News
How to Track Looted Wealth: Top Tips for Reporters
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Experts from around the world shared their tips about how to track looted wealth at the 2017 Global Investigative Journalism Conference.
Data
Preaching Data: Tips for Small Newsrooms
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iJourno Africa founder Nana Boakye-Yiadom explains the value of data, and the challenges facing African journalists. Plus, tips from small newsroom editors for introducing data into their stories.
News
Wildlife Crimes: Focus On The Villain, Not The Victim
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Wildlife crimes should be investigated like ‘whodunnits.’ And cross-border collaboration is increasingly important for journalists reporting stories on transnational networks.
Africa
July in Africa: Broken Hearts and Stifled Words
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As we prepare to gather in Johannesburg for #GIJC17, it’s worth noting the many challenges African journalists face. From South Africa to Somalia, July was a particularly ominous month for free expression on the continent.
News
Global Investigative Journalism Conference Set for November 2017
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Be sure to join us for the seminal event in investigative reporting for 2017 — the Global Investigative Journalism Conference. The date is now set for November 16-19 in Johannesburg, South Africa. You don’t want to miss this one — it will be the GIJC’s 10th anniversary and our first time in Africa. There will be over 100 sessions, all targeted at working journalists determined to dig beneath the surface.
News
Shining Light Awards Open
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Every two years, the Global Investigative Journalism Network presents the Global Shining Light Award, a unique award which honors investigative journalism in a developing or transitioning country, done under threat, duress, or in the direst of conditions. Note: Deadline for submissions is May 15, 2017, 11:59 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5), for stories published or broadcast between January 1, 2015 and December 31, 2016. The winner receives an honorary plaque, US$2,000, and a trip to the 2017 Global Investigative Journalism Conference to accept the award in front of hundreds of their colleagues from around the world. Online submissions are strongly preferred. If you need to send hard copy, mail it to: Global Shining Light Awards/GIJN, Pozsonyi Way 10, 2nd floor 8 door, Budapest 1137, Hungary.