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About the GRC
Global
journalism,
done
differently.
We are an editorially independent journalism organization working to reimagine global reporting. Here’s how we work.
In numbers
- 🏆 44 awards and nominations
- 🌏 20+ active contributing journalists
- 🎓 220+ graduate students trained through hands-on global journalism
Recent Highlight
✨ We’ve been recognized with a 2025 Digital Publishing Award (Silver) for our podcast, State of Play.
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Updates and Events
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Meet our Acting Executive Editor, a familiar face
After nearly a decade of collaborating with the GRC on a number of projects, we can’t think of a better person to join our team as acting executive editor than Calyn Shaw. Calyn comes to the centre with a wealth of experience, having worked in various roles at CBC for eight years…
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Bribe, Inc. is screening at UBC on Feb 5
Join the GRC for a free screening of Peter Klein’s latest documentary, Bribe Inc., on Feb 5 at 5:30 PM at UBC’s Frederic Wood Theatre. Followed by a Q&A with Klein and anti-corruption activist Alexandra Wrage.
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State of Play, our “illuminating and alarming” podcast, is out now
We’re proud to share our new podcast series, State of Play: Summer Games, which is being distributed by Pulitzer and Peabody Award-winning public media organization PRX.
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Our year in review
Get the GRC’s 2023-2024 annual report.
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How can journalism respond to generative AI?
A report by the Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions (with support from the GRC) on the promise and peril of using AI in journalism.
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Why the Global Reporting Centre pursued an investigation into Shell’s new plastics plant
This months-long investigation not only recounts the concerns expressed by residents living near the plant, but also highlights the ways that the community came together to pressure Shell to be more transparent about the issues at the plant.
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Statement on Meta’s news block in Canada
In response to Meta blocking news from its platforms in Canada, the GRC will no longer post on Facebook, Threads, or Instagram at this time.
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The Global Reporting Centre announces new leadership
We have breaking news at the GRC!
…the Global Reporting Centre peels back that false narrative that things are just happening in one country. And allows journalists and students to collaborate on really big stories that can make a really big difference.”
—Martha Mendoza, AP News
It is really an opportunity for journalists to come together as opposed to just working in our silos.”
—Duy Linh Tu, Columbia Journalism School
Their merging of academics with journalists is a fascinating new way to explore in-depth topics that are complicated and span the globe.”
—Robert Cribb, Toronto Star