Global Reporting Centre

globalreportingcentre.orgFour good things, and more to come - Global Reporting CentreAwards, our biennial report, and a new research centre.

If you've been wondering what we've been up to at the GRC, our annual report has all the details! globalreportingcentre.org/updates/four...

pbs.orgFRONTLINE | "Scammed" - Preview | Season 2026 | Episode 9How online scams steal billions of dollars and ruin victims’ lives.

22 Sept

Our director @peterwklein.bsky.social's latest documentary is airing next week on @frontlinepbs.bsky.social! Tune in on Tuesday Sept. 9th for "Scammed." www.pbs.org/video/scamme...

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@bribeincdoc.bsky.social

21 July

Bribe, Inc. is officially selected for the 14th annual Whistleblower Summit & Film Festival, screening July 26 at 9PM ET. Whistleblowers around the world make investigations like this one possible. bit.ly/Bribe_Inc-Whistleblower #BribeIncFilm #Whistleblower

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Peter W. Klein

@peterwklein.bsky.social

5 Mar

You Say You Want (Them to Have) a Revolution... The US has a long history of encouraging citizens abroad to revolt, but rarely follow through with support. Hungary. Cuba. Afghanistan. Iraq. Will Iran be different? My take in @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/o...

nytimes.comOpinion | Trump Is Playing a Dangerous Game With Iran

🎙️New Podcast Alert!🎙️ We're pleased to announce the launch of ‘The Land In Between’ - an investigative podcast where journalist and host Victor takes you inside a pivotal election in The Republic of Georgia. Here, young voters are caught between a European future and growing Russian influence.

globalreportingcentre.orgThe Land in Between, from the Global Reporting CentreJoin host Victor Swezey for a five-part podcast about a critical moment in Georgia’s history and what it tells us about the future of our world order.

Listen here: globalreportingcentre.org/the-land-in-...

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@sharonnadeem.bsky.social

Georgia is a country few may give a second glance, but this country matters—and this show matters. Because it shows what happens before tanks roll in, when democracy erodes slowly and ordinary people are forced to decide who they are and where they belong.

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Sharon Nadeem

29 Jan

Back from a social media break to share my latest project! Thrilled that Sara's story is out in the world. Been an honour to work with her on this.

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COMING SOON: A special collab with @aljazeeraenglish.bsky.social and Sara Rammal, an artist and content creator from Odaisseh, South Lebanon.

28 Jan

COMING SOON: A special collab with @aljazeeraenglish.bsky.social and Sara Rammal, an artist and content creator from Odaisseh, South Lebanon.

28 Jan

When her village was attacked by the Israeli army, she fled to Beirut, hoping to return after the war. She has tried to go back twice—only to find that everything has changed.

28 Jan

Watch a preview of the reel here. And find the full video here: globalreportingcentre.org

The United Nations calls it one of the world’s deadliest migration routes. On TikTok, it’s sold as a journey to a better life.

Last year, students from the Global Reporting Program (GRP)—run by the Global Reporting Centre in partnership with @ubcjournalism—reported from El Hierro in the Canary Islands.

On the ground, migrants warned about TikTok videos that glorify the journey while hiding its dangers. Their investigative video report, voiced by GRC Executive Director Andrea Crossan, was featured on PBS NewsHour. WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4R1...

The United Nations calls it one of the world’s deadliest migration routes. On TikTok, it’s sold as a journey to a better life.

UBC Centre for Migration Studies

The irregular sea crossing from Morocco to Spain—often via the Canary Islands—is anything but glamorous. Violence and death are real risks, and many migrants never make it to the other side.

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13 Jan

MA Student Zachary Gaouad contributed to a Global Reporting Program investigation with the @globalreportingcentre.org, examining how social media is used to influence people to pursue migration through risky and often dangerous journeys. 🔗 Via PBS News: www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

pbs.orgHow social media lures migrants into undertaking treacherous journeysMany people use social media to document the things we enjoy most in our lives, like vacations, meals or the latest TikTok dance. But it can also be used to influence people to seek better lives, ofte...

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Global Investigative Journalism Network

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twp.aigijn.orgGrowing a Small Nonprofit Can Be a Bit Like Adolescence — Painful, Difficult, Awkward

Growing a small nonprofit is a lot like adolescence: awkward, challenging, and full of growing pains. The Global Reporting Centre has learned that sustainable growth isn’t about size—it’s about resources, focus, and staying true to mission.

The GRC stands with our journalist colleagues from @thenarwhal.ca and with @amberbracken.bsky.social as they begin their press freedom trial in the B.C. Supreme Court.

The Narwhal@thenarwhal.ca

“As we stand outside this courthouse, stepping into five weeks of trial, we know the legitimate right of journalists to do their job, to perform their vital role in our democracy, is at stake.” — Narwhal co-founder Carol Linnitt on our case against the RCMP: thenarwhal.ca/press-freedom/

thenarwhal.caIn photos: Wet'suwet'en matriarchs arrested as RCMP enforce Coastal GasLink pipeline injunction | The NarwhalPolice made arrests Monday on the Morice River bridge, the sole entrance point to the Unist'ot'en land-based healing centre

Without the dedication of journalists like Amber and newsrooms like @thenarwhal.ca we wouldn’t have stories like this. *More reading material* Here's a photo essay by @amberbracken.bsky.social for @thenarwhal.ca, which was ppublished in Feb. 2020. thenarwhal.ca/in-photos-we...

cbc.caLand Back | CBC Podcasts | CBC ListenLand Back uncovers land theft in Canada and looks at how Indigenous people are reclaiming their territories, identities and lives.

