Tag: Investigative Journalism

The Diplomat, the Chameleon, the Bloodhound: Understanding Newsroom Personalities

General CIR Web Editor -
Investigative journalists are a bit peculiar. Many of us carry a strange mix of hero complexes and impostor syndrome....

Shifting sands, sinking communities 

Environment CIR Web Editor -
Beneath the Sands, published in 2023, is a collaborative global investigation by the Environmental Reporting Collective (ERC), bringing together...

Guide to Investigating Tech and AI in Modern Warfare 

Resource Center CIR Web Editor -
When historians look back on the wars of the 2020s, they may be struck by two things. The first is...

Investigation exposes offshore betting networks thriving on Facebook despite Sri Lanka’s new gambling law

FOCUS CIR Web Editor -
Speed Read: 10,813 Facebook records analyzed. Identified four betting-branded Facebook accounts (29,400 followers), 16 groups (116,700 members) and 13 additional...

Sri Lanka judicial crisis deepens over plan to extend judges’ retirement age

FOCUS CIR Web Editor -
Speed Read: 1.13 million cases remain pending across Sri Lanka's 293 courts, with more than 818,000 stuck in Magistrates' Courts...

How years of ignored cybersecurity warnings caused Sri Lanka to misplace millions of dollars

FOCUS CIR Web Editor -
Speed Read Two major payment diversion incidents, the Treasury and Postal Department, point to systemic failures rather than isolated cyberattacks. Sri...

Too many people, too little justice lead to prison crisis in Sri Lanka

FOCUS CIR Web Editor -
Speed Read Sri Lanka's prisons hold nearly three times their intended capacity, with some facilities operating at up to 400%...

GIJN Launches Global Academy of Investigative Journalism

Events CIR Web Editor -
The Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN) has launched the GIJN Academy, a global hub designed to connect, support, and...