The Global Investigative Journalism Conference is the world’s largest international gathering of investigative reporters. The conferences are held every two years. Since our first gathering in Copenhagen in 2001, we have brought together more than 8,000 journalists from 140 countries. Later conferences have been held in Copenhagen (2003), Amsterdam (2005), Toronto (2007), Lillehammer (2008), Geneva (2010), Kiev (2011), Rio de Janeiro (2013), Lillehammer (2015), Johannesburg (2017) and Hamburg (2019). This year we held our first entirely online conference. We are planning next year’s in-person conference for October 2022 in Sydney, Australia.
The conferences are overseen and co-sponsored by the Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN) in partnership with its member organizations. The events are widely credited with playing a key role in the rapid global expansion of investigative reporting over the past 20 years. By focusing on skills and training, they have helped spread state-of-the-art investigative reporting, data journalism, and cross-border collaboration around the world.
Journalists who have attended the global conferences have returned home and made a major impact on such issues as corruption, health care, and the environment. They have gone on to found investigative centers, direct I-teams at major newspapers and television stations, collaborate with colleagues worldwide, and train the next generation of investigative reporters.
This year’s Global Investigative Journalism Conference (#GIJC21) is brought to you by GIJN and the Judith Neilson Institute for Journalism and Ideas.
Global Investigative Journalism Network
The Global Investigative Journalism Network is the world’s premier international association of investigative reporting organizations. GIJN’s membership comprises 211 nonprofits in 82 countries. Its mission includes sponsoring global and regional conferences, training, providing resources and advice, building networks, and promoting best practices in investigative and data journalism. The GIJN Help Desk has provided assistance to nearly 12,000 journalists worldwide, while GIJN’s regional editors spread the latest news in 12 languages a day. GIJN was founded in 2003 when more than 300 journalists gathered for the second Global Investigative Journalism Conference in Copenhagen.
Judith Neilson Institute for Journalism and Ideas
The Judith Neilson Institute for Journalism and Ideas supports and celebrates quality journalism and storytelling around the world. Its grants and education programs equip journalists with the resources they need to produce outstanding work. Its events are forums to discuss the issues shaping our world. The Institute was established in 2018 by Australian philanthropist Judith Neilson. It is based in Sydney but works with journalists and media organizations around the world. It is non-partisan and governed by an independent board. JNI provides grants, runs education and training programs, and sponsors an Asian Stories project to produce great journalism in and about Asia.