Our Executive Director @andreacrossan.bsky.social co-produced a series for the CBC: www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p...

The GRC stands with our journalist colleagues from @thenarwhal.ca and with @amberbracken.bsky.social as they begin their press freedom trial in the B.C. Supreme Court.

The Narwhal@thenarwhal.ca

"...Having worked there in 2022, I’ve experienced the surveillance and seen the significant police presence. I stand with Amber Bracken, @thenarwhal.ca, and most importantly, press freedom." Photo: Wet'suwet'en, February 2022.

More from @andreacrossan.bsky.social: "As an Indigenous journalist, I appreciate the strong, consistent reporting by Amber Bracken and The Narwhal on the Coastal GasLink pipeline. Understanding the story of the Wet'suwet'en protest efforts is central to understanding Indigenous land rights."

The GRC stands with our journalist colleagues from @thenarwhal.ca and with @amberbracken.bsky.social as they begin their press freedom trial in the B.C. Supreme Court.

The Narwhal@thenarwhal.ca

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A statement from Andrea Crossan, our Executive Director: "As journalists we bear witness. We are the eyes and ears to events like what is happening in Wet’suwet’en... (cont.)

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@gijn.org

11 Jan

Growing a small nonprofit is a lot like adolescence: awkward, challenging, and full of growing pains. The Global Reporting Centre has learned that sustainable growth isn’t about size – it’s about resources, focus, and staying true to mission. More:

twp.aigijn.orgGrowing a Small Nonprofit Can Be a Bit Like Adolescence — Painful, Difficult, Awkward

gijn.orgGrowing a Small Nonprofit Can Be a Bit Like Adolescence — Painful, Difficult, AwkwardThe authors, senior leaders at the Global Reporting Centre, write about the difficulties in changing from a fledgling start-up to a robust organization that is ‘set up to succeed.’

8 Jan

It's only the beginning of January and it's already been a chaotic news cycle awash in disinformation. It's clear independent news is essential. But how do we sustain small non-profit newsrooms? Our directors for @gijn.org gijn.org/stories/grow...

As 2025 wraps up, we’re looking back at three investigations that shaped the Global Reporting Centre’s global coverage this year. 🧵👇

🚆 Dying on the Tracks An investigation into how wildlife—elk, grizzlies, deer—are being drawn onto railway lines and killed at alarming rates. projects.thenarwhal.ca/collision-co...

🎙️ State of Play: FIFA Comes to North America How mega sporting events are reshaping cities like Los Angeles—amid housing pressure, protests, and political tension. globalreportingcentre.org/state-of-pla...

As 2025 wraps up, we’re looking back at three investigations that shaped the Global Reporting Centre’s global coverage this year. 🧵👇

“The New Slavery” Migrant farm workers in Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program speak out about low pay , unsafe housing, and abuse—raising urgent questions about labour protections. ijb.utoronto.ca/news/this-is...

globalreportingcentre.orgThings have never felt so dangerous - Global Reporting CentreThe Centre's focus on international reporting when media organizations are cutting back on world coverage is crucial.

11 Dec 2025

Every day we feel lucky to work with journalists like @melissakchan.bsky.social. Please read her latest newsletter for the GRC. And consider a year-end donation to the GRC and help fund our journalism in 2026! globalreportingcentre.org/newsletter/t...

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Melissa Chan

@melissakchan.bsky.social

11 Dec 2025

I realize tons of orgs are asking for contributions — but please consider donating to @globalreportingcentre.org. The world is in crisis and yet at this important time, newsrooms are cutting international reporting budgets:

globalreportingcentre.orgThe biggest bribery scandal in modern history - Global Reporting CentreSTREAM NOW: Bribe, Inc. a documentary exposing corruption on a global scale is now available to stream via Jolt in the US and Canada.

10 Dec 2025

Our latest newsletter went out on the eve of International Anti-Corruption Day. globalreportingcentre.org/newsletter/t...

10 Dec 2025

In it, Associate Producer Oscar Beardmore-Gray reflects on his experience working on Bribe, Inc., the documentary that uncovers how a small company played an outsized role in fixing multi-million-dollar contracts for major oil and gas firms.

youtube.comBRIBE, INC. (2025) - Official Trailer | JOLTYouTube video by Jolt Film

10 Dec 2025

Bribe, Inc. is now streaming on Jolt. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCCw...

globalreportingcentre.orgYou’ve heard all the clichés - Global Reporting CentreA letter from our Academic Director Peter Klein on the importance of independence in journalism.

