Investigative Reporter Course
This course provides essential skills for investigative reporting on public contracts, focusing on analysis, records access, verification, storytelling, and data visualization to produce impactful journalism safely and efficiently.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
certificate valid in your country
What will I learn?
The Investigative Reporter Course equips you with practical skills to uncover, verify, and present complex public contract stories confidently. Learn to obtain and authenticate records, trace financial data, assess sources, manage sensitive information, and structure solid narratives while minimising legal risks. Build stronger investigations and deliver impactful, well-documented public interest reporting more efficiently.
Elevify advantages
Develop skills
- Investigative contracts analysis: quickly decode public deals and spot red flags.
- Public records mastery: craft effective FOIA requests and unlock hidden documents swiftly.
- Evidence verification: rigorously confirm documents, money trails, and sources.
- High-impact story building: structure solid investigations with legally safe framing.
- Data and visuals for impact: turn complex procurement data into clear, compelling stories.
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