime, focuses on real-world investigative tools, data analysis, and ethical reporting.
Apply by March 13: https://twp.ai/9PadQc
Mid-career journalist?
The Reuters Institute Journalist Fellowship (Reuters Institute) offers time off to think deeply about journalism at Oxford.
⏰ Apply by Feb 13
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The Reuters Institute Journalist Fellowship (Reuters Institute) offers time off to think deeply about journalism at Oxford.
⏰ Apply by Feb 13
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reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk
Our fellowship programme
twp.ai
February 5, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Mid-career journalist?
The Reuters Institute Journalist Fellowship (Reuters Institute) offers time off to think deeply about journalism at Oxford.
⏰ Apply by Feb 13
🔗
The Reuters Institute Journalist Fellowship (Reuters Institute) offers time off to think deeply about journalism at Oxford.
⏰ Apply by Feb 13
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From Nature mapping thousands of cancelled US research grants to Reuters tracking secret Iranian fuel shipments to Myanmar’s military – GIJN's recent data journalism reveals what governments try to keep hidden.
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US Science Research Cuts, Shadow Fuel from Iran, Trump’s Crypto Wealth, and Mapping Below Antarctica’s Ice
twp.ai
February 5, 2026 at 6:30 PM
During #GIJC25, reporters shared how a @tbij.bsky.social investigation uncovered gig workers in the Global South unknowingly training AI systems used to surveil Russian dissidents.
Here are some practical tips:
Here are some practical tips:
gijn.org
Tips to Investigate AI Labor Abuses in the Global South
twp.ai
February 5, 2026 at 7:17 AM
During #GIJC25, reporters shared how a @tbij.bsky.social investigation uncovered gig workers in the Global South unknowingly training AI systems used to surveil Russian dissidents.
Here are some practical tips:
Here are some practical tips:
How did a 55-minute investigation into Viktor Orban’s inner circle draw millions of views?
This behind-the-scenes look shows how Direkt36 used film to expand impact.
This behind-the-scenes look shows how Direkt36 used film to expand impact.
gijn.org
‘Some Stories Just Work Better Through Film’: On the Strategy Behind Making an Investigative Documentary
twp.ai
February 5, 2026 at 2:56 AM
How did a 55-minute investigation into Viktor Orban’s inner circle draw millions of views?
This behind-the-scenes look shows how Direkt36 used film to expand impact.
This behind-the-scenes look shows how Direkt36 used film to expand impact.
From corruption and election interference to trafficking, abuse, and environmental destruction, these investigations prove what persistent journalism can still achieve.
Read the best investigative reporting from sub-Saharan Africa in 2025:
Read the best investigative reporting from sub-Saharan Africa in 2025:
gijn.org
Elections Under Attack, Shadow Aircraft Fleet, National Park Land Grabs: 2025’s Best Investigative Stories from Sub-Saharan Africa
twp.ai
February 4, 2026 at 9:30 PM
From corruption and election interference to trafficking, abuse, and environmental destruction, these investigations prove what persistent journalism can still achieve.
Read the best investigative reporting from sub-Saharan Africa in 2025:
Read the best investigative reporting from sub-Saharan Africa in 2025:
Despite detention, legal harassment, and surveillance, Pakistani journalists continue to publish high-impact investigations. Their work shows how investigative journalism adapts – not disappears – under pressure.
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gijn.org
Strategies for Investigative Journalism Under Pressure: Insights from Pakistan
twp.ai
February 4, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Despite detention, legal harassment, and surveillance, Pakistani journalists continue to publish high-impact investigations. Their work shows how investigative journalism adapts – not disappears – under pressure.
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Know a journalist making real impact?
Nominate them for the @icfjorg.bsky.social Knight International Journalism Award.
🗓️ Deadline: Feb 8.
Nominate them for the @icfjorg.bsky.social Knight International Journalism Award.
🗓️ Deadline: Feb 8.
www.icfj.org
Nominate an Outstanding Journalist for the 2026 ICFJ Knight International Journalism Award | ICFJ
twp.ai
February 4, 2026 at 7:22 AM
Know a journalist making real impact?
Nominate them for the @icfjorg.bsky.social Knight International Journalism Award.
🗓️ Deadline: Feb 8.
Nominate them for the @icfjorg.bsky.social Knight International Journalism Award.
🗓️ Deadline: Feb 8.
Despite repression, exile, and legal pressure, journalists in Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus continue to hold power to account through cross-border collaboration, open-source research, and data-driven investigations.
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Sanctions Evasion, Army Executions, and a Royal ‘Flying Palace’: 2025’s Best Investigative Stories from Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus
twp.ai
February 4, 2026 at 2:35 AM
Despite repression, exile, and legal pressure, journalists in Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus continue to hold power to account through cross-border collaboration, open-source research, and data-driven investigations.
