Dec 21, 2021
Latin American journalists defy emboldened threats to press freedom in 2021
ICIJ partners in the region endured surveillance, raids, exile, smear campaigns by top politicians, laws targeting independent media and more.
Behind the scenes
Dec 07, 2021
Panama says it doesn’t deserve to be considered an offshore tax haven. Here’s what experts say.
In its efforts to shed its decades-long reputation as a center for tax avoidance and money laundering, the country is embracing transparency.
Oct 26, 2021
Pandora Papers journalists on reporting out the world’s biggest financial investigation
From reporting through a pandemic, to working hand-in-hand with some of the world's best journalists, four ICIJ media partners share their reflections on the Pandora Papers collaboration.
Oct 19, 2021
Three key lessons from managing the biggest journalism projects in history
ICIJ’s managing editor offers a look into what it took, and felt like, to produce the groundbreaking Pandora Papers and tame a monster.
Sep 21, 2021
Keeping an ‘eye on the prize’ despite ongoing intimidation over FinCEN Files story
On the first anniversary of the publication of the FinCEN Files, we go behind the scenes with ICIJ member Moussa Aksar, whose reporting on a military procurement scheme in Niger uncovered one of the biggest corruption scandals in the country.
Sep 15, 2021
What it takes to make sure millions of secret files are kept safe, secure and searchable
Meet team member Pierre Romera, who oversees ICIJ's technology and security and ensures our data is kept safe and our global network of reporters have all the tools they need to thrive.
Sep 07, 2021
What it takes to train hundreds of the best investigative reporters in the world
Meet team member Jelena Cosic, who provides training support to more than 500 reporters working on ICIJ’s investigations and using our signature platforms.
Aug 24, 2021
Investigating what our supporters think of our investigations
We’ve been humbled and impressed by the responses to our recent reader survey, which will help us explore new ways we can engage with our audience, and make sure all our supporters feel valued.
Aug 10, 2021
Independent research is the ‘mother of any investigation’
Go behind the scenes with Slovenian reporter Anuška Delic, a self-taught investigator who has helped pioneer independent and impactful investigative journalism in the Adriatic region and beyond.
Jul 23, 2021
Lessons from award-winning FinCEN Files and Luanda Leaks investigations
ICIJ's editors share reflections from behind the scenes of two award-winning investigations.
Jul 07, 2021
How reporting for ICIJ prepared me to become a certified anti-money laundering specialist
Years of complex exposés on the offshore financial system has bred a global army of journalists who know the right questions to ask to investigate dirty money, tax dodging and suspicious transactions.
Jun 29, 2021
‘Accountability is key:’ Using the power and privilege of journalism to empower society
In this month's Meet the Investigators, Marian Wilkinson talks with ICIJ about going the extra mile on her stories, finding structure in documents, and the power of journalism to hold the powerful to account.
Jun 07, 2021
Watch: Press freedom in the Middle East, 10 years after the Arab Spring
To mark the 10th anniversary of the Arab Spring, ICIJ hosted a panel of journalists to discuss the current state of press freedom in the MENA region, what can be done to combat threats and how global collaborations help free press thrive.
May 25, 2021
A decade of digital evolution to help reporting revolutions at ICIJ
Groundbreaking journalism like the Panama Papers and FinCEN Files investigations wouldn’t be possible without creating our own cutting edge technology.
May 18, 2021
Secrecy, intimidation, and cracking the ‘iron wall’ around Cuba
In this month's Meet the Investigators, Barbara Maseda tells of the challenges of finding data and documents in Cuba, a country where journalists are threatened and harassed and where information is kept hidden away.
May 03, 2021
Covering corruption, coups, and war crimes in the Middle East
ICIJ’s Cairo-based investigative reporter Maggie Michael talks about the challenges of unearthing secrets and atrocities in a region where threats to press freedom abound.
May 03, 2021
Watch: Harnessing the power of collaboration for press freedom
To mark World Press Freedom Day 2021, ICIJ hosted a virtual conversation on the current state of press freedom, what we can do to combat threats and how global collaborations help free press thrive.
Apr 19, 2021
ICIJ’s 2020 annual report showcases huge impact in a challenging year
Our model of collaborative journalism was uniquely placed to circumvent the reporting obstacles imposed by a global pandemic and publish Luanda Leaks and FinCEN Files, two groundbreaking investigations.
Apr 13, 2021
Behind the scenes of the Panama Papers story that brought down Iceland’s PM
In this special fifth Panama Papers anniversary edition of Meet the Investigators, Iceland's Jóhannes Kristjansson relives an infamous TV interview and shares insights on telling stories from the heart.
Apr 03, 2021
From front pages to prison time: Behind the scenes of a Panama Papers criminal case
How prosecutors patiently launched criminal probes into American tax evaders and their lawyers — and why we may not have seen the last of the Panama Papers investigations.
Feb 10, 2021
How signatures in public data helped expose the UK’s dirty money cottage industry
Combining public data with leaked FinCEN reports, ICIJ’s data team plotted a matrix of shadowy straw men who filed false accounts worth more than $4.5 billion.
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.
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.
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