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.
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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.
Aug 30, 2019
Five ways we can seize journalism’s ‘hot mess’ moment
What a dance class at Stanford taught me about destabilization, chaos, and journalism.
Aug 21, 2019
Panama Papers FAQ: All You Need to Know About The 2016 Investigation
So you've heard about Steven Soderbergh's movie The Laundromat. But what are Mossack Fonseca and the Panama Papers?
Jul 16, 2019
Top tips and tricks for going global with FOI
Freedom of Information requests are powerful weapons in the arsenal of a canny reporter. Here are some tips to help you launch a global FOI project.
Jun 24, 2019
FDA Releases Vast Trove of Hidden Medical Device Injury and Malfunction Reports
Manufacturers will no longer be allowed to conceal serious injuries and other malfunctions associated with implants and other medical products, from breast implants to surgical staplers from public view.
May 22, 2019
Probed, sacked and ignored: how countries reacted to West Africa Leaks
The region’s biggest collaboration spurred some nations to act, while others remained silent.
May 14, 2019
The Trader, the Preacher, and the journalist
Karlijn Kuijpers, a freelance investigative journalist in the Netherlands, talks about her reporting that has taken a detailed look at the impact of corporate behavior — and it has made uncomfortable reading for some in her home country.
Apr 25, 2019
The Panama Papers in Ecuador: not even an earthquake could stop their reporting
When the Panama Papers broke in Ecuador, then president Rafael Correa encouraged the public to find the reporters and force them to hand over the documents.
Apr 18, 2019
Panama Papers was 'simply too big for one news outlet'
Three years ago, German investigative journalists Bastian Obermayer and Frederik Obermaier received a record-breaking trove of leaked data from a source going by the pseudonym John Doe.
Mar 25, 2019
How Artificial Intelligence Can Help Us Crack More Panama Papers Stories
A new partnership between journalists and machine learning scientists aims to enhance the investigative reporting process. Here’s what we learned so far.
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