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ARIJ conducted a six-month Data Journalism Diploma for Arab investigative journalists delivered via ARIJ's e-learning platform, ARIJ Academy. Participant selection and finalization were overseen by a dedicated committee. The program followed ARIJ's "training-by-doing" approach, allowing journalists to apply their learning through practical data investigations. Upon finishing the program, participants received editorial, logistical, technical, and financial support to help develop their data-driven investigations.
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Deliver a masterclass for skilled investigative journalists from the MENA region
During its 16th annual Forum, ARIJ hosted a specialized training workshop for Arab journalists. Selected from the Data Journalism Diploma program, journalists participated in the "Advanced Data Investigations" masterclass on November 29-30. Led by data investigation experts José Bautista, Mohammed Komani, Ibrahim Helal, and Mahmoud Eltabakh, the intensive session emphasized skills in data extraction, analysis, and ethical storytelling.
ARIJ celebrated its second consecutive year of successful partnership with Norway in a graduation ceremony for three workshops supported by three Norwegian partners:
The ceremony concluded with the Norwegian Ambassador to Jordan, Espen Lindbæck, awarding graduation certificates to 22 trainees, including the 8 trainees from the "Advanced Data Investigations" masterclass.
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Coach top journalists to create high-quality investigative reports and publish them in collaboration with local and regional partners
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This initiative sponsored 25 investigative journalists and media experts to attend ARIJ's 16th annual Forum and the Global Investigative Journalism Conference 2023 (GIJC23). These conferences brought together professionals in investigative journalism and media, fostering collaboration and knowledge exchange at national and international levels.
Supporting these attendees promised advancements in global investigative journalism, particularly in the MENA region, through fresh insights, learning opportunities, and increased visibility on an international scale.
GIJC23, the world's largest gathering of investigative journalists, featured training, workshops, and networking sessions from September 19 to 22, 2023, in Gothenburg, Sweden.
The "Rewriting Climate Headlines" project is a collaborative effort between the
Royal Academy of Art in The Hague
(KABK) and Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARIJ), aimed to reshape climate change narratives in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region through innovative storytelling and art.
The three art installations were showcased at the 16th Annual ARIJ Forum in December 2023, where 500+ in person got the chance to visit the exhibition, parallel to COP28, via the social media platform "We Don't Have Time." The Videocasts there reached 6000 in the first airing.
ARIJ 16th Annual Forum also dedicated a session
“Unveiling Innovative Ways
to Tell the Climate Story”
discussed experiences of the collaboration of collaboration between the Royal Academy of Art (the Hague) and ARIJ of transforimg the three ARIJ investigations from the MENA region to art installations and how the collaboration between journalism and art can advance the climate story.
“Construction Projects Fuel Forest Fires In Morocco: The Shadow of Concrete Looms over Morocco's Burning Forests”
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“The Season of Migration into the Nets: The Route to Smuggling Rare Migrating Falcons from Libya to the Arabian Gulf”
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“Drinking water in the service of the potash industry in southern Jordan Valley: Factories ‘watered’ while farms left thirsty”
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