Global Investigative Journalism Network
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Investigating Food Insecurity
This reporting guide is designed to help journalists understand the causes of food inequity, famine, & starvation as well as the global agencies and data sources tracking these phenomena.
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This reporting guide is designed to help journalists understand the causes of food inequity, famine, & starvation as well as the global agencies and data sources tracking these phenomena.
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Guide to Investigating Food Insecurity
twp.ai
December 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Investigating Food Insecurity
This reporting guide is designed to help journalists understand the causes of food inequity, famine, & starvation as well as the global agencies and data sources tracking these phenomena.
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This reporting guide is designed to help journalists understand the causes of food inequity, famine, & starvation as well as the global agencies and data sources tracking these phenomena.
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Investigating Social Media Algorithms
This guide features tips, techniques, and best practices for covering the algorithms – and their corresponding impacts – used by tech giants’ social media platforms.
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This guide features tips, techniques, and best practices for covering the algorithms – and their corresponding impacts – used by tech giants’ social media platforms.
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gijn.org
Guide to Investigating Social Media Algorithms
twp.ai
December 26, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Investigating Social Media Algorithms
This guide features tips, techniques, and best practices for covering the algorithms – and their corresponding impacts – used by tech giants’ social media platforms.
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This guide features tips, techniques, and best practices for covering the algorithms – and their corresponding impacts – used by tech giants’ social media platforms.
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Did you hear the news?
The 15th Global Investigative Journalism Conference will be held in 2027 in the Netherlands, co-hosted by GIJN and VVOJ (The Dutch-Flemish Association of Investigative Journalists).
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The 15th Global Investigative Journalism Conference will be held in 2027 in the Netherlands, co-hosted by GIJN and VVOJ (The Dutch-Flemish Association of Investigative Journalists).
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In 2027, Global Investigative Journalism Conference Heads to the Netherlands
twp.ai
December 26, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Did you hear the news?
The 15th Global Investigative Journalism Conference will be held in 2027 in the Netherlands, co-hosted by GIJN and VVOJ (The Dutch-Flemish Association of Investigative Journalists).
More:
The 15th Global Investigative Journalism Conference will be held in 2027 in the Netherlands, co-hosted by GIJN and VVOJ (The Dutch-Flemish Association of Investigative Journalists).
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GIJN Guide to Investigating Foreign Lobbying
This reporting guide is designed for journalists worldwide – so they can research and produce compelling stories on how countries and companies seek to exert influence abroad.
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This reporting guide is designed for journalists worldwide – so they can research and produce compelling stories on how countries and companies seek to exert influence abroad.
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GIJN Guide to Investigating Foreign Lobbying
twp.ai
December 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM
GIJN Guide to Investigating Foreign Lobbying
This reporting guide is designed for journalists worldwide – so they can research and produce compelling stories on how countries and companies seek to exert influence abroad.
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This reporting guide is designed for journalists worldwide – so they can research and produce compelling stories on how countries and companies seek to exert influence abroad.
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The Tarbell Fellowship is a one-year program for journalists interested in covering artificial intelligence.
Fellows:
📰 Receive a nine-month major newsroom placement
📚 Take a 10-week course on AI
✈️ Attend a weeklong journalism summit in the San Fran Bay Area
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Fellows:
📰 Receive a nine-month major newsroom placement
📚 Take a 10-week course on AI
✈️ Attend a weeklong journalism summit in the San Fran Bay Area
More:
www.tarbellcenter.org
Tarbell Fellowship
twp.ai
December 25, 2025 at 7:09 AM
The Tarbell Fellowship is a one-year program for journalists interested in covering artificial intelligence.
Fellows:
📰 Receive a nine-month major newsroom placement
📚 Take a 10-week course on AI
✈️ Attend a weeklong journalism summit in the San Fran Bay Area
More:
Fellows:
📰 Receive a nine-month major newsroom placement
📚 Take a 10-week course on AI
✈️ Attend a weeklong journalism summit in the San Fran Bay Area
More:
📣 Calling all data journalists!
The 2026 Sigma Awards are open! Share your most impactful 2025 data project for a chance to be recognized on a global stage.
Submit by Jan 11, 2026.
The 2026 Sigma Awards are open! Share your most impactful 2025 data project for a chance to be recognized on a global stage.
Submit by Jan 11, 2026.
gijn.org
2026 Sigma Awards for Data Journalism Open for Entries
twp.ai
December 25, 2025 at 2:51 AM
📣 Calling all data journalists!
The 2026 Sigma Awards are open! Share your most impactful 2025 data project for a chance to be recognized on a global stage.
Submit by Jan 11, 2026.
The 2026 Sigma Awards are open! Share your most impactful 2025 data project for a chance to be recognized on a global stage.
