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This webinar will feature Mohamed Adow, Fiona Harvey, and Bill McKibben, moderated by Mark Hertsgaard (Covering Climate Now), with a focus on how journalism can rise to the climate moment in 2026.

RSVP info: https://twp.ai/9PZ3xu
January 13, 2026 at 9:30 PM
The submission deadline for the Digital Media Awards 2026 has been extended to Jan 23. Take the extra time to polish your digital project and give it the spotlight it deserves.

🔗 https://twp.ai/9PZ3y4
January 12, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Colleagues are invited to a Covering Climate Now one-hour webinar, “The Climate Story in 2026,” on Wednesday, Jan 14 at 12pm ET, exploring the biggest climate stories shaping the year ahead – from elections to energy and beyond.

RSVP: https://twp.ai/9PZ3vL
January 12, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Save the Date! The 2026 @oneworldmedia.bsky.social Awards open Jan 12.

Celebrating bold, authentic storytelling spotlighting underreported stories + voices from the Global South across 13 categories.

Journalists, filmmakers + creators: get ready to submit by Feb 9: https://twp.ai/9PXvah
January 1, 2026 at 7:14 AM
📅 Save the Date! The 2026 @oneworldmedia.bsky.social Awards open Jan 12.

Celebrating bold, authentic storytelling spotlighting underreported stories + voices from the Global South across 13 categories.

Journalists, filmmakers + creators: get ready to submit by Feb 9: https://twp.ai/9PXvae
December 24, 2025 at 2:41 AM
🎄✨ Season’s greetings from the GIJN team ✨🎄

Wishing our global community a happy, healthy, and safe holiday season, and a hopeful New Year. Thank you for holding power to account every day.

And yes… we hope your holidays are better than our Pictionary drawings 😄✏️
December 22, 2025 at 6:30 PM
📣 Call for Entries!
🏆 The 2026 @oneworldmedia.bsky.social Awards are now open!

Across 13 categories, they celebrate bold storytelling spotlighting underreported stories + voices from the Global South.

🔗 Enter by Feb 9: https://twp.ai/9PZHZb
December 18, 2025 at 9:30 PM
📣 Call for Entries!
🏆 The 2026 @oneworldmedia.bsky.social Awards are now open!

Across 13 categories, they celebrate bold storytelling spotlighting underreported stories + voices from the Global South.

🔗 Enter by Feb 9: https://twp.ai/9PXlpe
December 16, 2025 at 7:08 AM
📚 GIJN's Stories of the Week

@tbij.bsky.social shows a social media giant knew its platform fueled addiction.
• Quinto Elemento Lab & @theguardian.com reveal Monterrey facilities' effects on residents.
@icij.org uncovers Assad’s detention & torture network.

More: https://twp.ai/9PXsk9
December 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
🛠️ GIJN's Tips & Tools

• These @unesco.org grants support work advancing media freedom and journalists’ legal safety.
• The @pulitzercenter.org offers grants to journalists covering conflict & its impact.
• Apply for the @europeanpressprize.bsky.social by Dec 14.

More: https://twp.ai/9PXshL
December 11, 2025 at 11:30 AM
📅 Save the Date! The 2026 @oneworldmedia.bsky.social Awards open Jan 12.

Celebrating bold, authentic storytelling spotlighting underreported stories + voices from the Global South across 13 categories.

Journalists, filmmakers + creators: get ready to submit by Feb 9: https://twp.ai/9PXlpS
December 8, 2025 at 9:30 AM
📣 Heckling on the Rise in Berlin’s Parliament

@tagesspiegel.de analyzed 25 years of parliamentary transcripts, finding heckles and interruptions have doubled, with major spikes linked to new party entries and rising polarization.

https://twp.ai/1oYBABI
December 5, 2025 at 9:29 PM
🇰🇵 Is North Korea Grooming Its Next Leader?

