Tom Sanderson
Tom Sanderson is the Deputy Director of the Centre for Investigative Journalism.
He joined the CIJ in 2014 as Training Coordinator and now leads on all aspects of the CIJ’s training provision and oversees the development of new curricula, funded projects and initiatives.
Recent projects have focused on supporting new models of community and non-profit journalism with investigative training, helping journalists protect their sources and themselves and improving the standards of climate and environmental investigations globally.
He frequently works with national and international newsrooms and civil society organisations to deliver tailored investigative training for their research teams.
Initiative Event
10 September 2026
FREE Webinar Series: Investigating the Climate Crisis with Results
Thurs Sept 10, Oct 1 & Nov 5, 2026 3pm-4:30pm (UK Time) This 3-series webinar brings to the fore specific areas needed for journalists and researchers to move from typical reporting of environmental and climate events to investigations that drive impact.
Scheduled Training
19 November 2026
Digital Tools for Investigation
Digital Tools for Investigation is a two-hour workshop covering a wide range of digital tools and methodologies that can be used for investigations.
Past courses
Summer Conference Event
— Class
25 June 2026
OSINT: Building Investigations with Open-Source Intelligence
This is a short course for those new to open-source intelligence. The workshop will look at how open-source techniques can be used to enhance your online research, verification skills and uncover connections between a range of different investigative targets, from people and companies, to organisations, marine and air freight and infrastructure.
Regional Conference Event
— Workshop
7 November 2025
Digital Tools for Journalism
Whether you’re conducting public-interest research for your journalism or advocacy, trying to verify a claim you’ve read or heard, or investigating reports of an incident many miles away, there are many tools, techniques, and online platforms that will help make your research and fact-checking quicker, simpler and more effective.
Regional Conference Event
— Class
25 March 2022
Digital Tools for Journalism
Whether you’re conducting public-interest research for your journalism or advocacy, trying to verify a claim you’ve read or heard, or looking into a company before trusting them with your money, business or personal data, there are many tools, techniques, and online platforms that will help make your research and fact-checking quicker, simpler and more effective.
