If you weren't able to come to Kuala Lumpur for our 14th Global Investigative Journalism Conference (#gijc25), never fear, @gijn.org already published two-dozen stories featuring some of the best speakers and interesting panels, with more to come over the next few weeks. You can find it all here⬇️

At #GIJC25, Nobel Prize laureate Maria Ressa calls on journalists to work together and warns that 2026 may be a crucial, one-year window for many independent media organizations around the world to preserve what's left of their independence and rapidly disappearing press freedom.

Calling all #datajournalists, the 2026 SIGMA Awards, hosted by @gijn.org, are now officially open for submissions. And a reminder, these awards are open to individuals and small newsrooms, as well as bigger organizations. Last year, we recognized 10 winners for individual projects & portfolios.

Genuinely curious how any WaPo editor justifies using "despite" in this headline? Doesn't a "growing toll of Palestinian casualties" provide pretty clear evidence of one party *violating* the ceasefire? www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...

By far my favorite line from this bizarre story: "Investigators later found matching zip ties in her Maserati SUV."

You know what media is NOT bending the knee in the Trump era? College journalists! The Harvard Crimson's brutal takedown of the lecherous ex-prez Larry Summers is just the latest example of students showing a failing 'grown-up' media how it's done My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...

On the eve of #GIJC25, @gijn.org is running a special Wednesday edition of our #DataJournalism Top 10 column. In this one, we look at how Elon Musk's X pushes extremist right-wing content in the UK & a deep dive by The Economist on how an AI bubble bursting could be worse than the dot-com meltdown.

How is this exchange anything other than Trump blaming a journalist, Jamal Khashoggi, for his own murder at the hands of a dictator — and, for good measure, then attacking a reporter for daring to hold Trump accountable for publicly excusing/offering a denial for said dictator.

Incredible piece of data journalism here from @wsj.com. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

This is cool. COURIER has created a searchable database with all 20,000 of the files just released from Epstein’s estate. Trump's name appears in them more than anyone else, in 1,628 documents. couriernewsroom.com/news/we-crea...

My favorite quote from @gijn.org's recap of the 2025 African Investigative Journalism Conference is from Joe Ageyo, Nation Media Group editor-in-chief: “We must learn to monetize credibility, to treat trust as currency.”

NEW: ProPublica examined months of Fox News’ coverage and reviewed over 700 videos posted on social media. The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.

Whistleblowing remains a vital accountability tool, but has grown increasingly fraught in an era where governments and employers deploy invasive surveillance & punish truth-telling about misconduct. Today, @gijn.org looks at two new, cutting-edge platforms that seek to minimize risks for leakers.

On Veterans Day, a reminder that Trump's DOGE hired a software engineer with zero gov't experience to start writing code on his second day of work for an AI tool that targeted 2,000 VA contracts to eliminate based on flawed assumptions & reckless disregard for patient care.

The newspaper's 98-year-old co-publisher, Joan Meyer, told the deputies raiding her home (and office) that their conduct was "illegal as hell." She died the next day from cardiac arrest. Frankly, $3 million is not nearly enough #pressfreedom

WIRED & @404media.co found that removing paywalls on FOIA-driven stories doesn’t just serve the public, it can also boost trust and subscriptions. 💬 “When we announced it…that bet paid off above & beyond what I could have possibly imagined.” — Kate Drummond, @wired.com

Bringing NSO Group out of the cold would signal to the rest of the spyware industry that even the most notorious mercenary spyware company.. ...with a history of harming the US. ...and a mountain of abuses.. Can get a free pass. It would defang US efforts to curb proliferation & bad behavior.

Oof, one day on and Grok AI is still misidentifying the person who collapsed in the Oval Office. Only after multiple pushbacks—where Grok keeps admitting it was wrong—does it finally acknowledge it overlooked facts from a reporter *who was at the event & did actual journalism* (and posted it on X!)

In @gijn.org's latest Data Journalism Top 10 column, we showcase Reuters' visual deep dive into Trump's aggressive escalation of US military operations in the Caribbean, a Bloomberg analysis of Hurricane Melissa's devastation, & an ARIJ exposé on how Sudanese refugees are being exploited in Egypt.

Color me completely unimpressed by this @washingtonpost.com AI 'added context' tool. Here, it intrudes to a) pose a question that it immediately admits it *can't really answer* & b) then just repeats info from the story *I was already reading.* #whowantsthis www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

An edit that speaks a thousand words (derogatory)

In 2023, @gijn.org launched our digital threats reporting guide and training course to help journalists track and expose online scams, disinformation, and political propaganda. And, as this Reuters exposé shows, the biggest tech giants are knowingly complicit in abetting this growing online menace.

Today @gijn.org, a look into a simple but vital question: Just how many people have died trying to migrate across the Rio Grande? As it turns out, neither the US nor Mexico gov't knew the full answer, so this cross-border reporting team spent nearly a year to find the actual, shockingly-high number.

Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design. news.sky.com/story/the-x-...

Deep dive by @wired.com on an illegal school that Mark Zuckerberg had been running out of his Palo Alto compound for years. And this detail is a good reminder to always check the LinkedIn profile of your subjects — there could be revealing/damning info in there! #whoops www.wired.com/story/mark-z...

Looking at the downstream impact of @gijn.org training. Since 2023, we have trained more than 100 reporters how to conduct digital threats coverage of scams, disinformation, and online propaganda. And here are just some of the real-world stories powered by what our training alumni learned from us.

