About GIJN

The Global Investigative Journalism Network was created in 2003 when investigative reporters gathered for a second international conference in Copenhagen. The Network was formed as a way of keeping journalists connected between global conferences and encouraging collaborations on stories and sharing of information. The Network has since grown to nearly 40 investigative reporting organizations who do stories or offer training or both.

The Network holds a global conference every 18 to 24 months and is embarking on regional conferences this year. The first conference was held in Copenhagen in 2001. Other conferences have been held in Amsterdam, Toronto and Lillehammer.

The coordinator of the Network and its site is Brant Houston, the Knight Chair in Investigative & Enterprise Reporting at the College of Media at the University of Illinois. Houston is former executive director of Investigative Reporters and Editors and an investigative journalist. The Network's Web site is supported by with funds from the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation and from the Knight Chair.