ABOUT THE INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISTS (ICIJ)

The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists is a global network of 185 investigative journalists in more than 65 countries who collaborate on in-depth investigative stories. Founded in 1997 by the respected American journalist Chuck Lewis, ICIJ was launched as a project of the Center for Public Integrity to extend the Center’s style of watchdog journalism, focusing on issues that do not stop at national frontiers: cross-border crime, corruption, and the accountability of power. Backed by the Center and its computer-assisted reporting specialists, public records experts, fact-checkers and lawyers, ICIJ reporters and editors provide real-time resources and state-of-the-art tools and techniques to journalists around the world.

ICIJ  projects are typically staffed by teams ranging from as few as three to as many as 100-plus reporters spread around the world. These journalists work with counterparts in other countries and with the Washington office to report, edit, and produce groundbreaking multimedia reports that adhere to the highest standards of fairness and accuracy.

To release its findings, ICIJ works with leading news organizations worldwide. Their stories have appeared in more than a dozen languages and with such partners as

• Argentina: La Nación
• Armenia: Hetq- Association of Investigative Journalists
• Australia : The Age; The Sydney Morning Herald
• Austria: NEWS
• Azerbaijan : Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty 
• Bangladesh : New Age
• Belgium: Le Soir
• Brazil: Folha de Sao Paulo
• Bulgaria: 24chasa
• Canada: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
• Chile: CIPER
• China: South China Morning Post (Hong Kong);  Commonwealth Magazine (Hong Kong);  Ming Pao (Hong Kong)
• Costa Rica: La Nación
• Croatia: Center for Investigative Reporting - Investigative Journalism Center (CIN -IJC)
• Ecuador: El Comercio
• Finland: Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE
• France: Le Monde  
• Georgia: Rustavi TV
• Germany: Stern; NDR; Süddeutsche Zeitung 
• Greece: Ta Nea
• Hungary: Origo 
• India: The Indian Express 
• Ireland: The Irish Times
• Italy: L'Espresso
• Japan: The Asahi Shimbun 
• Malaysia: Malaysia Kini 
• Netherlands: Trouw
• Nigeria: Premium Times 
• Norway: Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation NRK
• Pakistan: Pak Tribune - Pakistan News Service
• Paraguay: ABC Color Digital
• Philippines: Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
• Romania: Romanian Center for Investigative Journalism
• Russia: Novaya Gazeta
• Serbia: Novi Magazin
• South Africa: M&G Centre for Investigative Journalism (amaBhungane)
• South Korea: Korea Center for Investigative Journalism - Newstapa
• Spain: El Mundo ; El Pais; El Confidencial
• Sweden: Fokus
• Switzerland: Le Matin Dimanche; SonntagsZeitung
• Thailand: Isra News Agency
• Ukraine: Kyiv Post  
• United Kingdom: The Guardian; The Sunday Times;  BBC, including flagship program Panorama
• USA: The Washington Post; The New York Times; The Huffington Post
• Venezuela: Armando.info/Ipys

 In addition to ICIJ’s in-depth reporting, the consortium plays a key role in bringing together investigative journalists from around the world. ICIJ reaches thousands of followers in dozens of countries with news on the latest reporting tools and techniques via:

• icij.org
• Global Muckraker blog
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Google+
• YouTube Channel

The ICIJ is a non-profit organization. It’s work is giving  away for free. It depends heavily on charitable foundations and on financial support from the public. Recent ICIJ funders include: Adessium Foundation, Open Society Foundations, The Sigrid Rausing Trust, The Ford Foundation, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Pew Charitable Trusts and Waterloo Foundation. It also receives support of the Australian philanthropist and businessman Graeme Wood.