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ICIJ at TED: Panama Papers and a ‘new era for journalism’
Watch ICIJ Director Gerard Ryle explain how collaboration could spark a revolution in accountability journalism. Inside ICIJ
Watch ICIJ Director Gerard Ryle explain how collaboration could spark a revolution in accountability journalism. Inside ICIJ
New study maps the 'Anatomy of a Global Investigation'
ICIJ's work has achieved global impact. But how do you actually pull together a global collaboration? Here are some practical tips from a new report. Data journalism
Data chefs and problem-solvers: Meet ICIJ's global data team
ICIJ's data unit has been tapping into the power of data for 12 months now. Here, we tap into their minds with some non-data questions... ICIJ Members
ICIJ welcomes new members with focus on collaboration
Eight new ICIJ members hail from three continents, and range from specialist researchers to reporting veterans, across all media. Tags:
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How ICIJ reminded me why I became a journalist
I’m not new to collaborative journalism. But I’ve never worked in a collaboration with the scope, ambition and sense of mission that I found at ICIJ. How We Did It
Behind the scenes of ICIJ's biggest-ever collaboration
“I can’t say much, but do you remember the Greek Lagarde list? Well, we might have a story for you...” So began ICIJ's most ambitious project to date. Show your support
Journalism that gets results needs supporters who care
At the core of our mission is journalism that has an impact, that holds the powerful accountable. And here's one way you can help... Tags:
Investigative journalism
ICIJ to build Global I-Hub, a new secure collaboration tool
Collaborative journalism will get a boost from a new secure hub for reporters, which ICIJ will build with a Knight Foundation grant. Inside ICIJ
Digital, data experts to enhance ICIJ's cross-border reporting
As part of our commitment to collaborative big data projects, ICIJ has hired full-time programmers and a digital expert to further strengthen our credentials. From the research desk
China, Russia beat US in new corporate transparency report
The ability to access corporate information is paramount for journalists and investigators. So how open is your country? Tags:
Accountability
Investigating the Bangladeshi garment industry without a hidden camera
A year ago a factory collapse in Bangladesh killed more than 1000 garment industry workers. How do you accurately report on the situation now, without going undercover? Inside ICIJ
How to build a complex, controversial interactive graphic - in six different languages
It may appear simple, but there were layers of complexity and months of work behind a graphic illustrating China's connections to the offshore world. Inside ICIJ
Happy birthday Offshore Leaks - what we've learned, and what the future holds
A year after the first articles were published, we look back on what's been achieved, and forward to what is still to come. Data training
Reinvention is key at the new frontiers of journalism
There is one common, constant challenge facing journalists and journalism today, and a dedication to training is the key to overcoming it. ICIJ Members
ICIJ expands global network with 10 new members
From new media innovators to investigative reporting veterans, the latest members' new skills will help journalists dig deeper and push harder to hold the powerful accountable. Tags:
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ICIJ denounces brutal attack on Ming Pao editor
Police arrest nine men in connection to a brutal knife attack on Kevin Lau, the former chief editor of Hong Kong newspaper and Offshore Leaks publishing partner Ming Pao.
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Offshore finance
The highlights of "Chinaleaks"
The China Leaks investigation uncovered the hidden offshore holdings of the relatives of China's leaders, generating a wave of global media coverage and triggering a massive censorship effort by Chinese authorities.
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China's elite linked to secret offshore entities
ICIJ has today published the latest part of the largest investigative reporting project in its 15-year history – revealing that close relatives of China’s top leaders have held secretive entities in offshore tax havens usually associated with hidden wealth. Inside ICIJ
Introducing ICIJ's first Investigative Journalism Fellow
A conversation with Will Fitzgibbon, the first Investigative Journalism Fellow selected for a new joint program run by ICIJ and The Global Mail of Australia.
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Top investigative reporting
ICIJ award winners announced
Reporters at the Wall Street Journal and Uppdrag granskning Swedish Television won the 2013 ICIJ awards for cross-border investigative reporting.
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ICIJ awarded honorary doctorate by University of Liège
ICIJ has been awarded an honorary degree by the University of Liege, a prestigious recognition that cited ICIJ's work on the Offshore Leaks project. Tags:
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ICIJ adds 15 new members to its global investigations network
ICIJ is adding 15 accomplished investigative reporters to its roster, expanding its membership to 175 journalists working in every region of the world.