#China: It has been two years since Minnie Chan, a defence reporter at the #SCMP, disappeared during a trip to Beijing after covering a military conference. As the general indifference surrounding her case raises fears of state repression, RSF urges the Chinese regime to disclose her whereabouts.

Via the @waybackmachine.bsky.social, this was the conventional wisdom narrative Fox News was offering the day after the 2021 elections, when a Dem candidate lost by <2 pts in Va. & the NJ gov was re-elected by 3 pts. Tonight, we're seeing Dem candidates win in both states by margins 4-5x larger.

🚨 Today is the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists. Every week a #journalist is killed simply for doing their job. In nearly 80% of these cases, the perpetrators go unpunished. 1/2

Latest @gijn.org: We have a handy step-by-step tipsheet from the @pulitzercenter.org on how to build web scrapers with AI without any real coding involved. Included are verbatim prompts and case studies to guide data reporters.

Interesting post on the aftermath of @davejorgenson.bsky.social's departure as the WaPo "TikTok guy." Traffic to WaPo's YouTube, which was already declining as the paper 'rebranded,' has fully cratered — Jorgensen's own site now has nearly 2x the traffic. mkarolian.substack.com/p/the-washin...

The latest @gijn.org Data Journalism Top 10 column looks at the state of a devastated Gaza, Trump gutting food aid, Ukraine strikes on Russian energy sites, and (see below) how chipmakers & AI labs have built a self-reinforcing investment loop (don't dare call it a bubble). gijn.org/stories/data...

BREAKING from PP We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens* The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied: Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado www.propublica.org/article/immi... by @nicolefoy.bsky.social

Today, @gijn.org launches our latest regional editorial takeover, focusing on Asia. In our kick-off story, you'll learn about how investigative journalism is surviving and innovating on the largest continent, despite a growing series of authoritarian and commercial threats to press freedom.

Latest #DataJournalism Top 10 from @gijn.org highlights a great Bloomberg deep dive into how US data centers' power demands are jacking up nearby electricity prices, how the UK's summer 2024 riots were fueled by far-right online vitriol, and the demonstrably fatal consequences of Trump's USAID cuts.

Today, Oct.2nd, is the anniversary of Jamal Khashoggi’s murder by Saudi agents.

„One technique that sounds obvious but is often undervalued in Western newsrooms is historical context and scope. Too often, reporters cover an event with little or no historical analysis that explains just why an event has happened.“

🚨 "Boeing is regaining authority from the Federal Aviation Administration to perform final safety checks on its 737 MAX." Rather than increase agency capacity to conduct independent inspections and improve aviation safety, Trump's FAA will allow Boeing to certify the safety of its own planes.

As editor-at-large for @grist.org, Indigenous journalist Tristan Ahtone has undertaken some of the most innovative investigations of late, using historical archives to expose the long-term systemic impact of US gov't land grabbing and subjugation policies. Learn from him at #GIJC25 in November.

The Israeli military had said they targeted a Hamas camera in an August strike, but the device actually belonged to @reuters.com An Israeli military official now says troops fired without required approval. Five journalists died in the attack. www.reuters.com/investigatio...

What the Trump administration is trying to do to the national security reporters covering the Pentagon is nothing short of gov't censorship through prior restraint, pure and simple. The restrictions proposed are an absolute non-starter and betray the very foundation of a free & independent press.

Outside of totalitarian regimes, there may be no tougher place in the world for investigative journalism than Haiti. But @ayibopost.bsky.social remains resilient despite gang violence, physical threats, & a chaotic information environment. Today, @gijn.org profiles this site & its courageous team.

Today is finally the day: @gijn.org is releasing the program for #GIJC25, which features more than 320 speakers from 100 countries on 150-plus panels The other big news: #GIJC25 will be headlined by two Nobel laureates as well as a world-renowned legal expert on prosecuting war crimes.

Fearless, *independent* journalism is necessary now more than ever. Hoping that billionaires will be the saviors of the media is merely asking for a temporary reprieve, until they choose to sacrifice press freedom for something else they care more about.

Today's #DataJournalism Top 10 at @gijn.org features a deep dive into deadly seismic activity in Afghanistan, how Israel is allowing settler violence in the West Bank to replicate its strategy in Gaza, the Trump admin's Wild West policy toward deep-sea mining, and Chile's data center building boom.

Today, @gijn.org speaks with investigative reporter @chloehadj.bsky.social, whose latest exposé + longform podcast explored the truth behind the best-selling book "The Salt Path" — and how the author's story of financial hardship and her husband's medical diagnosis don't line up with the facts.

In a world full of misinformation, how do you monitor conflicts in hard-to-reach zones? @bellingcat.com's new guide walks through open-source tools & methods for verifying what’s really happening. 🔍 Read more:

Joseph Poliszuk, a #GIJC25 speaker, is a veteran investigator that has spent years in exile uncovering official corruption & drug trafficking in his native Venezuela. And while covering authoritarian states in any form is vital, he tells @gijn.org that there's no substitute for real press freedom.

A+ work on the art for this column, on how private equity models are now an example of life imitating absurdist art mocking capitalism.

From our friends at @pulitzercenter.org: today's @gijn.org #datajournalism story looks into a follow-the-money investigation tracing Brazilian investment funds back to environmental violations & illegal use of Indigenous lands. Don't miss the blueprint for replicating this investigation elsewhere.