@nikkei.com's AI-powered analysis of 14,000+ hours of state TV footage shows Kim Ju Ae’s public appearances are sharply increasing, accompanied by shifting official language – potentially signaling a succession narrative.

https://twp.ai/1jrVuzE
December 5, 2025 at 9:29 PM
👗 Do Fashion Brands Keep Their Green Promises?

@thejournal.ie reviewed 468 sustainability pledges from major European fashion brands. Only 117 have been fulfilled so far.

https://twp.ai/1fAqfnA
December 5, 2025 at 9:29 PM
✈️ The True Cost of US Deportations

@bloomberg.com tracked one man’s 128-day journey through ICE detention, revealing costs far beyond official government estimates and documenting the growing frequency of long-distance transfers.

https://twp.ai/1aUBQb6
December 5, 2025 at 9:29 PM
🚨 Peru Sends More Teens to Adult Prisons

Ojo Publico analyzed case files and detention data showing nearly 100 Peruvian teenagers now imprisoned alongside adults under a new law – a steep rise since May.

https://twp.ai/1VnWBP2
December 5, 2025 at 9:28 PM
💸 Elon Musk’s Trillion-Dollar Pay Package

The @washingtonpost.com visualized how Musk’s 10-year, US$1 trillion compensation dwarfs the collective annual earnings of entire professions – including every elementary school teacher in the US.

https://twp.ai/1R6qwCy
December 5, 2025 at 9:28 PM
🗑️ Europe’s Toxic Landfill Risks

@investigate-europe.eu and @watershed-i.bsky.social mapped 60,000+ landfill sites in flood-risk zones, exposing threats to water systems and protected areas, especially along erosion-prone coasts.

https://twp.ai/1MQBh0u
December 5, 2025 at 9:28 PM
🚢 Tracking China’s Civilian ‘Shadow Fleet’

@reuters.com combined satellite imagery, ship-tracking data, and custom monitoring tools to reveal how China’s civilian ferries and cargo ships are being used to rehearse amphibious invasion tactics for Taiwan.

https://twp.ai/1HjWRoq
December 5, 2025 at 9:28 PM
🎭 AI Deepfakes Target Ukrainian Journalists

@texty.org identified 595 TikTok deepfakes impersonating female Ukrainian journalists – content viewed +24 million times. Their investigation shows how AI manipulation is being weaponized as gender-based harassment.

https://twp.ai/1D2rCcm
December 5, 2025 at 9:28 PM
🐟 Human Rights Abuses in Fishing

@data.ft.com mapped longline tuna vessels tied to forced labor, violence, and year-long voyages. Using @globalfishingwatch.org data, 3D vessel models & testimonies from Indonesian crews, reporters linked violations directly to UK products.

https://twp.ai/18MBxQi
December 5, 2025 at 9:28 PM
🔥 Hong Kong’s Deadliest Fire in Decades

@scmpnews.bsky.social used video analysis, 3D modeling & more to reconstruct how a blaze tore through a subsidized housing complex, killing >156. Their visuals show how construction materials & other conditions fueled a rapid spread.

https://twp.ai/13fWiEe
December 5, 2025 at 9:28 PM
At #GIJC25, journalists from Syria, Mali, and Myanmar shared what it takes to keep investigating while living in exile – navigating surveillance, distance, and the challenges of rebuilding life in a new country. https://twp.ai/9PYSK4
November 28, 2025 at 9:30 PM
📣 Last year, the Sigma Awards received 498 submissions from around the world – and we can’t wait to see what 2025 brings.


Submit your best data journalism by Jan 11, 2026.


Questions? Email sigmas@gijn.org
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Apply: https://twp.ai/9PYX9F
November 26, 2025 at 7:21 AM
A huge thank you to the entire GIJN and @malaysiakini.com teams, our talented photographers and videographers, the KLCC staff, and our inspiring volunteers. Your energy and generosity made this conference possible.

🌍 See you in the Netherlands in 2027!
November 24, 2025 at 3:47 AM