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#CIJSummer 2024 Talks and Training Proposals

We are opening submissions of talks and training proposals for the #CIJSummer 2024. We would welcome proposals on new, innovative or emerging investigative practices from journalists, researchers, experts and technologists. Subjects usually covered include (but are not limited to): Data Journalism, Open-Source Intelligence, FOI and other information access law, Information Security and Source Protection, Financial […]

CIJ 2023 – a Year in Review

Twelve months is a long time in investigative journalism, all the more so amidst rising political chaos at home and militarism overseas. Perhaps as a result, the last year has also been a time of unprecedented growth for the CIJ’s investigative training, both in the UK and around the world.

CIJ Recommends 2023: Good reads, podcasts and documentaries

Each year we select the books, articles, podcasts and documentaries that we liked the most. Here is the 2023 lineup - in case you get bored of playing charades. Books The Anti-Capitalist Book of Fashion, By investigative journalist and CIJ Trainer Tansy Hoskins An in-depth look at the global garment industry taking in workers’ right, supply chain investigations and the social harms of fashion marketing and media.

CIJ 2022 – a Year in Review

I used to be an investigative reporter of some repute, John Hamm tells almost everyone he meets in the new film Confess Fletch - ad nauseam and apropos of nothing. The truth is that everyone, on some level, wants to be an investigative journalist.

CIJ 2022 Holiday Reading, Listening and Watch List

As the year comes to a close, we publish our selection of the best reads and podcasts to dive into. Books The disappearing act. The impossible case of MH370, by Le Monde foreign correspondent Florence de Changy.

Gavin MacFadyen

Gavin MacFadyen, Mentor and Defender of WikiLeaks's Founder, Is Dead at 76 The New York Times - 28 October, 2016 Gavin MacFadyen, an American investigative journalist who became an early mentor and defender of the founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, died on Saturday in London, where he lived and spent much of his professional life.

#CIJSummer 2024: early-access booking form for organisations

#CIJSummer Investigative Journalism Conference 2024 will take place in person on 03-04 July at Goldsmiths, University of London. This is an advance booking form for organisations who've attended our training in recent years.

CIJ 2021: A Year in Review

We mainly spent 2021 online, yet we managed to travel far and wide. From training all over the world to opening an “office” in Lagos. Here is our year in review. 2021 at a glance Number of online scheduled courses: 101 Number of online bespoke training courses: 33 Number of people attending our training: just over 1650 Number of people attending talks and events: over 1000 Number of outreach training programmes: 6 Number of training programme fellows: 184 Number of countries reached: 51 Number of online events and conferences: 2 Number of in-person events and conferences: 0 Number of Zoom meetings: lost count Number of people joining the CIJ team: 2 (1 in London + 1 in Lagos) From our director Happy Christmas and a happy and healthy new year from everyone at the CIJ.

Adeolu Adekola to lead CIJ’s Open Climate Reporting Initiative

Former Senior Programme Officer at the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism, Adeolu Adekola has been appointed Project Manager for the Centre for Investigative Journalism (CIJ) in London. This is a new post created to oversee a two-year programme of training in investigative skills with the aim of raising the standard of climate-focused investigations.

We’re hiring – Project Manager (fixed-term contract)

We’re now seeking a highly motivated Project Manager with a clear understanding of the debates and issues surrounding media and journalism, and experience of working on issues relating to the environment or climate change.