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.
Investigative reporting
Jun 10, 2021
After NepaLeaks sparks anti-corruption reform, ‘weak’ data transparency still a hurdle for reporters
ICIJ partners who exposed major financial crimes are eager to see whether new measures in the country are more than cosmetic changes to gain the international community’s approval.
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 11, 2021
Indian reporters find new ways to expose ‘vaccine inequity’ and COVID-19 data
ICIJ partners have had to innovate and adapt how they uncover critical information on the crisis, while calling for more government transparency.
May 03, 2021
Press freedom has deteriorated in the face of a global pandemic, journalists share on World Press Freedom Day
ICIJ members in every region told of rising attacks, intimidation, government pressure, restrictions, lawsuits and penalties in the past year, as well as concerns arising from changes in media ownership.
May 03, 2021
Russian reporter Roman Anin calls for global pressure on Kremlin over media attacks
Following a raid on his apartment by Russian authorities in April, Anin discovered he had been under surveillance for years.
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.
Mar 16, 2021
‘Dirty Gold’ chases ‘three amigos’ from Miami to Peru and beyond
A new book explores a multibillion-dollar money laundering conspiracy by gold traders and the human side of the illegal mining economy.
Feb 24, 2021
Watch: Following the money in the Philippines is risky business, Forbidden Stories shows
Maria Ressa, founder of the news outlet Rappler, could face six years in prison after being convicted of cyber libel for her reporting on President Rodrigo Duterte. A new video series chronicles the organization’s work.
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 02, 2020
Threats, violence, trolling, and frivolous lawsuits used to silence journalists investigating financial crimes, survey finds
Reporters who uncover corruption often face intimidation that’s invisible to the public, the Foreign Policy Centre found in its new report, “Unsafe for Scrutiny.”
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.
Oct 20, 2020
Implant Files reporters win partial release of medical device information in France
The ruling excluded information on the grounds of protecting trade secrets as Le Monde journalists continue to call for press freedom.
Oct 05, 2020
‘Bottle of Lies’ author Katherine Eban on investigating Big Pharma
The bestselling writer discusses how she followed the story of fraud in generic drug manufacturing around the world in an interview with ICIJ.
Sep 20, 2020
What is the FinCEN Files investigation?
What is a SAR? Is this like the Panama Papers? Why should I care about the FinCEN Files? And more frequently asked questions about this investigation.
Sep 19, 2020
About the FinCEN Files investigation
An ICIJ investigation reveals the role of global banks in industrial-scale money laundering — and the bloodshed and suffering that flow in its wake.
Sep 14, 2020
New cases against Pakistani journalists stoke media crackdown concerns days after PM boasts of free press
Since Imran Khan became prime minister, the military’s influence on the government has grown as has the administration’s aversion to criticism, advocates and Pakistani reporters say.
Sep 08, 2020
Slovak businessman cleared of ordering murder of journalist Ján Kuciak and fiancée
Marián Kočner was acquitted in the case which sparked huge public protests and political fallout, but remains jailed for forging promissory notes.
May 07, 2020
Covering the coronavirus amid misinformation and scared sources
Journalists reporting on the coronavirus from Hungary to Chile are not only faced with the risk of contagion. They share their stories.
May 03, 2020
Hostile leaders and hidden data: Press Freedom challenges in 2020
We asked our global network of reporters to share with you the unvarnished realities of their lives to mark World Press Freedom Day 2020.
Jan 19, 2020
Read the Luanda Leaks documents
We’ve published emails, contracts, organizational charts, meeting videos, loan agreements and more from our investigation into Isabel dos Santos.
Oct 30, 2019
How global collaboration can be a shield against litigation
When HSBC's lawyers faced off against reporters prior to the publication of the Swiss Leaks investigation, their initial approach was to make legal threats.
Sep 23, 2019
I wanted immigration detention complex blueprints, but all I got was a hefty legal letter.
I wanted to shed light on the future use of solitary confinement, but instead, I got a hefty envelope from a private law firm.
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.
Sep 05, 2019
I’m a Stubborn, Headstrong, Obsessive Know-It-All. If I Can Collaborate, You Can, Too.
Five years ago, against my reporter instincts, I agreed to collaborate with ICIJ. That decision changed my career, and the way I think about journalism.
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