Climate Investigations Masterclass
24 June 2026 Goldsmiths, University of London This pre-conference Masterclass will be bringing together some key elements of our Climate Investigations Course (CIC) training. The CIC provides all the expertise, skills and tools required to conduct thorough investigative research into the climate crisis.
Training
Deep Dive into Data Journalism – Online (PM)
Investigating the AI Industry
The rise of a global AI industry has accelerated rapidly over the past decade. Research into AI systems is dominated by some of the largest and most powerful corporations on the planet and governments and companies alike are committing billions of pounds of investment towards creating the infrastructure for AI products.
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.
Events
From Skills to Shifts: How Climate Investigations Get Results
Jan 29, 2026 3pm-4:30pm (UK Time) You can download slides from each of the speakers below: Maximiliano Manzoni - Climate Journalism - Lessons from Latam Syed Nazakat - Addressing Climate Misinformation - Now and Beyond Adeolu Adekola - OCRI Impact Summary Over the last four years, we’ve learned a lot about how journalism can get results in pushing for climate progress and addressing injustice.
Adapting Investigative Journalism
Cathy Newman: Follow the Abuser. John Smyth and the Church of England
Cathy Newman talks about the exhaustive Channel 4 News investigation into John Smyth, the most prolific serial abuser in the Church of England. Her investigation, with her colleagues on the investigation team, started with a letter from a source, and took Channel 4 News journalists to three different countries.
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.
Initiatives
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.
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.
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.
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.