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Krautreporter proved it: donation-financed journalism is possible. Not only in the United States, but also in Germany – and possibly everywhere. It started a campaign for its own online magazine for in-depth journalism with experienced writers. Within one month it raised around 1 million Euros (about US$1.1 million). But 19% of this money was gone the moment it was raised. Devoured by sales tax.
Dear Friends: GIJN supports investigative journalists by providing cutting-edge resources, world-class training, access to data and documents, and by linking together the world’s best journalists through cross-border networks. Our Help Desk has responded to over 6,000 requests for assistance since 2012, with a record number this year. We’re helping journalists go after corruption and abuses of power in 140 countries. Won’t you help us continue helping journalists around the world?
On October 29, our Ukrainian colleague Oleg Khomenok was refused entry to Russia for unexplained reasons. A long-time trainer for GIJN member Scoop, the Denmark-based investigative reporting network, he was invited to Russia by the group’s St. Petersburg-based partner, the Regional Press Institute, to give a lecture at a seminar on investigative reporting in Kaliningrad. At the airport, he was barred from entry by border officials, without explanation, and deported on the same plane in which he had arrived.
In a recent broadcast, RSTV–India’s parliamentary channel–aired a half-hour debate about journalists using their country’s freedom of information act. Among those in the debate was Shyamlal Yadav, one of the speakers at the Global Investigative Journalism Conference in Kiev in October 2011.
The Volunteer Group, which conducts the business of the Global Investigative Journalism Network between conferences, has worked out a memo of understanding in which a new center will act provisionally as the Network’s secretariat. The Global Center for Investigative Journalism, which has been created by long-time investigative journalist David Kaplan, will help coordinate Network activities such conference planning and the Web site and social media.
Here are some photos from the Global Investigative Journalism Conference in Kiev, Ukraine, from October 13-16th.
The articles in this issue spotlight the challenges independent and investigative reporters and editors confront as they hold those in power accountable. By Brant Houston
Welcome to “Shattering Barriers to Reveal Corruption,” a special edition of Nieman Reports published for those attending the 7th Global Investigative Journalism Conference (GIJC).
As part of the GIJN Editor’s Pick series for 2019, here are some of the best works of investigative journalism from China in 2019, as selected by the GIJN Chinese team.
As democracy and human rights retreat from a growing worldwide assault, increasingly the public looks to independent, watchdog reporters to hold the line on truth and accountability. And those reporters, in turn, depend on GIJN for the latest tools, technology, and training. But we can’t do it without your help…
Looking for investigative contacts worldwide? We’ve redesigned our membership list so it’s easy to find GIJN members and their work. You’ll find a comprehensive list of GIJN’s 90 member organizations in 40 countries, including profiles and links to their websites, social media, and RSS feeds. This a work in progress, so members please send us an email with edits and updates. Big thanks the Investigative News Network (INN) for this project.