Fighting corruption, Mongolian reporters tackling the complexities of investigative journalism
Fighting corruption, Mongolian reporters tackling the complexities of investigative journalism
The Mongolian Association of Investigative Journalists was formed as a direct result of a Thomson Foundation training workshop on investigative journalism. The association acts as a support network for those working in this challenging and important field of journalism. The workshop was held alongside a conference for editors on internal governance in media
Ulan Bataar, Mongolia
Norwegian Foreign Ministry, Foreign & Commonwealth Office
March 2014
Transparency International; British Council; Globe International;
Investigative journalism
If journalists start exposing cases of corruption, it makes all officials and business people think twice before putting their fingers in the till. There’s a tremendous knock-on effect, and that’s one of the reasons there’s so much enthusiasm for investigative journalism among the Mongolian press corps. What they don’t have is the time and the money”
