Jan 12, 2021
How our smallest FinCEN Files stories captured the biggest data lessons
Each Confidential Client profile amounts to only a few hundred words, but the huge data lift involved was emblematic of the entire FinCEN Files investigation.
Behind the scenes
Nov 12, 2020
From a global fentanyl ring to a grieving family in Garland, a reporter’s FinCEN Files diary
By investigating four names behind a mysterious $400,000 transaction, an ICIJ reporter chased dirty money flows and uncovered victims of a failed anti-money laundering system.
Oct 29, 2020
‘Enough is enough’: How FinCEN Files exposes a broken system that keeps dirty cash flowing
Three ICIJ reporters take us behind the scenes of the FinCEN Files investigation in this special edition of our Meet the Investigators series.
Feb 18, 2020
Luanda Leaks: How collaboration helped connect the dots
Project manager Fergus Shiel reveals how ICIJ came to possess the 700,000 Luanda Leaks files – and how the collaboration of 36 media partners came together.
Jan 06, 2020
How ICIJ will rock its tech in 2020
Technology and data are our never-ending stories at ICIJ. So, at the turn of this new decade, you could well be wondering: what is coming next?
Oct 08, 2019
Come one, come all – we’re opening ICIJ Insiders up to every donor
The support of ICIJ Insiders helps us stay fearless and powerful, so we're improving our membership program.
Sep 17, 2019
Counting the dead: How statistics can find unreported killings
When investigative journalists Sheila Coronel and her team began counting drug-related killings in the Philippines last year they turned to statistician Patrick Ball to reveal the truth.
Jul 03, 2019
Behind the scenes of the Bribery Division
We are often asked how cross-border investigations like the Bribery Division come about. Here we explain how it all happens.
Feb 20, 2019
How I ended up with my own medical device while investigating the Implant Files
In the course of ICIJ's global investigation into the implants industry, three of the journalists working on the project had a medical device implanted – including yours truly.
Jan 07, 2019
A reporting lesson: ‘Take a chance and show up’
Journalist Scilla Alecci went to India to report on Medtronic for the Implant Files and despite monsoon conditions, she makes some interesting discoveries.
Dec 19, 2018
How ICIJ Used Machine Learning Algorithms To Help Find Medical Device Issues
Using algorithms and careful analysis, ICIJ screened millions of records and found cases where patients had died, but the incident hadn't been reported as a death.
Dec 10, 2018
Investigative Reporting: Shoe-leather, data and empathy
For one reporter working on the Implant Files investigation, discovering the sisterhood – and the power – of women-led patient groups was an eye-opening experience.
Nov 25, 2018
Video: Why Join The Implant Files Investigation?
Reporters explain why they decided to investigate medical device harm with ICIJ reporters.
Nov 25, 2018
About The Implant Files Investigation
The Implant Files is a global investigation that tracks the harm caused by medical devices that have been tested inadequately or not at all.
Oct 02, 2018
Panama Papers film examines how journalists speak truth to power
The risky business of investigative reporting for whistleblowers and reporters is at the heart of the latest Panama Papers documentary.
Aug 22, 2018
How machine learning is revolutionizing journalism
The rise of the machine has freed ICIJ members globally to pore over millions of documents in a custom-built search engine.
Aug 08, 2018
Nine essential tools from ICIJ’s data journalism and programming experts
How do you tackle some of history’s largest data leaks? ICIJ's data journalists, gurus and programmers share the secrets of their digital toolbelts.
Jul 11, 2018
How spies and investigative reporters think alike
ICIJ member Kristof Clerix specializes in reporting on intelligence agencies and espionage, and finds his methods are similar to the spies he's investigating.
Jul 10, 2018
Behind the scenes of the largest-ever West African journalism collaboration
A new documentary reveals the challenges and triumphs of the West Africa Leaks investigation.
Apr 09, 2018
Paradise Papers project 'a moment of peace' for journalists hit by quake
The 2017 disaster upended their newsrooms and their lives, but the team buckled down to complete the investigation.
Mar 08, 2018
Cross-border collaboration: the antidote to censorship and press intimidation in Thailand
ICIJ’s Thai member Prangtip Daoreung believes the best way to fight for press freedom is to work collaboratively, across borders.
Feb 28, 2018
Poetic irony: How I went from working in finance to investigating it
ICIJ’s first Neo4j Connected Data Fellow left the finance industry to become a journalist, and found himself working with one of the largest data leaks ever.
Feb 13, 2018
How to work on a high-tech global project with limited internet, phone connection
For Burkina Faso reporter Yacouba Ladji Bama working on a collaborative, global project has some unique challenges with internet and phone reception less than perfect.
Feb 06, 2018
Through death threats and scare tactics, Honduran reporter ‘perseveres’
It's not easy being a journalist in Honduras, where you can be captured by hooded men and face political pressure. But for ICIJ member Lourdes Ramirez that's why she became a reporter in the first place.
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