Eliot Higgins: Algorithms, spies and Trump in the mix
The founder of the investigative platform Bellingcat speaks about algorithms and democracy in the 21st century, the world of intelligence services, and how investigative journalism is funded in the era of Trump.
Inside the cross-border investigation “The Shadow Fleet Secrets”
We spoke with the journalists behind the award-winning cross-border investigation “Τhe Shadow Fleet Secrets,” which revealed how hundreds of oil tankers operated by Western companies ended up carrying Russian crude oil.
Unpacking the story: Brazil’s hidden shark meat trade
Mongabay journalists Carla Mendes and Philip Jacobson reveal that toxic shark meat is being served in schools, hospitals, and prisons.
Unpacking the story: Baby lions, birds and bullets
Journalist Ingrid Gercama speaks to iMEdD about investigations that revealed how wildlife crime is not limited to distant regions but is thriving even in the Balkans.
A look back at the investigation “Seafood from Slaves”
Martha Mendoza talks to iMEdD about the investigation that exposed slavery in the fishing industry and its impact ten years on.
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.
Tipsheets from the iMEdDIJF25 – Part Ι: Tools and methods for investigative journalism
This is the first of a two-part series highlighting key insights and takeaways from the workshops at the iMEdD International Journalism Forum 2025.