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1,612 investigative journalists (September 2026)
1,612 journalists on file carry investigative in their job title or profile headline, across 642 outlets. That is 1.3% of the 127,602 journalists on file.
Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026
Updated 2026-09-15
1,612
Titled investigative journalists
642
Outlets they sit at
18.0%
Held by the top 10 outlets
The ten outlets with the most titled investigative journalists hold 18.0% of the 1,612 on file. Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.
Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026
Outlets
| Outlet | Country | Type | Titled investigative | Share of beat | All journalists on file |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBC | United Kingdom | Broadcasters | 65 | 4.0% | 3,935 |
| The New York Times | United States | Newspapers | 61 | 3.8% | 2,168 |
| The Guardian | United Kingdom | Newspapers | 26 | 1.6% | 718 |
| CNN | United States | Broadcasters | 23 | 1.4% | 1,030 |
| Associated Press | United States | Wire agencies | 23 | 1.4% | 1,057 |
| Bloomberg | United States | Online outlets | 22 | 1.4% | 1,785 |
| ABC News (Australia) | Australia | Broadcasters | 20 | 1.2% | 1,194 |
| NBC News | United States | Broadcasters | 18 | 1.1% | 571 |
| Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty | United States | Broadcasters | 18 | 1.1% | 264 |
| ABC News | United States | Broadcasters | 14 | 0.9% | 669 |
| The Wall Street Journal (Dow Jones) | United States | Newspapers | 14 | 0.9% | 1,535 |
| Reuters | United Kingdom | Wire agencies | 14 | 0.9% | 710 |
| ESPN | United States | Broadcasters | 13 | 0.8% | 957 |
| Sinclair Broadcast Group | United States | Broadcasters | 12 | 0.7% | 537 |
| USA Today | United States | Newspapers | 12 | 0.7% | 413 |
| ABC15 Arizona | United States | Broadcasters | 11 | 0.7% | 59 |
| Atlanta Journal-Constitution | United States | Newspapers | 11 | 0.7% | 200 |
| Deutsche Welle | Germany | Broadcasters | 10 | 0.6% | 732 |
| KXAN | United States | Broadcasters | 10 | 0.6% | 56 |
| CBS News | United States | Broadcasters | 9 | 0.6% | 577 |
Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.
Countries
| Country | Titled investigative | Share of beat |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,172 | 72.7% |
| United Kingdom | 154 | 9.6% |
| Australia | 44 | 2.7% |
| Canada | 35 | 2.2% |
| India | 21 | 1.3% |
| Sweden | 13 | 0.8% |
| Germany | 11 | 0.7% |
| Nigeria | 10 | 0.6% |
| Egypt | 7 | 0.4% |
| Denmark | 7 | 0.4% |
| South Africa | 7 | 0.4% |
Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.
Journalists listed (100 of 1,612)
Rows whose job title names investigative come first, then rows matched on the profile headline. Inside each group, biggest newsroom first, then seniority. A row is listed only when the name, the job title, the outlet and the country are all present.
| Name | Title | Outlet | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abby Newbery | Award-winning Shooting Senior Producer Director (Investigative Journalist) and Edit Producer | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Mamdouh Akbiek | Editor Development Executive - World Services Investigations | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Noel Titheradge | Investigations Correspondent and Executive Producer | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Roger Farrant | Assistant Editor, Longform Investigations | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Anisa Subedar | Senior News Editor BBC News Investigations | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Ben Moore | Senior Investigations Reporter | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Dan Odonoghue | Senior Investigations Reporter | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Gail Champion | Senior News Editor - Investigations, BBC England | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Hayley Hassall | Senior Investigative Journalist | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Phil Shepka | Senior Investigative Journalist | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Rachel Stonehouse | Senior Investigative Reporter | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Sabbiyah Pervez | Senior Investigations Reporter | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Safaa Faisal | Senior News Editor, BBC World Service Investigative Documentary and Long Form Podcast | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Tony Smith | Senior Broadcast Journalist - Investigations | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Alan Haslam | Investigative Journalist Producer | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Alex Akhurst | Journalist, Ugc & Investigations - BBC Verify | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Billy Kenber | Politics Investigations Correspondent | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Clodagh Stenson | Investigative Journalist | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Emir Nader | International Correspondent and Investigative Filmmaker | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Jonathan Gibson | Investigations Reporter Producer | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Lizzy Steel | Investigations Reporter TV News Reporter | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Marc Perkins | Investigations Editor, BBC World Service | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Mick Tucker | Investigative Journalist & Producer BBCradio4 i BBC5live i BBCsounds | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Nastaran Tavakoli-Far | Investigative Reporter & Host BBC Radio 4\'s the Orgasm Cult | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Nathan Heath | Journalist, Investigations | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Poonam Taneja | Investigative Reporter Filmmaker Writer | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Rüzgar Mehmet Akgün | Investigative Journalist | BBC | France |