We toss around lines like “speaking truth to power,” but the real picture of journalism is tougher: political pressure, shrinking public broadcasters, newsrooms getting gutted. A word from our Founder & Academic Director @peterwklein.bsky.social: globalreportingcentre.org/newsletter/a...

That's why @peterwklein.bsky.social founded the Global Reporting Centre — an independent newsroom that is truly independent. Based at UBC, we work with reporters around the world to dig into stories others overlook.

donate.give.ubc.caThe University of British Columbia

As the year wraps up and we take a hard look at our priorities, we’re asking for your support. If you believe in a free and independent press please consider supporting the GRC. donate.give.ubc.ca/page/68038/d...

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Capital News Service

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cnsmaryland.orgOff the RailsOff the rails

Trains regularly hit wildlife, but poor reporting obscures the true toll. See the latest reporting below.👇 This story is part of a collaborative project between The Howard Centers for Investigative Journalism and news organizations from the U.S. and Canada. 🔗: cnsmaryland.org/off-the-rails/

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Frank de Boon, a former conservation officer, has dealt with something most of us hardly think about: wildlife struck and killed by trains. “We were seeing it all the time,” he told @thenarwhal.ca's @ainsliecruickshank.bsky.social in her latest story. projects.thenarwhal.ca/collision-co...

bit.lyTo Become a Clean “Energy Superpower,” Canada Needs “Green” Steel and Iron - CCPAWith the weight of the U.S. trade war challenging key export industries, Prime Minister Mark Carney and his ministers have set up camp in Washington, D.C., hoping to convince President Trump to reduce tariffs on imported Canadian steel, aluminum, lum

3 Dec 2025

In a recent @policyalternatives.ca article, @gavinfridell.bsky.social, a @smuhalifax.bsky.social research professor and member of the GRC’s supply chains hub, argues that Canada needs to invest in green steel and iron if it wants to be a clean energy superpower. bit.ly/3WsUecY

ijb.utoronto.ca‘This is the new slavery’: Migrant farm workers underpaid, abused and injured - Investigative Journalism BureauHarvesting cannabis in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley as a migrant labourer in 2023, Maria recalls being surprised when her boss invited her and two friends for dinner at his home in the nearby mo...

1 Dec 2025

Over the past few weeks, we've been sharing a message about the importance of collaborative journalism. Here is the latest example: a deep-dive investigation into the abuse faced by migrant farm workers in Canada. And a look at how our visa system can trap workers in exploitative conditions.

Investigative Journalism Bureau@ijbstories.bsky.social

Broken bones, chemical exposure, unpaid labour, and “deplorable” housing conditions. Migrant farm workers’ experiences reveal why some critics call this government program “the new slavery.” Read more: ijb.utoronto.ca/news/this-is...

1 Dec 2025

This story was produced with support from the GRC in partnership with Robert Cribb, an investigative reporter with @ijbstories.bsky.social, and Genevieve LeBaron, a leading scholar on forced labour in global supply chains. Genevieve's report on the topic can be read here: www.sfu.ca/content/dam/...

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globalreportingcentre.orgIt’s the kind of moment journalism was built for - Global Reporting CentreJournalism is reinventing itself in small but meaningful ways. The GRC has been instrumental in driving this innovation.

1 Dec 2025

Rob describes this type of journalism collaboration as "a game changer." He said, "By setting aside ego, widening the tent, and pooling expertise, we showed what becomes possible when journalism embraces new models of inquiry." globalreportingcentre.org/newsletter/i...

30 Nov 2025

projects.thenarwhal.caThe hidden cost of wildlife collisions on Canada’s railways | The NarwhalTrains regularly hit and kill wildlife on the tracks but poor reporting means governments aren’t sure exactly how many animals are lost

30 Nov 2025

This series was produced by @thenarwhal.ca in partnership with the CBC through its collaboration with the GRC. Our support with rail data analysis comes as part of an ongoing investigation into rail safety led by the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism. projects.thenarwhal.ca/collision-co...

28 Nov 2025

“Railway companies are difficult or impossible to work with.” These were the words of an internal govt. document browsed by The Narwhal and the CBC in their recent investigative story of wildlife dying on train tracks. @thenarwhal.ca story: projects.thenarwhal.ca/collision-co...

@britney.globalreportingcentre.org

28 Nov 2025

This series was a true collaborative effort. Read the CBC version of the story: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... Or watch their report on The National: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Britney Dennison

28 Nov 2025

I've always been so impressed with the incredible journalism produced by @thenarwhal.ca. And I am thrilled we had the opportunity to partner on such an important topic. Collaboration is the key to our work at @globalreportingcentre.org.

The Narwhal@thenarwhal.ca

This story was a big undertaking so we wanted it to have a big impact. That’s why we partnered with @globalreportingcentre.org accessing train data through their partnership with @cnsmd.bsky.social And 🥁 tune into The National tonight because we also shared our work with CBC for this one

27 Nov 2025

Railway tracks in B.C. sit far from public view, and that’s one reason many people have no idea how often trains kill wildlife. Weak reporting from rail companies keep the scale of these strikes out of sight. Read the latest investigation in @thenarwhal.ca. projects.thenarwhal.ca/collision-co...