About Us

Our Vision

A world in which everyone has access to the verifiable information they need to hold those in power over them to account.

Our Mission

We train and connect journalists, researchers and editors in the UK and around the world to investigate and collaborate on projects that support quality public-interest reporting and accountability.

About Us

The CIJ was founded in 2003 by the late investigative journalist and filmmaker Gavin MacFadyen and others as a response to the worrying decline in investigative reporting. The CIJ is an independent UK registered charity based in London.

We train journalists and their allies in the craft of investigative journalism. We support public interest reporting globally by providing expertise on the latest investigative tools and techniques for everyone from freelancers to some of the world’s top newsrooms.

We deliver a range of scheduled and bespoke training programmes as well as holding events and conferences. We keep our training accessible and affordable by subsidising fees and providing free-to-access initiatives for selected cohorts.

By robustly defending investigative journalists and all those who work with them, we have earned a reputation for integrity that is second-to-none.