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.
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.
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.
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.
Newsrooms across Africa have established formal, right-to-information help desks that leverage government document requests for public accountability and watchdog reporting.
Press freedom in the Maghreb is under attack and in decline, but investigative outlets have still found ways to uncover corruption and reduce the risks of publishing.
Investigative journalists across the region talk about their biggest challenges — from repressive laws and surveillance to funding cuts.
To dismantle VOA and other US-funded affiliates would be to silence decades of coverage in overlooked parts of the world on topics like human rights, corruption, and war crimes.
A bill currently being proposed in the South American country’s legislature would have a chilling effect, and make in-depth exposés of the powerful virtually impossible.
During a panel at ISOJ, fact-checkers discussed platform-enabled mis/disinformation in an era struggling with news avoidance, distrust, and limited access to information.
With legacy media stepping back from the space, three veteran reporters decided to create a new outlet dedicated to wildlife investigations.
The UN process for evaluating national human rights records is long and complex, but offers valuable material for journalists.
Covering Trump 2.0 poses stark challenges for news outlets, but many environmental journalists who reported on Trump between 2016 and 2020 can offer perspective.
The current funding challenges facing nonprofit media make it more important than ever for newsrooms to “walk the talk” on transparency and to maximize their independence.
For International Women’s Day we spoke to data journalists from Argentina, Kenya, Sweden, and Turkey to find out why they chose this path and what challenges still remain.
Ginna Morelo put part of her investigation into Colombian paramilitaries on hold for 13 years to protect her family and sources. She tells how she decided it was finally time to publish.
The Central American Independent Media Archive (CAIMA) seeks to preserve reporting from threatened or shuttered accountability media sites across the region.
Journalist Shiori Ito directed the Oscar-nominated documentary ‘Black Box Diaries,’ spending years reporting on her attacker and helping to spark the #MeToo movement in Japan.
In the aftermath of a car bombing that killed one of Malta’s leading investigative reporters, her family set up an organization to fight for justice and ensure her legacy lives on.
Across the investigative journalism community, GIJN has heard uniform voices of solidarity, and numerous creative strategies for surviving this fundraising crisis.
The nonprofit newsroom — whose founders and senior leadership are all women — has taken a innovative, youth-focused approach to covering corruption.
Media organizations should focus on serving specific communities with shared interests and values rather than trying to reach “everyone.”
The UK’s Post Office scandal saw hundreds of people wrongly prosecuted. For over a decade, investigative journalists from small outlets plugged away to uncover the truth.
GIJN spoke to the author of a 2024 Gabo Award-winning investigation into the case of 700 horses found abandoned in a field outside Buenos Aires.
In El Salvador, the government has increasingly failed to honor public access to Information laws, forcing journalists to obtain data through other channels to hold power to account.
The press in the US faces daunting challenges with the return of President Donald Trump, but holding his administration accountable makes environmental journalism that much more vital.
From Russia to Central Asia, the climate for investigative journalism is deteriorating. But watchdog reporters have not given up, even if many now have to report from overseas.
Despite the challenges of reporting in wartime, Ukrainian journalists continue to uncover corruption — even while under attack from disinformation campaigns.
