Jun 10, 2025
WATCH: Inside China Targets — a live panel with ICIJ reporters
ICIJ reporters went behind the scenes of the China Targets investigation and took questions from our readers during a virtual event.
Meet the Investigators
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists collaborates with hundreds of members across the world.
Each of these journalists is among the best in his or her country and many have won national and global awards. Our monthly series, Meet the Investigators, highlights the work of these tireless journalists.
Dec 14, 2023
How reporting on the medical device industry has changed, five years after Implant Files
ICIJ member Jet Schouten kicked off the 2018 project with her reporting on lax regulation in the Netherlands. Since then, reporting on medical devices has only become more difficult.
Oct 24, 2023
Behind the scenes of the PwC tax leak scandal with Neil Chenoweth
The crisis has snowballed into an international embarrassment for the Big Four firm. ICIJ member Neil Chenoweth walks us through how he broke the story — and what comes next.
Aug 29, 2023
Inside the Uber Files, one year later
The investigation unearthed the ride-share company's ruthless business practices, sparking protests and inquiries worldwide. One year later, The Guardian's Paul Lewis takes us behind the scenes.
Jun 23, 2023
How to report on human trafficking: Inside Trafficking Inc.
In this month’s Meet the Investigators, journalists from our Trafficking Inc. project share what it was like to report on modern day slavery across the globe.
May 31, 2023
Shining a light on corruption in Comoros
In this month’s Meet the Investigators, Hayatte Abdou shares stories from her courageous accountability reporting, defying government threats and intimidation in the island country of less than a million people
May 09, 2023
Reporting from a storm and defying the odds to hold a government accountable
How does a reporter do their job from a disaster zone, with utter destruction all around? Omaya Sosa Pascual takes us behind the scenes of her Hurricane Maria reporting, and shares how their fight for transparency continues in Puerto Rico.
May 03, 2023
ICIJ welcomes 20 new reporters to its global journalism network
The new members, announced on World Press Freedom Day, hail from 18 countries, including four not previously represented in the consortium.
Mar 29, 2023
Reporters share behind-the-scenes stories from Deforestation Inc.
For this month’s episode of Meet the Investigators, we recorded a special live panel featuring reporters whose investigation has exposed how a system designed to protect the environment, consumers and investors is failing with concerning frequency.
Feb 21, 2023
From crime fighting cop to corruption-busting reporter
Reporter Boyoung Lim originally started her career as an officer on the Korean police force, before realizing there were other ways to help people pursue justice and hold the powerful to account.
Feb 02, 2023
Meet the Investigators podcast: Exposing the Shadow Diplomats
Reporters Will Fitzgibbon, Debbie Cenziper and Diana Moukalled take us behind the scenes of the Shadow Diplomats investigation and reveal how ICIJ and its partners uncovered hundreds of part-time diplomats embroiled in controversy.
Jan 08, 2023
How investigating political fanatics became one of the most dangerous jobs in Brazil
ICIJ member Guilherme Amado, a seasoned investigative journalist, was uniquely placed to cover Brazil's recent election. But reporting on the contest still came with significant challenges and risks.
Oct 11, 2022
‘Even one hour after we published we started to receive threats’
One year after the Pandora Papers, we revisit one of the biggest stories of the investigation with our Czech member Pavla Holcová, and hear more about her extraordinary career in journalism.
Sep 27, 2022
On a journalism journey from neighborhood news to presidential impeachment
ICIJ member Alberto Arellano started out as a kid with a typewriter before eventually becoming one of Chile's most respected investigative reporters.
Sep 20, 2022
‘All journalists should be investigators at heart’
ICIJ member Golden Matonga shares stories of exposing government corruption and doing his part to ensure democracy endures in Malawi.
Jul 29, 2022
Meet the Investigators podcast: Uncovering the Uber Files
In this special edition of our podcast, we go behind the scenes of ICIJ’s investigation into the ride-hailing giant’s massive lobbying campaign during its rapid international expansion.
Jun 30, 2022
Investigating tax dodgers and drug gangs from inside a tax haven
Irish member Colm Keena has been covering business and political corruption for decades, and most recently worked with ICIJ on a story about one of Ireland’s most notorious crime gangs.
May 10, 2022
On the front line of the ‘battle for facts,’ with Maria Ressa
In this month's Meet the Investigators podcast, Nobel Peace Prize-winning reporter and press freedom advocate Maria Ressa speaks about her career, about journalism and democracy, and about having courage in the face of constant intimidation.
May 03, 2022
‘There is no freedom and there is no press’: How one Russian reporter approaches journalism in the age of Putin
Roman Anin shares his journey to investigative journalism, and talks about the dangers of working as a reporter in Russia, the challenge of holding powerful people accountable in the face of constant threats.
Mar 28, 2022
Meet the Investigators podcast: Behind the Ericsson List
Journalists Maggie Michael, Amir Musawy and Delphine Reuter talk about the challenges of unpacking the Ericsson List leaked files, and finding sources willing to speak out about corruption, ISIS and the real, human cost of continuing to do business in a warzone.
Mar 22, 2022
‘I can’t live without being able to ask questions and hold people accountable’
In this month's episode of Meet the Investigators, we speak with Namini Wijedasa, deputy editor of investigations at The Sunday Times in Sri Lanka.
Feb 07, 2022
Finding courage — and true independence — in collaborative investigations
For our first episode of Meet the Investigators for 2022, we're taking you back to the beginnings with Colombian reporter Maria Teresa Ronderos, who worked on ICIJ's first investigations 20 years ago, and describes collaborative investigations as like being addicted to "really good ice cream."
Jan 25, 2022
Designing a sustainable business model for ‘mesmerizing’ journalism
In our latest episode of Meet the Investigators, we speak with ICIJ member Malek Khadhraoui about the founding of the mission-driven Tunisian investigative outlet Inkyfada, and its innovative business model.
Dec 21, 2021
Meet the Investigators podcast: Pandora Papers special edition
In this special edition of our podcast, ICIJ's own journalists Asraa Mustufa, Brenda Medina and Agustin Armendariz shared insights and stories from behind the scenes of our biggest investigation ever — the Pandora Papers.
Oct 26, 2021
Pandora Papers journalists on reporting out the world’s biggest financial investigation
From reporting through a pandemic, to working hand-in-hand with some of the world's best journalists, four ICIJ media partners share their reflections on the Pandora Papers collaboration.