Global Investigative Journalism Network
"[1] The association is headquartered in the United States, and its membership is open to "nonprofits, NGOs, and educational organizations" that are active in investigative reporting and data journalism.[2][non-primary source needed] The organisation's projects include a help desk to provide investigative journalists with advice and assistance, a resource center with tips, tools, and manuals, and large training conferences that have attracted over 5,000 journalists from 100 countries.[4][5] GIJN was officially formed in Copenhagen as a loose network in support of the biennial Global Investigative Journalism Conference (GIJC).[32] GIJN gives out Global Shining Light Awards for excellence in investigative reporting "in a developing or transitioning country, done under threat, duress, or in the direst of conditions.Past recipients include the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP),[34][35] Khadija Ismayilova from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty,[33] Zulkarnain Saer Khan for his work at Secret prisoners of Dhaka[36] and Venezuelan investigative news site Armando.info.