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Reuters Institute Journalist Fellowship (Reuters Institute):
A chance for mid-career journalists to step away from daily deadlines and explore journalism in depth at Oxford.
🗓️ Apply by Feb 13
👉
A chance for mid-career journalists to step away from daily deadlines and explore journalism in depth at Oxford.
🗓️ Apply by Feb 13
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reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk
Our fellowship programme
twp.ai
February 3, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Reuters Institute Journalist Fellowship (Reuters Institute):
A chance for mid-career journalists to step away from daily deadlines and explore journalism in depth at Oxford.
🗓️ Apply by Feb 13
👉
A chance for mid-career journalists to step away from daily deadlines and explore journalism in depth at Oxford.
🗓️ Apply by Feb 13
👉
Money is leaving journalism faster than new models can replace it. This GIJC25 panel discussion surfaced a set of unresolved questions about what investigative journalism can sustainably support – and what it may need to leave in the past.
gijn.org
‘No Cavalry Is Coming’: How Investigative Journalism Must Rethink Money, Metrics and Survival
twp.ai
February 3, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Money is leaving journalism faster than new models can replace it. This GIJC25 panel discussion surfaced a set of unresolved questions about what investigative journalism can sustainably support – and what it may need to leave in the past.
US science cuts, shadow fuel shipments from Iran, Trump’s crypto billions, and what lies beneath Antarctica’s ice.
GIJN's latest Top 10 in Data Journalism shows how reporters are using data to expose power, money, and geopolitics worldwide.
GIJN's latest Top 10 in Data Journalism shows how reporters are using data to expose power, money, and geopolitics worldwide.
gijn.org
US Science Research Cuts, Shadow Fuel from Iran, Trump’s Crypto Wealth, and Mapping Below Antarctica’s Ice
twp.ai
February 3, 2026 at 9:30 AM
US science cuts, shadow fuel shipments from Iran, Trump’s crypto billions, and what lies beneath Antarctica’s ice.
GIJN's latest Top 10 in Data Journalism shows how reporters are using data to expose power, money, and geopolitics worldwide.
GIJN's latest Top 10 in Data Journalism shows how reporters are using data to expose power, money, and geopolitics worldwide.
The @npcinstitute.bsky.social will host a free panel on Feb. 10 at noon ET focused on immigration coverage and journalists’ safety, featuring speakers from The Bulwark, The Washington Post, MPR News, and LA Public Press
Register here:
Register here:
www.pressclubinstitute.org
Covering Immigration Safely and with Care - Journalism Institute
twp.ai
February 3, 2026 at 7:02 AM
The @npcinstitute.bsky.social will host a free panel on Feb. 10 at noon ET focused on immigration coverage and journalists’ safety, featuring speakers from The Bulwark, The Washington Post, MPR News, and LA Public Press
Register here:
Register here:
Journalists have used local reporting, open source analysis, and forensic reconstruction to verify events happening on the ground in Gaza, allowing them to challenge official narratives and preserve evidence for future accountability.
Learn how:
Learn how:
gijn.org
Documenting Gaza: How Journalists Can Collect Evidence Even When Denied Access
twp.ai
February 3, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Journalists have used local reporting, open source analysis, and forensic reconstruction to verify events happening on the ground in Gaza, allowing them to challenge official narratives and preserve evidence for future accountability.
Learn how:
Learn how:
The latest GIJN Editor’s Picks feature investigations from Bangladesh, French-language reporting from France to Tunisia, and top stories from Russia to Central Asia.
Find the full list here: https://twp.ai/9Pacw0
Find the full list here: https://twp.ai/9Pacw0
February 2, 2026 at 9:30 PM
The latest GIJN Editor’s Picks feature investigations from Bangladesh, French-language reporting from France to Tunisia, and top stories from Russia to Central Asia.
Find the full list here: https://twp.ai/9Pacw0
Find the full list here: https://twp.ai/9Pacw0
🚨Apply for the Next-IJ Cross-Border Investigative Training
🗓️ March 20, 2026 |📍 Online
A free, full-day intensive for European mid-career journalists to sharpen cross-border investigative skills with expert-led, hands-on sessions.
📝 Deadline: March 13
🔗 Apply now: https://twp.ai/9PadOE
🗓️ March 20, 2026 |📍 Online
A free, full-day intensive for European mid-career journalists to sharpen cross-border investigative skills with expert-led, hands-on sessions.
📝 Deadline: March 13
🔗 Apply now: https://twp.ai/9PadOE
February 2, 2026 at 6:30 PM
🚨Apply for the Next-IJ Cross-Border Investigative Training
🗓️ March 20, 2026 |📍 Online
A free, full-day intensive for European mid-career journalists to sharpen cross-border investigative skills with expert-led, hands-on sessions.
