Who we serve
Who relies on the IAOIJ
Our published investigations, our verified member directory and our shared data are used every day by people whose job is to find the truth about companies, institutions and individuals — and to act on what they find.
The IAOIJ is, first, a network of investigative journalists. But accountability journalism has a wide reach. The same rigorously verified reporting that informs the public also helps professionals across the private and civic sectors understand risk, check the record and surface wrongdoing they could not find alone. Everything we produce is published in the public interest — we do not sell reporting, run opposition research for hire, or take instructions from the people we investigate.
Reporters and editors chasing the story
Investigative journalists join the IAOIJ to do work no single newsroom can do alone: to find trusted colleagues in other countries, pool leaked documents and datasets, share techniques and secure tools, and publish together so a story lands everywhere at once. When a lead crosses a border, our members find the right specialist through the directory and open a collaboration.
- Find and vet collaborators, fixers and translators in 94 countries.
- Access shared corporate-registry data, methods and legal support.
- Receive and protect sources through our secure channels.
Communications and reputation professionals
Public-relations, communications and reputation-management firms rely on IAOIJ investigations and our member network to understand the public record on the people and companies they deal with. Before taking on a client, forming a partnership or responding to a crisis, they need to know what has already been exposed — the corruption cases, enforcement actions, lawsuits and high-profile arrests that shape a reputation.
They use our work to research allegations of wrongdoing, verify claims with primary-source reporting rather than rumour, brief crisis responses with facts that will withstand scrutiny, and spot reputational risk before it becomes a headline. Because our reporting is independent and evidence-based, it is a reference professionals can trust.
And a wider community
Others who put our work to use
Integrity and risk teams
Corporate integrity, compliance and due-diligence teams screen counterparties, clients and suppliers against the public record — checking for corruption, sanctions exposure, fraud and supply-chain abuses before they sign.
Lawyers and investigators
Litigators, anti-fraud investigators and whistleblower attorneys use our reporting and expert members as leads, context and corroboration for cases that turn on hidden conduct.
Researchers & NGOs
Universities, anti-corruption bodies and watchdog NGOs draw on our data, methods and cross-border findings to study how illicit networks operate and to campaign for reform.
Public-interest bodies
Regulators and oversight bodies often act on evidence that our investigations first bring to light — opening inquiries, freezing assets and bringing charges.
Sources & insiders
People who see wrongdoing from the inside come to us to expose it safely. We protect their identity absolutely and help them share what they know without putting themselves at risk.
Readers & citizens
Above all, our work serves the public — the readers, voters and communities with a right to know how power and money are really being used.
How to work with us
Access the reporting, the network and the data
Search the directory
Find and contact a vetted investigative journalist by country, beat and language.
Partner with us
Newsrooms, universities and foundations can collaborate on investigations and programmes.
Cite & republish
IAOIJ investigations are available to partners under a Creative Commons licence.
A note on our independence. The IAOIJ serves the public interest. We publish our findings openly rather than selling them, we do not undertake commercial or political research for hire, and our funders have no influence over what we investigate or report. See our Code of Ethics.
Know about wrongdoing — or want to expose it?
Whether you are a journalist, a professional who relies on our reporting, or someone with something to share, the IAOIJ is here.