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.

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.

For those working in the journalism industry, the era of Covid-19 has has been rocky, to say the least. In such a precarious climate, the danger is that the jobs go to the well-heeled and well-connected rather than those who are necessarily best at doing the job.

For those working in the journalism industry, the era of Covid-19 has has been rocky, to say the least. In such a precarious climate, the danger is that the jobs go to the well-heeled and well-connected rather than those who are necessarily best at doing the job.

Welcome to the 19th annual #CIJSummer Investigative Journalism Conference – the second, and almost certainly the last, to take place entirely online. Working throughout a global pandemic has been a challenge for everyone, not least for investigative journalists and those working to help them.

Welcome to the 19th annual #CIJSummer Investigative Journalism Conference – the second, and almost certainly the last, to take place entirely online. Working throughout a global pandemic has been a challenge for everyone, not least for investigative journalists and those working to help them.

We run a number of initiatives which aim to diversify investigative journalism. We also run research projects aimed to build connections between community journalism groups and community campaign groups.

What a year! We almost forgot what happened in January-February, since all of it has been totally overshadowed by the global Covid-19 pandemic. Since this is a year in review, let's start from the beginning.

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