An initiative of the Wits Centre for Journalism, this annual conference gathers investigative journalists from Africa and elsewhere at Wits University to network, share ideas and stories, celebrate excellent, groundbreaking work and learn from one another through lectures, workshops, masterclasses and seminars.
Run by the Wits Centre for Journalism and the African Investigative Journalism Conference, this award recognizes outstanding investigative reporting from across Africa. Enter by Jul 15 for the chance to win cash and a trip to the AIJC conference, Nov 5-7, 2025 in Johannesburg.
The 2025 Central European Initiative and the South East Europe Media Organisation award seeks to highlight the role of investigative journalism in raising public awareness of critical issues such as human rights violations, social discrimination, corruption, gender inequality, environmental threats. Cash prizes. Enter by Jul 15.
The University of Texas at Austin’s McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering Professor and Electrified Processes for Industrial eXCellence Institute CTO Michael Baldea will share how the institute’s research is working to revolutionize the U.S. industrial sector using clean electricity with cost-effective, high-impact solutions. 1 pm ET.
"New research out of Iowa adds to a wide body of evidence showing that when pregnant women are exposed to nitrates in drinking water, it raises the risks of problematic birth outcomes, including low birth weights and pre-term birth."
"Seeking to secure weakened federal heat standards for workers, industry representatives this month asked the Trump administration to model federal heat rules after an untested Nevada standard."
"Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law an overhaul of California’s landmark environmental protection rules that he says is essential to address the state’s critical housing shortage and long-running homeless crisis."
"Jeffrey Bell watched as crews dug up and replaced neighbors’ lead water pipes, hoping his mother’s house would be next. Workers told him it wasn’t on their list but probably assigned to another contractor."
"The waste and wastewater generated by fracking can be highly radioactive and toxic, especially in the Marcellus Shale, the formation beneath Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia and New York that supplies fracking wells with gas."
"President Trump had sued over an interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris. The company needs federal approval for a multibillion-dollar sale."
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