Laura Dixon

In London, leading reporters and editors met to discuss the challenges reporters face today, from legal threats to security risks to a combative new president in the White House. 

The RFE/RL reporter spent 288 days in a Russian prison after she was accused of failing to declare herself a “foreign agent.

There are myriad number of reasons why reporters decide launch their own news sites, but these enterprising journalists often face a series of new, daunting challenges.

Would a group of reporters who knew – for sure – that they were being followed be able to identify the operatives sent to track them?

Our annual round-up of compelling investigative audio stories, as reviewed by GIJN’s global team. Featuring stories from the US, Germany, Switzerland, El Salvador, Turkey, and Russia.

Sevgil Musaieva on the challenges of reporting during war and the dilemma facing journalists who want to fight for their country.

Throughout her career, the trailblazing Sydney Morning Herald investigative journalist Kate McClymont has exposed graft, bribery, and misconduct.

When the award-winning Folha de São Paulo journalist did an investigation into election disinformation, she became a target herself.

The longtime host of the BBC’s beloved interview show, Desert Island Discs, reveals how she disarms poets and politicians alike.

The investigations editor of La Nación explores how to get the story out when faced with state-sanctioned opposition to the press and a president who doesn't return your calls.

Our column on the best in recent data journalism also looks into the warming Danube river, Spain's ominous water shortages, and the gender pay gap in Latin America.

While the Oscars are known for glitz and glamor, recognition here bestows a higher level of prestige and, in many cases, can bring urgent or in-depth reporting to a global audience.

Our annual round-up of audio delights, as reviewed by GIJN’s global team. Featuring stories from US, Mexico, France, Germany, and the UK.

After being wrongfully convicted of murder, Rowe taught himself watchdog reporting while in prison, and eventually worked his way onto the BBC’s prestigious Today and Panorama programs.

Featuring the New York Times’ mapping of the recent events in the Israel-Hamas war, ProPublica’s investigation into defects of a company’s breathing machines, and El País’ gender analysis of Nobel Prize winners.

Podcasts are quintessentially an audio medium, but to reach newer and younger audiences, many shows are now beginning to add video elements to the traditional format.

GIJN’s weekly curation of the most popular data journalism stories on Twitter features a look the impact of changes to organ donation rules in the US, drug usage in Europe based on wastewater analysis, a text analysis of layoff memos written by tech industry chief executives, and an examination of protests across Russia in 2022.

From a film investigating the attempted murder of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny to a stark cautionary tale about how climate change is playing out on the Arctic coast, see the Oscar-nominated documentary shortlists.

Several years ago a whistleblower reached out to the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung with an enticing message: “Hello, this is John Doe... Interested in data?” That story would become the Panama Papers, the first in a number of international collaborations for investigative reporter Frederik Obermaier. Read his tips and advice about investigative reporting.

GIJN’s Portuguese editor offers her editor’s picks for the best investigative journalism in Portuguese in 2022 -- featuring stories from Brazil, Portugal, and Mozambique.