Wits Journalism Archives

African Investigative Journalism Conference

Largest-Ever African Investigative Journalism Conference Digs Into New Tools, Using AI, and World-Class Exposés

By Benon Herbert Oluka | November 10, 2022

The largest-ever African Investigative Journalism Conference (#AIJC2022) drew 375 attendees from 51 countries to Africa’s premier muckraker gathering. The conference looked into how AI is driving a “third wave of journalism,” which new tools and resources are available to watchdog reporters, and showcased some of the world-class exposés being produced on the continent.

Conférence Internationale sur le Journalisme d’Investigation

Au programme GIJC17

By GIJN | August 3, 2017

Voici un aperçu des quelque 120 rencontres organisées à l’occasion de la Conférence Internationale sur le Journalisme d’Investigation qui se tiendra au mois de novembre à Johannesburg, en Afrique du Sud.

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The Essential #GIJC17 Cheat Sheet

By GIJN Staff | November 15, 2017

And we’re off! This evening in Johannesburg at the University of the Witwatersrand, we’ll be kicking off four days of unadulterated investigative journalism. For those of you who couldn’t make it to Joburg, here’s how to follow us from home, as well as highlights of #GIJC17.

10th Global Investigative Journalism Conference

Global Conference: Call for Research Papers/Abstracts (Closed)

By GIJN Staff | April 3, 2017

The 10th Global Investigative Journalism Conference, to be held this November 16-19 in Johannesburg, South Africa, will again feature an academic research track, highlighting trends, challenges, teaching methodologies, and best practices in investigative journalism. Here is the call for papers that is going out to journalism professors worldwide.

10th Global Investigative Journalism Conference

GIJC17 Arabic Social Media Fellowship

By Eunice Au | April 5, 2017

GIJN is excited to announce a special fellowship for an Arabic-speaking journalist to report on the 10th Global Investigative Journalism Conference, November 16 to 19, 2017, in Johannesburg, South Africa. If you are a journalist who can write Arabic with good English and a passion for social media, then don’t let this opportunity fly out of your hands.