Submit by Jan 11, 2026.
From detecting AI content to exposing corporate influence, war crimes, or environmental injustice, GIJN’s 2025 Resource Center gives journalists actionable tools across 14 languages.
Learn more:
Learn more:
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GIJN Resource Center’s Top Guides for 2025
twp.ai
December 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
From detecting AI content to exposing corporate influence, war crimes, or environmental injustice, GIJN’s 2025 Resource Center gives journalists actionable tools across 14 languages.
Learn more:
Learn more:
Learn from George R.R. Martin & award-winning instructors at @medillschool.bsky.social's 2026 Writing Workshop. Fully funded, 8 days of fiction craft & mentorship.
Apply by Jan 12:
Apply by Jan 12:
Applications for the 2026 George R.R. Martin Summer Intensive Writing Workshop are now open - Medill - Northwestern University
The third annual George R.R. Martin Summer Intensive Writing Workshop at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications is now accepting applications.
twp.ai
December 24, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Learn from George R.R. Martin & award-winning instructors at @medillschool.bsky.social's 2026 Writing Workshop. Fully funded, 8 days of fiction craft & mentorship.
Apply by Jan 12:
Apply by Jan 12:
📅 Save the Date! The 2026 @oneworldmedia.bsky.social Awards open Jan 12.
Celebrating bold, authentic storytelling spotlighting underreported stories + voices from the Global South across 13 categories.
Journalists, filmmakers + creators: get ready to submit by Feb 9: https://twp.ai/9PXvae
Celebrating bold, authentic storytelling spotlighting underreported stories + voices from the Global South across 13 categories.
Journalists, filmmakers + creators: get ready to submit by Feb 9: https://twp.ai/9PXvae
December 24, 2025 at 2:41 AM
📅 Save the Date! The 2026 @oneworldmedia.bsky.social Awards open Jan 12.
Celebrating bold, authentic storytelling spotlighting underreported stories + voices from the Global South across 13 categories.
Journalists, filmmakers + creators: get ready to submit by Feb 9: https://twp.ai/9PXvae
Celebrating bold, authentic storytelling spotlighting underreported stories + voices from the Global South across 13 categories.
Journalists, filmmakers + creators: get ready to submit by Feb 9: https://twp.ai/9PXvae
2025’s Best Investigative Stories in Spanish
Spain & Peru: Investigations reveal AI risks in melanoma detection (@civio.es) and political wealth tracking via Street Wayki (@ojopublico.bsky.social). In Chile, CIPER uncovered child protection failures.
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Spain & Peru: Investigations reveal AI risks in melanoma detection (@civio.es) and political wealth tracking via Street Wayki (@ojopublico.bsky.social). In Chile, CIPER uncovered child protection failures.
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gijn.org
Clandestine Airstrips, a Mexican Mega Leak, and a Crisis of Unidentified Missing People: 2025’s Best Investigative Stories in Spanish
twp.ai
December 23, 2025 at 9:30 PM
2025’s Best Investigative Stories in Spanish
Spain & Peru: Investigations reveal AI risks in melanoma detection (@civio.es) and political wealth tracking via Street Wayki (@ojopublico.bsky.social). In Chile, CIPER uncovered child protection failures.
More:
Spain & Peru: Investigations reveal AI risks in melanoma detection (@civio.es) and political wealth tracking via Street Wayki (@ojopublico.bsky.social). In Chile, CIPER uncovered child protection failures.
More:
You don’t need to be a finance expert to report on climate money.
As shown at #GIJC25: follow the filings, question the green claims, collaborate, and talk to the communities affected long before investors feel the impact.
As shown at #GIJC25: follow the filings, question the green claims, collaborate, and talk to the communities affected long before investors feel the impact.
gijn.org
Exposing Private Money Fueling the Climate Crisis
twp.ai
December 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
You don’t need to be a finance expert to report on climate money.
As shown at #GIJC25: follow the filings, question the green claims, collaborate, and talk to the communities affected long before investors feel the impact.
As shown at #GIJC25: follow the filings, question the green claims, collaborate, and talk to the communities affected long before investors feel the impact.
📣 Last year, the Sigma Awards received 498 submissions from around the world – and we can’t wait to see what 2025 brings.
Submit your best data journalism by Jan 11, 2026.
Questions? Email sigmas@gijn.org
Apply:
Submit your best data journalism by Jan 11, 2026.
Questions? Email sigmas@gijn.org
Apply:
twp.ai
2026 Sigma Awards for Data Journalism Open for Entries
twp.ai
December 23, 2025 at 7:00 AM
📣 Last year, the Sigma Awards received 498 submissions from around the world – and we can’t wait to see what 2025 brings.
Submit your best data journalism by Jan 11, 2026.
