It’s not just the technology that is rapidly changing the way we work and the new tools that are constantly added, it’s also that university funding cuts continue worldwide, leaving the next generations of journalists with fewer opportunities to train, especially on investigative journalism.
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As someone who might be accused of overdoing it with journalism training — having completed a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in journalism schools and having done more than 6-7 training fellowships — I’m a firm believer in the importance of ongoing education for journalists. It’s not just the technology that is rapidly changing the way we work and the new tools that are constantly added, it’s also that university funding cuts continue worldwide, leaving the next generations of journalists with fewer opportunities to train, especially on investigative journalism.
That’s why with my colleagues at GIJN, I’ve made it my mission to continue creating programs for the next generations of investigative journalists. There’s an urgency to transfer the valuable knowledge our community has acquired throughout the years to our new colleagues.
Our reporting guide, Introduction to Investigative Journalism, published in 2024, is still among our most-read resources. It has been translated into ten languages, and we are committed to translating it into even more languages to reach as many readers as possible.
With the hope of multiplying the impact of these programs, with my team, I’m working on a new series of training materials for journalism professors and trainers. They will be distributed for free and in multiple languages.
