Journalists for Transparency is a network of young journalists from all over the world that expose issues of corruption and social injustice through their investigative reporting. Since 2010, the IACC Series have continuously grown this network of passionate young journalists who wish to contribute to fairer societies and a better world. J4T provides them with opportunities to work together on cross-border investigations that shine a light on how corruption affects the life of citizens and destroys public healthcare, education and equal opportunities for all.
At each edition of the IACC, we launch a global competition to find new journalists to join our network. We invite them to participate at the IACC, meet and interview anti-corruption experts, receive multi-media training and report on the conference sessions and workshops. To date, over 100 young journalists from around the world have joined our network.
Rajneesh Bhandari, J4T member, from Nepal: His story on Nepal’s deadly Covid wave was recently published in the Guardian:
Patrick recently wrote a story on the sale of fake Covid-tests in South Africa: https://twitter.com/PatrickEgwu6/
Sally’s story recently published on j4t about human traffickers being put on trial in Ethiopia was picked up by the Guardian: https://twitter.com/TaraDermott/
Sally’s new book: https://twitter.com/sallyhayd/ and https://www.thebookseller.com/ (book is yet to be published)
Are you a journalist passionate about fighting corruption and have experience in reporting on social issues? Before each IACC, we launch a global call for applications where we look for young journalists from all over the world who have a desire to speak out on social issues related to justice, transparency and integrity.
The winners are invited to join us at the IACC to report on the outcomes of the plenaries and workshops at the conference and to generate awareness about anti-corruption issues through various channels such as social media and blogs.
The journalists can also apply to receive financial and editorial support for their investigative reporting and regularly receive trainings on issues such as safe reporting and finding publishing outlets.