Questions? Email sigmas@gijn.org
Apply:
Submit your best data journalism by Jan 11, 2026.
Questions? Email sigmas@gijn.org
Apply:
The Digital Media Awards Americas 2026 are now fully unified and global, with streamlined categories and new additions like Best Initiative in the Fight Against Disinformation and Best Emerging News Provider.
Enter by Dec 31, 2025:
Enter by Dec 31, 2025:
Digital Media Awards 2026 - WAN-IFRA
Compete globally, celebrate innovation, and get recognised for excellence in digital journalism - submit your best digital media project!
twp.ai
December 23, 2025 at 2:38 AM
The Digital Media Awards Americas 2026 are now fully unified and global, with streamlined categories and new additions like Best Initiative in the Fight Against Disinformation and Best Emerging News Provider.
Enter by Dec 31, 2025:
Enter by Dec 31, 2025:
Watchdog reporters at the 21st African Investigative Journalism Conference offered tips for navigating the professional, emotional, and ethical complications of reporting stories that intersect with your personal life.
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‘Too Close to Home’: Handling the Challenges of Investigations with a Personal Connection
twp.ai
December 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Watchdog reporters at the 21st African Investigative Journalism Conference offered tips for navigating the professional, emotional, and ethical complications of reporting stories that intersect with your personal life.
🎄✨ Season’s greetings from the GIJN team ✨🎄
Wishing our global community a happy, healthy, and safe holiday season, and a hopeful New Year. Thank you for holding power to account every day.
And yes… we hope your holidays are better than our Pictionary drawings 😄✏️
Wishing our global community a happy, healthy, and safe holiday season, and a hopeful New Year. Thank you for holding power to account every day.
And yes… we hope your holidays are better than our Pictionary drawings 😄✏️
December 22, 2025 at 6:30 PM
🎄✨ Season’s greetings from the GIJN team ✨🎄
Wishing our global community a happy, healthy, and safe holiday season, and a hopeful New Year. Thank you for holding power to account every day.
And yes… we hope your holidays are better than our Pictionary drawings 😄✏️
Wishing our global community a happy, healthy, and safe holiday season, and a hopeful New Year. Thank you for holding power to account every day.
And yes… we hope your holidays are better than our Pictionary drawings 😄✏️
Human rights reporting in Turkey exposes systemic abuse: AI protest crackdowns (@newlinesmag), refugee exploitation (BBCNews Turkish), missing migrant boats (@theblacksea.bsky.social), and neglect of Ukrainian orphans (Agos/Slidstvo/@occrp.org).
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Gold Mining Disasters, Lost Refugee Boats, AI-Powered Protest Crackdowns: Best Investigative Stories from Turkey in 2025
twp.ai
December 22, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Human rights reporting in Turkey exposes systemic abuse: AI protest crackdowns (@newlinesmag), refugee exploitation (BBCNews Turkish), missing migrant boats (@theblacksea.bsky.social), and neglect of Ukrainian orphans (Agos/Slidstvo/@occrp.org).
Read more:
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Chronic hunger affects 673 million people – about 8.2% of the – driven by poverty, broken food systems & inequality.
GIJN’s new guide shows how to dig into systemic failures:
GIJN’s new guide shows how to dig into systemic failures:
gijn.org
Guide to Investigating Food Insecurity
twp.ai
December 22, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Chronic hunger affects 673 million people – about 8.2% of the – driven by poverty, broken food systems & inequality.
GIJN’s new guide shows how to dig into systemic failures:
GIJN’s new guide shows how to dig into systemic failures:
Looking for tips on using archives to seek accountability?
• Know the archive,
• Ask who created it & why,
• Collaborate with others,
• Let the documents guide the story.
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• Know the archive,
• Ask who created it & why,
• Collaborate with others,
• Let the documents guide the story.
More:
gijn.org
Muckraking the Past: Using Archives to Seek Accountability
twp.ai
December 22, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Looking for tips on using archives to seek accountability?
• Know the archive,
• Ask who created it & why,
• Collaborate with others,
• Let the documents guide the story.
More:
• Know the archive,
• Ask who created it & why,
• Collaborate with others,
• Let the documents guide the story.
More:
Tools like https://twp.ai/ImtlXM save reporters hours by summarizing long public meetings. Image Whisperer helps detect AI-generated content. Violation Tracker Global reveals corporate fines worldwide.
Explore more practical solutions: https://twp.ai/E6EWLI
Explore more practical solutions: https://twp.ai/E6EWLI
December 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Tools like https://twp.ai/ImtlXM save reporters hours by summarizing long public meetings. Image Whisperer helps detect AI-generated content. Violation Tracker Global reveals corporate fines worldwide.
