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14–16 July 2025

Open-Source Intelligence

Advanced internet research has become a key part of the investigative journalist’s toolkit. Our training in Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) gives participants an understanding of how to access open-source information that is freely available online but is often hidden, providing powerful tools for verification, fact-checking and deep investigative research.

20 May 2025

Intro to Information Security for Journalists

Worried about digital threats to journalists? Ever been trolled or harassed online? Ever thought you’d love to work with a whistleblower or sensitive information but wouldn’t know where to start? With this two hour course you can go from muddling along online, to implementing a solid introductory foundation in information security to protect yourself and your sources.

Training

28 April – 16 May 2025

Deep Dive into Data Journalism – Online (AM)

Take a deep dive into data journalism by combining “Finding Stories With Data  – Online, Intensive” (5 sessions: 28 April-2 May 2025) with “Data-Driven Investigations – Online, Intensive” (5 sessions: 12-16 May 2025).

12–15 May 2025

Climate Investigations Course: Investigating Climate Finance

Billions are committed every year as part of the global reaction to the climate crisis. Whether invested in renewable energy, traded as carbon credits or assigned to mitigation or loss and damage funds, huge sums are involved.

11–16 September 2025

Climate Investigations Course: Data-Driven Climate Investigations

With so much climate data across many different countries and regions, it's essential to know where to find the relevant information and how to dig deeper when you're in the midst of a big climate project.

Events

14 November 2024

The Cost of Source Protection: Catherine Herridge in Conversation with Trevor Timm

Catherine V. Herridge, an Emmy Award‐winning veteran investigative correspondent, discusses the First Amendment, the U.S.A Press Act and the protection of confidential sources. Following a series of articles she wrote in 2017 about a federal espionage probe, the subject of the FBI case sued the US Government, accusing them of leaking information to Herridge, an alleged violation of the Privacy Act.

15 November 2024

Adapting Investigative Journalism

As journalism changes, so does the way it’s consumed. From serialised podcasts and audio networks to feature films, theatre productions to true crime TV series, our cast reflects on whether these new media enrich investigative reporting and its reach, or get in the way of the truth?

3 July 2024

Election Integrity: The Indian Electoral Bonds Scam

The Electoral Bonds scheme was introduced by the Indian government as a tool to make political donations through banking channels. It was subsequently used by individuals within that government, according to Poonam Agarwal's investigation, to take bribes in the form of donations.

4 July 2024

The AI Revolution: Should We Issue Warnings or Welcomes?

From the potential to erode trust through deep fakes and AI-powered misinformation, to dangers around undermining job security and creative innovation, there are genuine threats and challenges that this technology poses to both journalism and wider society.

Initiatives

Dark Green

Dark Green: Shining a light on climate finance   Dark Green is a new free training programme for European journalists focused specifically on helping journalists to more effectively follow the money in their environmental and climate investigations.

Open Climate Reporting Initiative

Climate change is a multi-faceted problem in which the issues at play are interlinked and complex, running across many different fields; scientific, financial and political. Finding solutions requires an understanding of these issues that can be facilitated through access to high-quality, trusted information and the ability to construct compelling narratives.

  • Source! Reports from the Frontline
  • 14 November 2024
  • CIJ Logan Symposium CIJ Logan Symposium 2024 Lara Bitar Nikolas Leontopoulos Ariane Lavrilleux Matt Kennard Source Protection
  • Source! Digital Security Technology, Sources and Safety
  • 14 November 2024
  • CIJ Logan Symposium CIJ Logan Symposium 2024 Harlo Holmes Runa Sandvik Susan McGregor Rowen S Freedom of the Press Foundation Information Security Source Protection
  • Source! Blowing the Whistle on Boeing
  • 15 November 2024
  • CIJ Logan Symposium CIJ Logan Symposium 2024 Dominic Gates Gerry Wagschal Harlo Holmes Freedom of the Press Foundation Source Protection Boeing Whistleblowing
  • Source! All the Conspiracies are True: Speaking Truth to Power in the Age of ‘Disinformation’
  • 15 November 2024
  • CIJ Logan Symposium CIJ Logan Symposium 2024 Mads Brugger Florence de Changy Source Protection

The Investigative Journalist’s Guide to Company Accounts

by Raj Bairoliya

An introduction from the author, Raj Bairoliya A little history is in order. A dozen or so years ago, I was complaining to my friend Michael Gillard about the standard of financial investigative journalism in the UK – it was a matter of serious concern to me as I make my living from investigating wrongdoing.

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The Hidden Scenario

by Luuk Sengers and Mark Lee Hunter

The Hidden Scenario focuses on how making a scenario can help you investigate. Part One details the basic principles of constructing a chronology. In Part Two, we move on to the construction of powerful scenes.

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The Story Tells the Facts

by Luuk Sengers and Mark Lee Hunter

This book will help you to make your investigative writing better by focusing on writing skills, because they transpose very well into other media. To order, please complete the order form. If you can tell a story in words and capture information in a narrative, the odds of telling a good story in film or radio go up, too.

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