Jelani Cobb on freedom of speech, the Press, and White House reporting
Jelani Cobb, Dean of the Columbia Journalism School, author, and longtime staff writer for The New Yorker, speaks to iMEdD about academic freedom in the United States, the challenges facing the press today, so-called “Trump coverage,” and the public interest as journalism’s enduring mission.
GIJC25: Our curated itinerary for must-attend sessions
A few weeks before this year’s Global Investigative Journalism Conference, we’ve highlighted key discussions, talks, and workshops from the schedule and added them to our itinerary.
The experiment edition
Every month we pull together tools, research, and ideas for journalists wearing… many hats.
Journalism about journalism
Journalism, by its very nature designed to serve the public interest and to be present in others’ struggles, often has little capacity to turn its gaze inward. Practicing journalism about journalism is, then, an opportunity — for others, but also for oneself.
Tempi train crash: “The whole system was blind”
The panel discussion "Reporting of Tempi train crash: A constant challenge for journalists" at this year’s iMEdD International Journalism Forum highlighted how four frontline reporters covered the railway tragedy.
Unpacking the story: Beneath the cloud
Journalists Laís Martins and Pablo Jiménez Arandia talk to iMEdD about their investigations on the “big issue of our time: how the world is going to sustain the development of AI.”
The story behind the investigation “Desert Dumps”
Reporter Beatriz Ramalho da Silva tells iMEdD the story behind the cross-border investigation that uncovered how migrants are being arrested in North Africa and abandoned in the desert —with the knowledge of the European Union.
Newsfluencers, not anchors — does it change what news is?
In a free-flowing conversation curated by the Pew-Knight Initiative for iMEdD's 2025 International Journalism Forum, four journalists discuss how the transfer of power from traditional media gatekeepers to the general public is playing out.
Reporting on the Greek Mafia: “The ‘good guy’ can be ‘bad guy’ and vice versa”
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