Global Investigative Journalism Network

?? GIJN and Malaysiakini are excited to announce that registration for the Global Investigative Journalism Conference (#GIJC25) from Nov. 20-24, 2025 in Kuala Lumpur is now open! Learn more and register today: https://lnkd.in/essemUiS

Covering the second Trump administration poses stark challenges for news outlets. Fortunately, many environmental journalists who reported on Trump between 2016 and 2020 can offer helpful perspectives. ?? Full story: https://lnkd.in/eDmHRi9m

It's imperative that journalists investigate the gaps between the fossil fuel industry’s climate plans and actual business decisions. Here, DeSmog's Geoff Dembicki provides practical techniques & data sources that can help journalists make sense of the industry:?https://lnkd.in/efxF8Wif This guide would not have been possible without the generous support of Journalismfund Europe. ?? Nodjadong Boonprasert

As the energy transition accelerates in response to the climate crisis, pursuing stories on greenwashing and other fossil fuel industry tactics will become even more relevant for investigative reporters. Here, Dialogue Earth's Fermín Koop provides the key questions to ask: https://lnkd.in/eD4m4UED This guide would not have been possible without the generous support of Journalismfund Europe.

In the aftermath of a car bombing that killed one of Malta’s leading investigative reporters, her family set up an organization to fight for justice & ensure her legacy lives on. Learn more about GIJN member, The Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation and their new investigative reporting arm – Amphora Media. https://lnkd.in/daQNh_5q

Fortunately, there’s far more investigative climate accountability reporting today than even a decade ago. However, there's always room for improvement – and additional reportage. In this chapter, award-winning investigative journalist Amy Westervelt examines some of the fossil fuel industry’s claims and strategies that obstruct climate action, and offers tips for investigating them. She also explains how to debunk false claims without amplifying them: https://lnkd.in/eS_rdKKG This guide would not have been possible without the generous support of Journalismfund Europe.

Attending Encuentro de Periodismo de Investigación? (Consejo de Redacción) ???? Say hello to GIJN's Executive Director Emilia Díaz-Struck and attend these events... Panel: Investigar en la era digital: manipulación, fraude y desinformación ??Time: Saturday, March 22, 2 PM ??Location: Auditorio Páramo - Edificio Fernando Barón Charlas con maestras ??Time: Saturday, March 22, 6 PM ??Location: Auditorio Páramo - Edificio Fernando Barón Also, meet Emi at the "Espacios de Café" and "Talleres." ?? More: https://lnkd.in/eNv4xxJX

?? #GIJC25 early bird registration update: In response to the challenging events affecting the journalism community at large, GIJN has extended #GIJC25's early bird registration deadline until April 15 or until tickets are sold out. ?? Interested in joining us? Register now: https://lnkd.in/eT4neXhw

Investigative journalism has an important role to play in examining government subsidies supporting coal, oil, and gas companies, which come in a variety of guises. This chapter by Megan Darby looks at how governments support fossil fuels, both directly through tax breaks and subsidies, and indirectly through negative impacts of fossil fuel extraction and use: https://lnkd.in/eAWXf5DU This guide would not have been possible without the generous support of Journalismfund Europe. ?? Nodjadong Boonprasert

There are myriad ways in which the fossil fuel industry seeks to influence policy outcomes, and very often it is successful. In this chapter, Lawrence Carter explores how fossil fuel companies seek to influence decision-makers and provides advice on uncovering evidence of these efforts and alerting the public: https://lnkd.in/dme-8mpc This guide would not have been possible without the generous support of Journalismfund Europe. ?? Nodjadong Boonprasert