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Martin Tomkinson

Martin Tomkinson is a veteran investigative financial journalist and corporate researcher. He was a financial researcher for The Mail on Sunday‘s ‘Rich List’ from 2000-2004 and has worked on The Sunday Times‘ ‘Rich List’ since 2005. Martin has written for all the UK’s major newspapers. He started work with Private Eye in 1972 and has worked as a freelancer since 1981. He is the author of two books, Nothing to Declare: The Political Corruptions of John Poulson (with Michael Gillard) and The Pornbrokers: The Rise of the Soho Sex Barons.

Martin is a member of the CIJ’s Board of Trustees.

Read an article about Martin from the 2024 CIJ Summer Conference:
Reporting Tips from an Investigative Journalist of 50 Years. By Emily O’Sullivan for the Global Investigative Journalism Network. July 17, 2024

Past courses

Regional Conference Event
 — Talk
7 November 2025

Tips for Investigative Journalists after 50 Years’ Experience

Martin Tomkinson will talk about his career working as a financial reporter and intrepid investigative journalist, and offer pearls of wisdom and tips for budding investigative journalists along the way.
People
Summer Conference Event
 — Talk
27 June 2025

Four Rules on How to Survive and Thrive as an Investigative Journalist

“Journalism is printing what someone else does not want published; everything else is public relations.” In the same spirit, Martin Tomkinson distils fifty years’ experience as an investigative reporter into four key lessons, and reveals what you really need to succeed in a sometimes perilous profession.
People
Regional Conference Event
 — Clinic
7 September 2024

Companies House Clinic

The CIJ Clinic! Anything you need help with finding out, or are there any public bodies or companies who you’d like to look into? Come and be a patient at the CIJ clinic, and our trainers will do their best to help you.
People
Regional Conference Event
 — Clinic
7 September 2024

Companies House Clinic

The CIJ Clinic! Anything you need help with finding out, or are there any public bodies or companies who you’d like to look into? Come and be a patient at the CIJ clinic, and our trainers will do their best to help you.
People