Explore more practical solutions: https://twp.ai/E6EWLI
Explore more practical solutions: https://twp.ai/E6EWLI
#OSINT Journalism: The tiniest digital clue – a buried tweet, a leaked voice note – can unravel corruption or expose crime.
@osint.industries explains how journalists use Open Source Intelligence to verify sources, uncover hidden leads, and build evidence-backed stories.
@osint.industries explains how journalists use Open Source Intelligence to verify sources, uncover hidden leads, and build evidence-backed stories.
www.osint.industries
OSINT Journalism: Our Guide to OSINT for Journalists
twp.ai
December 21, 2025 at 2:30 PM
#OSINT Journalism: The tiniest digital clue – a buried tweet, a leaked voice note – can unravel corruption or expose crime.
@osint.industries explains how journalists use Open Source Intelligence to verify sources, uncover hidden leads, and build evidence-backed stories.
@osint.industries explains how journalists use Open Source Intelligence to verify sources, uncover hidden leads, and build evidence-backed stories.
From missing children in Ecuador (@connectas.org) to disappearances along the Colombia-Venezuela border (ArmandoInfo & Vorágine), Spanish-language investigative reporters are exposing human rights crises and systemic failures in 2025.
More:
More:
gijn.org
Clandestine Airstrips, a Mexican Mega Leak, and a Crisis of Unidentified Missing People: 2025’s Best Investigative Stories in Spanish
twp.ai
December 21, 2025 at 10:30 AM
From missing children in Ecuador (@connectas.org) to disappearances along the Colombia-Venezuela border (ArmandoInfo & Vorágine), Spanish-language investigative reporters are exposing human rights crises and systemic failures in 2025.
More:
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Investigate climate and energy power❗️
GIJN’s 2025 Resource Center guides show journalists how to expose fossil fuel lobbying, greenwashing, and corporate influence – with expert tips for actionable reporting.
GIJN’s 2025 Resource Center guides show journalists how to expose fossil fuel lobbying, greenwashing, and corporate influence – with expert tips for actionable reporting.
gijn.org
GIJN Resource Center’s Top Guides for 2025
twp.ai
December 21, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Investigate climate and energy power❗️
GIJN’s 2025 Resource Center guides show journalists how to expose fossil fuel lobbying, greenwashing, and corporate influence – with expert tips for actionable reporting.
GIJN’s 2025 Resource Center guides show journalists how to expose fossil fuel lobbying, greenwashing, and corporate influence – with expert tips for actionable reporting.
Each year, @worldpressinst.bsky.social selects top international journalists for an immersive program exploring US media, culture, politics, and current issues. Applications for 2026 open Dec 1, 2025 – Feb 15, 2026.
🗓️ Deadline: Feb 6, 2026.
🔗 Learn more: https://twp.ai/9PZHFJ
🗓️ Deadline: Feb 6, 2026.
🔗 Learn more: https://twp.ai/9PZHFJ
December 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Each year, @worldpressinst.bsky.social selects top international journalists for an immersive program exploring US media, culture, politics, and current issues. Applications for 2026 open Dec 1, 2025 – Feb 15, 2026.
🗓️ Deadline: Feb 6, 2026.
🔗 Learn more: https://twp.ai/9PZHFJ
🗓️ Deadline: Feb 6, 2026.
🔗 Learn more: https://twp.ai/9PZHFJ
Climate change and global finance aren’t separate stories. Private money – from banks to investors – is shaping the planet’s future, often far from public view.
At #GIJC25, reporters showed how to expose the financial drivers behind environmental harm.
At #GIJC25, reporters showed how to expose the financial drivers behind environmental harm.
gijn.org
Exposing Private Money Fueling the Climate Crisis
twp.ai
December 20, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Climate change and global finance aren’t separate stories. Private money – from banks to investors – is shaping the planet’s future, often far from public view.
At #GIJC25, reporters showed how to expose the financial drivers behind environmental harm.
At #GIJC25, reporters showed how to expose the financial drivers behind environmental harm.
The 3rd Floodlight Summit (via @occrp.org and @fundaciongabo.bsky.social) brought investigative journalists and filmmakers from 25+ countries to Cartagena to explore how high-impact reporting can become powerful film & TV adaptations.
More: https://twp.ai/ImtlVX
Apply: https://twp.ai/E6EWJT
More: https://twp.ai/ImtlVX
Apply: https://twp.ai/E6EWJT
December 20, 2025 at 2:51 AM
The 3rd Floodlight Summit (via @occrp.org and @fundaciongabo.bsky.social) brought investigative journalists and filmmakers from 25+ countries to Cartagena to explore how high-impact reporting can become powerful film & TV adaptations.
More: https://twp.ai/ImtlVX
Apply: https://twp.ai/E6EWJT
More: https://twp.ai/ImtlVX
Apply: https://twp.ai/E6EWJT