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Investigative firepower
ICIJ announces new Research Editor
Margot Williams will take on the role of setting up and operating a research desk and data library that will be a go-to resource for ICIJ reporters and our institutional members worldwide. Tags:
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Become ICIJ's first Investigative Journalism Fellow
Australian journalists can apply now to spend 10 months with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists in 2014, honing your cross-border investigative reporting skills. Tags:
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$1.5m grant empowers ICIJ to expand global investigative reporting
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists has been granted the largest investment by an individual in its 15-year history. Tags:
Offshore Leaks data revealed
ICIJ database cracks open secret world
Our web app allows the public to search more than 100,000 secret companies, trusts and funds created in offshore locales such as the British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cook Islands and Singapore. Data journalism
How we built the Offshore Leaks Database
How La Nación Costa Rica developed ICIJ’s application to visualize offshore companies. Job opening
Work for us: ICIJ is hiring investigative reporters
Want to work with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists team in Washington, D.C.? We're hiring two internationally-literate investigative reporters — one of them a senior journalist, and one with at least three years of experience. Tags:
How We Did It
Notes From a Long-Distance Investigation
Lessons from the learning curve involved in big journalistic collaborations and data projects like ICIJ's Offshore Leaks. ICIJ en espanol
¿Cómo sobrevivimos a la colaboración periodística más grande de la Historia?
de las preguntas más recurrentes que recibimos estos días es la siguiente: ¿Cómo habéis logrado que 86 periodistas de todo el mundo trabajaran juntos? Awards
ICIJ, Center win 3 Sigma Delta Chi Awards
The ICIJ won 1st Place honors in the Society of Professional Journalists' Sigma Delta Chi Awards for the "Skin and Bone" investigation into the global trade in human body parts. Reporter's notebook
Onshore and Offshore Realms Equally Secretive in Greece
For one Offshore Leaks reporter the data was daunting, but reporting at home was even more challenging. Inside ICIJ
How we all survived likely the largest collaboration in journalism history
One of the most frequent questions people ask us these days is “How in the world did you get 86 journalists to work together?” Inside ICIJ
How ICIJ chose our offshore reporting partners
At ICIJ we collaborate on “deep dive” stories that cross borders, then release our findings to media partners without cost. Here's how we choose which reporters to work with, and the organizations to publish the finished work. Inside ICIJ
Why we are not turning over the offshore files to government agencies
One of the many reactions from our series on offshore tax havens has been government agencies from Germany, Greece, South Korea, Canada and the U.S. asking for access to the 2.5 million files that form the basis of our reporting. Our latest work
Likely largest journalism collaboration in history
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists has just launched the next part of our multi-year project aimed at stripping away the biggest mystery associated with tax havens: the owners of anonymous companies. Inside ICIJ
Penetrating A World Built On Secrecy
Investigative reporting is expensive, time-consuming, and risky. We should know -- we're revealing a world that’s dominated by the rich and powerful. Impact
How Investigative Journalism Produces Results
There were several important developments in recent days linked to our exposure of the international trade in human tissues. Here's how investigative reporters can work together to produce better journalism and effect change. Tags:
What is investigative journalism?
The Essential Elements of Powerful Global Investigative Reporting
What makes a good investigation? How should an investigative reporter select stories? Here are the three criteria we apply to every investigation. Tags:
We're expanding
ICIJ Welcomes Four New Members
They are four independent investigative journalists in three continents, all women, doing the painstaking, unglamorous and often dangerous work of following the paper trails, finding the patterns and asking the questions others ignore. Tags:
What We're Working On
Help Us Uncover the World’s Illicit Tax Networks
Offshore tax havens enable arms dealing, child pornography, insider trading, embezzlement, political bribery and money laundering. Help ICIJ shine a light on these illicit global networks. Impact
Skin & Bone probe wins August Sidney Award
The Sidney Hillman Foundation has announced that a 13-journalist team led by the ICIJ has won the August Sidney Award for "Skin and Bone," a sweeping investigation of the global trade in human tissues.
How We Did It
Analyzing the Data behind Skin and Bone
How we identified relationships between data on tissue imports, inspections, adverse events, and accident reports filed with the Food and Drug Administration. The unglamorous work we do
Investigative Reporting: Expensive, Risky, and Under Threat
Why do our investigative reports take so long to compile? Quite simply, very few organizations do this kind of deep, labor-intensive, and expensive journalism any longer. Tags:
Working across borders
How We Collaborated to Produce Skin and Bone
When working in cross-border investigative reporting teams, what's even more important than the work itself? Tags:
New investigation
Recycling Corpses is Big Business
The U.S. is the world's biggest trader of products from human tissue. ICIJ’s eight-month, 11-country investigation probes how the industry sources the corpses it requires for its merchandise. Tags:
Impact
Fishing Quotas Expected After ICIJ Exposé
The UN estimates that 85 percent of the world's fish stocks are beyond sustainable levels. We looked into why nobody was taking action; here's how we did it. Tags:
About our journalists
Who are ICIJ’s Members?
A look at the data on ICIJ's 158 member journalists: which part of world they work in, where they work, and the gender ratio of our membership.
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Banking secrecy
Tax Havens: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
The layers of secrecy linked to offshore tax havens is helping corruption "on a massive scale". We're taking a hard look.
Reporter's notebook
Why I care about a bony fish with oddly shaped fins
Looting the Seas III project manager Mort Rosenblum talks about his experience reporting the story for ICIJ and BBC World News with a multi-country team.
We're expanding
International Consortium Adds 41 Investigative Journalists
The Center's International Consortium of Investigative Journalists has added 41 new members to its roster, expanding the network’s reach to 158 news professionals working on an array of media platforms in 61 countries. ICIJ is a global network of reporters who collaborate on in-depth, cross-border stories and is a project of the Center for Public Integrity.
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