GLOBAL INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM NETWORK

MAY 7. 2025

Essential Open Source Tools for Journalists Investigating Air Pollution

Here is a list of open source data tools that journalists can utilize to track air pollution, uncover its sources, and reveal the corporate networks responsible.

MAY 6. 2025

Silencing the Press: The Case of Alsu Kurmasheva and the Growing Threat of ‘Foreign Agent’ Laws

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

MAY 5. 2025

Chaos and Credibility: A Snapshot of How AI Is Impacting Press Freedom and Investigative Journalism

GIJN offers a snapshot of how watchdog reporters are confronting algorithmic abuses and misinformation while also employing AI as a key newsroom tool.

MAY 2. 2025

Electing a New Pope, North Korea Fighting Ukraine, Vaccination Rates to Stop Outbreaks, and a Deadly Gold Mine in Turkey

Also highlights how X influences Elon Musk’s government policy, the numbers behind the successful Danish toy maker Lego, and mapping the Sudan conflict.

Reporters Without Borders: Global Press Freedom at Unprecedented, Critical Low

As reporters mark World Press Freedom Day, RSF's 2025 annual ranking reveals press freedom around the world has fallen to a new, unprecedented low.

MAY 1. 2025

Why Whistleblowers Need Allies Like Lawyers and Journalists to Expose Corruption

Insiders who successfully sound the alarm often do so with help — by partnering with allies who can amplify their message and help shield them from retaliation.

APRIL 30. 2025

Tracking US Migrant Detention Data: What Journalists Need to Understand

The US government's detained immigrant population flatlined in April, but there's more to the numbers than meets the eye. Here's what journalists need to know about the data.