Global Investigative Journalism Network

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Global Investigative Journalism Network
Formation2003
TypeAssociation
Legal statusNonprofit (501(c)(3))
HeadquartersUnited States
Membership (2024)
249
Websitehttps://gijn.org

The Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN) is "an international association of nonprofit organizations that support, promote and produce investigative journalism."[1] The association is headquartered in the United States, and its membership is open to "nonprofits, NGOs, and educational organizations" that are active in investigative reporting and data journalism.[2][non-primary source needed]

The organisation's projects include a help desk to provide investigative journalists with advice and assistance, a resource center with tips, tools, and manuals, and large training conferences that have attracted over 5,000 journalists from 100 countries.[3][non-primary source needed]

History[edit]

GIJN was formed in 2003 as a loose network in support of the biennial Global Investigative Journalism Conference (GIJC), which had been launched two years earlier by veteran journalists Brant Houston and Nils Mulvad.[4][5] The GIJN secretariat was officially formed after participants of the 7th GIJC in Kiev voted for the formation of a provisional secretariat in 2013.[6][7][non-primary source needed] The organization registered as a nonprofit corporation in Maryland, United States of America, in 2014 and was approved as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service in October 2014.[8]

In late 2023, GIJN was designated as "undesirable" in Russia.[9] Guidestar rates GIJN as 'Gold-level' for transparency of the organization's finances and leadership.[10]

Members[edit]

Some of the member organizations include the Center for Investigative Reporting, Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE), International Consortium of Investigative Journalism (ICIJ), Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP),[11] Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARIJ),[12] the Belarusian Investigative Center, Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism,[13] Investigative Journalism Programme at Wits University,[14] Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism, ProPublica,[1] Journalism for Nation Building Foundation-Philippines, Interlink Academy for International Dialog and Journalism[15] among many others.

Global Investigative Journalism Conference (GIJC)[edit]

GIJN co-organizes a biennial Global Investigative Journalism Conference (GIJC), to bring together investigative journalists across the globe to share their knowledge and expertise with each other and to form cross-border networks for collaborative reporting and referrals.[16][17]

The GIJC has been held in Copenhagen in 2001 and 2003,[4] Amsterdam (2005),[18] Toronto (2007),[19] Lillehammer (2008),[20] Geneva (2010),[21] Kiev (2011),[22] Rio de Janeiro (2013),[23] Lillehammer (2015),[24] Johannesburg (2017)[25] and Hamburg (2019). The latest conference was held in Gothenburg, Sweden in 2023.[26] In 2021, owing to the Coronavirus pandemic, the conference was held online only.[27]

Since 2014, GIJN has organized investigative journalism conferences in Asia. The first Asian Investigative Journalism Conference was held in Manila (2014),[28] the second in Kathmandu (2016),[29] and the third in Seoul (2018).[30]

Global Shining Light Award[edit]

GIJN gives out Global Shining Light Awards for excellence in investigative reporting "in a developing or transitioning country, done under threat, duress, or in the direst of conditions."[31]

The awards are presented to recipients in an awards ceremony held every two years at its biennial GIJC events. Past recipients include the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP),[32][33] Khadija Ismayilova from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty,[31] and Venezuelan investigative news site Armando.info.[34]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Center joins Global Investigative Journalism Network". Wisconsin Centre for Investigative Journalism. 2014-10-02. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
  2. ^ "Membership in GIJN". GIJN. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
  3. ^ "Global Conferences". GIJN. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
  4. ^ a b Sterling, Christopher H. (2009). Encyclopedia of Journalism. SAGE Publications. ISBN 978-1-45226-152-2.
  5. ^ "Global Investigative Journalism Conference 15". GIJN. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
  6. ^ "Global Conference, Global Network". GIJN. 2016-09-20. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
  7. ^ "Organising Statement (2003)". GIJN. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
  8. ^ "Global Investigative Journalism Network - Nonprofit Explorer". ProPublica. November 14, 2023. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  9. ^ "Russia Outlaws Exiled Anti-War Projects, Investigative Journalism NGO as 'Undesirable'". The Moscow Times. December 27, 2023.
  10. ^ "Global Investigative Journalism Network - GuideStar Profile". www.guidestar.org. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  11. ^ "Official website". OCCRP. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
  12. ^ "ARIJ joins elected board of Global Investigative Journalism Network". The Jordan Times. 2014-06-29. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
  13. ^ "Official website". Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
  14. ^ "Investigative Journalism". Wits University. Archived from the original on 2017-01-03. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
  15. ^ Eggert, Werner. "Interlink Academy for Dialog and Journalism". Interlink Academy for International Dialog and Journalism.
  16. ^ "Google puts US$170 million toward digital news innovation". ICJ. 2015-10-30. Archived from the original on 2017-02-15. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
  17. ^ Edwards, Michael (2013). The Oxford Handbook of Civil Society. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19933-014-0.
  18. ^ "2005 Conferentie Amsterdam". Vereniging van Onderzoeksjournalisten. Retrieved 2017-02-14.
  19. ^ "Toronto to host Global Investigative Journalism Conference". IFEX. 2006-11-22. Archived from the original on 2017-02-15. Retrieved 2017-02-14.
  20. ^ "Global Investigative Journalism Networks". Journalismfund.eu. Archived from the original on 2017-03-18. Retrieved 2017-02-14.
  21. ^ "Balkan Fellowship Story praised at the GIJC". Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence. 2010-05-12. Archived from the original on 2017-02-15. Retrieved 2017-02-14.
  22. ^ Sisti, Leo (2013-01-31). "Lessons from a Fledgling Investigative Reporting Center". International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. Retrieved 2017-02-14.
  23. ^ Walt, Vivienne (2013-10-14). "Greenwald on Snowden leaks: The worst is yet to come". Time. Retrieved 2017-02-14.
  24. ^ "Terrorism is a global threat, but so is organised crime". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2015-11-05. Retrieved 2017-02-14.
  25. ^ Schapiro, Mark (6 December 2017). "Investigative Journalism Can Still Make Bad Guys Squirm". The Nation. Archived from the original on 9 December 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  26. ^ "GIJC 2023". Fojo Media Institute. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  27. ^ "12th Global Investigative Journalism Conference". DART Center for Journalism and Trauma at the Columbia School of Journalism.
  28. ^ "PDI to sponsor 10 delegates to int'l journalism conference". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 2014-11-07. Retrieved 2017-02-14.
  29. ^ "Kunda Dixit's exile shows concern over Nepal's press freedom". The Himalayan Times. 2016-09-25. Retrieved 2017-02-14.
  30. ^ "Uncovering Asia 2018". Uncovering Asia 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
  31. ^ a b "OCCRP journalist wins Global Shining Light Award". OCCRP. 2013-10-17. Retrieved 2017-02-14.
  32. ^ "OCCRP Wins Global Shining Light Award". OCCRP. 2015-10-12. Retrieved 2017-02-14.
  33. ^ Johnston, David Cay (2015-10-13). "Opinion: The world needs investigative journalism". Al Jazeera America. Retrieved 2017-02-14.
  34. ^ Simó Sulbarán, Madelen Rocio (21 September 2023). "ArmandoInfo gana premio de la Red Global de Periodismo de Investigación" [ArmandoInfo wins Global Investigative Journalism Network Award] (in Spanish). El Pitazo. Retrieved 15 October 2023.

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