📝 Deadline: March 13
🔗 Apply now: https://twp.ai/9PadOE
🗓️ March 20, 2026 |📍 Online
A free, full-day intensive for European mid-career journalists to sharpen cross-border investigative skills with expert-led, hands-on sessions.
📝 Deadline: March 13
🔗 Apply now: https://twp.ai/9PadOE
Elections under attack. Shadow aircraft fleets. National parks carved up for cash crops.
In 2025, investigative journalists across sub-Saharan Africa kept digging, long after stories were meant to disappear.
In 2025, investigative journalists across sub-Saharan Africa kept digging, long after stories were meant to disappear.
gijn.org
Elections Under Attack, Shadow Aircraft Fleet, National Park Land Grabs: 2025’s Best Investigative Stories from Sub-Saharan Africa
twp.ai
February 2, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Elections under attack. Shadow aircraft fleets. National parks carved up for cash crops.
In 2025, investigative journalists across sub-Saharan Africa kept digging, long after stories were meant to disappear.
In 2025, investigative journalists across sub-Saharan Africa kept digging, long after stories were meant to disappear.
Climate Investigations Training Scholarships
These @tcij.org scholarships aim to upskill investigative techniques for in-depth climate investigations.
Apply by Feb 11:
These @tcij.org scholarships aim to upskill investigative techniques for in-depth climate investigations.
Apply by Feb 11:
tcij.org
Climate Investigations Training Scholarship 2026
twp.ai
February 2, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Climate Investigations Training Scholarships
These @tcij.org scholarships aim to upskill investigative techniques for in-depth climate investigations.
Apply by Feb 11:
These @tcij.org scholarships aim to upskill investigative techniques for in-depth climate investigations.
Apply by Feb 11:
Registration is still open for this free @knightcenterut.bsky.social webinar on the new trilingual ebook, "The Worlds of Journalism in Latin America." Researchers will share insights on safety, autonomy & resilience across El Salvador, Venezuela, Brazil, Peru & Bolivia.
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utexas.zoom.us
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Inside the Worlds of Journalism in Latin America. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
twp.ai
February 2, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Registration is still open for this free @knightcenterut.bsky.social webinar on the new trilingual ebook, "The Worlds of Journalism in Latin America." Researchers will share insights on safety, autonomy & resilience across El Salvador, Venezuela, Brazil, Peru & Bolivia.
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This cross-border collaboration didn’t just expose crimes, it led to official investigations, public apologies, and renewed pressure for justice. For many families, it was the first time their voices were truly heard.
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gijn.org
Uncovering Syria’s Stolen Children
twp.ai
February 2, 2026 at 7:08 AM
This cross-border collaboration didn’t just expose crimes, it led to official investigations, public apologies, and renewed pressure for justice. For many families, it was the first time their voices were truly heard.
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“Any country can be offshore to another.”
– Nick Mathiason, co-director of Finance Uncovered, said during #GIJC25.
Here he highlights how methodical asset tracing holds the powerful accountable, without relying on leaks:
– Nick Mathiason, co-director of Finance Uncovered, said during #GIJC25.
Here he highlights how methodical asset tracing holds the powerful accountable, without relying on leaks:
gijn.org
How Journalists Can Untangle Global Corporate Secrecy
twp.ai
February 2, 2026 at 12:30 AM
“Any country can be offshore to another.”
– Nick Mathiason, co-director of Finance Uncovered, said during #GIJC25.
Here he highlights how methodical asset tracing holds the powerful accountable, without relying on leaks:
– Nick Mathiason, co-director of Finance Uncovered, said during #GIJC25.
Here he highlights how methodical asset tracing holds the powerful accountable, without relying on leaks:
Celebrate outstanding journalism.
Nominate a journalist whose work has made a lasting impact in their country or region for the @icfjorg.bsky.social Knight International Journalism Award.
⏰ Deadline: Feb 8
Nominate a journalist whose work has made a lasting impact in their country or region for the @icfjorg.bsky.social Knight International Journalism Award.
⏰ Deadline: Feb 8
www.icfj.org
Nominate an Outstanding Journalist for the 2026 ICFJ Knight International Journalism Award | ICFJ
twp.ai
February 1, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Celebrate outstanding journalism.
Nominate a journalist whose work has made a lasting impact in their country or region for the @icfjorg.bsky.social Knight International Journalism Award.
⏰ Deadline: Feb 8
Nominate a journalist whose work has made a lasting impact in their country or region for the @icfjorg.bsky.social Knight International Journalism Award.
⏰ Deadline: Feb 8