Investigative Journalism

The Asia Investigative Reporting Network (AIR Network) aims to empower journalists across Southeast Asia through training, networking and financial support. By fostering collaboration and providing resources, we enable journalists to expose abuses of power and corruption – expanding high-impact, investigative reporting that serves the public interest.

Amid mis/disinformation spreading across Algeria, Libya and Tunisia, the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) is partnering with the Media Development Center (MDC) to combat this widespread issue. Through this collaboration, both organizations aim to provide journalists and media innovators in North Africa with essential tools and knowledge to scale the impact of their work, while strengthening the resilience of the region’s information ecosystem and addressing the emerging challenges of mis/disinformation.

ICFJ, con el apoyo de la Embajada de los Estados Unidos en Panamá, colaborará con nuestra red de periodistas investigativos panameños, educadores de medios y socios para implementar una iniciativa de 18 meses que tiene como objetivo mejorar y aumentar la cobertura del gasto público y la gobernanza mediante la capacitación de periodistas en periodismo de datos e investigación.

ICFJ, with support from the US Embassy in Panama, will collaborate with our network of Panamanian investigative journalists, media educators and partners to implement an 18-month initiative that will aim to improve and increase coverage of government spending and governance by training journalists on data and investigative journalism. ICFJ will employ our tested “funnel approach” to programming, which starts with scale and width by engaging a large number of journalists, and then emphasizes depth via targeted and competitive training.

With funding from the Scripps Howard Foundation, ICFJ is offering full scholarships for international applicants to Arizona State University's (ASU) elite Howard Center for Investigative Editing Program.

If selected for a scholarship, recipients will participate in a 12-week online course led by the award-winning professional faculty of ASU's Walter Cronkite

Journalists in the global network of the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) are invited to apply for the Hans Staiger Investigative Reporting Award to pursue an investigative project of their choosing. Applicants should submit a project idea that seeks to uncover hidden truths, expose wrongdoing, and reveal information that holds the powerful to account.

The Road Safety Reporting Competition and Awards aims to help journalists produce stories that shine a light on road crash deaths and injuries in some of the hardest-hit countries.

Supporting Investigative Journalists in Georgia will equip Georgian journalists with investigative journalism skills and experience to ultimately strengthen Georgia’s media landscape.

Journalists in Tunisia interested in data journalism will have the opportunity to further develop their skills and receive funding to pursue reporting through this program from ICFJ, in partnership with the Media Development Centre and supported by the U.S. Embassy in Tunisia.