As part of Deforestation Inc., ICIJ reviewed thousands of pages, including reports by environmental organizations, human rights groups and local authorities, court records, green certificates databases, trade data and audit reports.
Searching the Offshore Leaks Database is just the first step when it comes to uncovering the secrets of tax havens and offshore finance. Watch how to take your searches to the next stage in this video tutorial.
Learn how to use more advanced search techniques and how to understand search results in this second video tutorial on how to make the most of ICIJ's Offshore Leaks Database.
In the first installment of this multi-part video series, ICIJ’s training manager Jelena Cosic walks through the basics of how to search through more than 800,000 offshore entities from the Pandora Papers, Panama Papers and more.
Taking good care of data requires time and money, but the loss of irreplaceable work can come at a higher cost. Here are a few basic tips for journalists to improve personal archiving practices.
Groundbreaking journalism like the Panama Papers and FinCEN Files investigations wouldn’t be possible without creating our own cutting edge technology.
ICIJ's innovative open-source research platform gained a host of new features in 2020 — and will continue to evolve throughout the year ahead.
A massive global research effort for FinCEN Files turned secret records into usable information exposing the futility of U.S.-led anti-money laundering efforts.
Luanda Leaks was a trove of more than 175,000 emails – so how do we go about tackling such a massive dataset? And how can we be sure we haven’t missed major stories?
What makes ICIJ's secure open-source software different from other tools? We answer some of the common questions about Datashare.
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.
Marina Walker Guevara says the key to successful investigations are deep trust, harnessing technology and working together.
I wanted to shed light on the future use of solitary confinement, but instead, I got a hefty envelope from a private law firm.
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.
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.
Collaborative journalism - particularly across borders - has helped re-empower journalists at a critical moment in the history of the profession.
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.
Our data team are looking for people to test our latest collaborative journalism tool: Datashare.
ICIJ's Pakistani member Umar Cheema has faced trolls and torture, but that only leaves him more determined to hold the powerful to account.
How reporters fought for accountability on health risks and conflicts of interest tied to medical devices.
More than 400 investigative journalists descended on Seoul to hone their skills and develop accountability journalism.
Web scraping gives you access to information living on the internet. If you can view it on a website, you can harvest it. Here's how.
ICIJ member Omaya Sosa Pascual and her team helped reveal Puerto Rico's true death toll in the wake of Hurricane Maria. Now, she shares lessons on covering similar tragedies.
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.