| Sarah Sturdey | Investigative Reporter and Producer, BBC TV Current Affairs | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Scott Hesketh | Investigative Journalist and Producer | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Simon Cox | Investigations Reporter | BBC | United Kingdom |
| Paul Fichtenbaum | Editorial Director, Investigations, Enterprise and Standards | The New York Times | United States |
| Sona Patel | Program and Editorial Director, Local Investigations Fellowship | The New York Times | United States |
| Chris Davis | Deputy Investigations Editor | The New York Times | United States |
| Christine Kay | Deputy Investigations Editor | The New York Times | United States |
| Gabriel Dance | Deputy Investigations Editor | The New York Times | United States |
| Virginia Hughes | Deputy Editor, Investigations | The New York Times | United States |
| Anjali Singhvi | Senior Staff Editor for Spatial Investigations | The New York Times | United States |
| Christoph Koettl | Senior Video Journalist, Visual Investigations | The New York Times | United States |
| Lanie Shapiro | Senior Staff Editor, Investigations | The New York Times | United States |
| Natalie Reneau | Senior Video Editor, Visual Investigations | The New York Times | United States |
| Adam Entous | Investigative Reporter | The New York Times | United States |
| Alex Campbell | Business Investigations Editor | The New York Times | United States |
| Alexander Cardia | Graphics Multimedia Editor, Visual Investigations | The New York Times | United States |
| Alicia Inez Guzmán | Investigative Journalist | The New York Times | United States |
| Amy Julia Harris | Investigative Reporter | The New York Times | United States |
| Azam Ahmed | International Investigative Correspondent | The New York Times | Portugal |
| Brian M. Rosenthal | Investigative Reporter | The New York Times | United States |
| Chris Hamby | Investigative Reporter | The New York Times | United States |
| David Fahrenthold | Investigative Reporter | The New York Times | United States |
| Haley Willis | Visual Investigations Reporter | The New York Times | United States |
| Jan Ransom | Investigative Reporter | The New York Times | United States |
| Jane Bradley | UK Investigative Correspondent | The New York Times | United Kingdom |
| Jay Root | Investigative Reporter | The New York Times | United States |
| Jodi Kantor | Investigative Reporter | The New York Times | United States |
| Kathleen McGrory | Editor, Local Investigations Fellowship | The New York Times | United States |
| Katie Baker | Investigative Correspondent | The New York Times | United States |
| Kirsten Danis | Editor, Investigations | The New York Times | United States |
| Kirsten Grind | NYT Tech Investigations Reporter | The New York Times | United States |
| Lauren McCarthy | Reporter, Investigations | The New York Times | United States |
| Mara Hvistendahl | Investigative Correspondent | The New York Times | United States |
| Maria Abi-Habib | Investigative Correspondent | The New York Times | Mexico |
| Mark Scheffler | Editor of Visual Investigations | The New York Times | United States |
| Matt Apuzzo | International Investigations Editor | The New York Times | United Kingdom |
| Matthew Rosenberg | Investigative Reporter | The New York Times | United States |
| Megan Twohey | Investigative Reporter | The New York Times | United States |
| Megha Rajagopalan | International Investigative Correspondent | The New York Times | United Kingdom |
| Michael Laforgia | Metro Investigations Editor | The New York Times | United States |
| Mike Baker | National Investigative Correspondent | The New York Times | United States |
| Mike McIntire | Investigative Reporter | The New York Times | United States |
| Neil Bedi | Reporter, Visual Investigations | The New York Times | United States |
| Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs | Investigative Reporter, National Desk | The New York Times | United States |
| Ntamuhanga Ningi Emmanuel | Reporter-jouranaliste d\'investigations | The New York Times | Rwanda |
| Sanjana Varghese | Video Reporter and Open-source Journalist, Visual Investigations | The New York Times | United Kingdom |
| Sarah Hurtes | Journalist International Investigations Desk | The New York Times | Belgium |
| Serge F. Kovaleski | National Investigative Correspondent | The New York Times | United States |
| Sharon Lafraniere | Investigative Reporter | The New York Times | United States |
| Taylor Tiamoyo Harris | Investigative Journalist Fellow | The New York Times | United States |
| Ann Choi | Senior Investigative Data Reporter | Bloomberg | United States |
| Anthony Cormier | Senior Investigative Reporter | Bloomberg | United States |
| Caleb Melby | Senior Reporter, Investigations | Bloomberg | United States |
| Jason Grotto | Senior Reporter - Projects & Investigations | Bloomberg | United States |
| Jessica Brice | Senior Investigative Reporter | Bloomberg | United States |
| Kendall Taggart | Senior Investigative Reporter | Bloomberg | United States |
| Susan Berfield | Senior Investigative Reporter | Bloomberg | United States |
| David Kocieniewski | Investigative Reporter | Bloomberg | United States |
| Eric Fan | Data Investigations Reporter | Bloomberg | United States |
| Flynn McRoberts | Managing Editor for Investigations, Bloomberg News | Bloomberg | United States |
| John Voskuhl | Managing Editor, Projects and Investigations | Bloomberg | United States |
| Leon Yin | Investigative Data Journalist | Bloomberg | United States |
| Michael Riley | Investigative Reporter | Bloomberg | United States |
| Olivia Carville | Investigative Reporter | Bloomberg | United States |
| Ryan Gallagher | Investigative Reporter | Bloomberg | United Kingdom |
| Zeke Faux | Investigative Reporter | Bloomberg | United States |
| John Cook | Deputy Investigations Editor | The Wall Street Journal (Dow Jones) | United States |
| Karly Domb Sadof | Deputy Investigations Editor, Visuals | The Wall Street Journal (Dow Jones) | United States |
| Rebecca Smith | Staff Reporter (Investigations) | The Wall Street Journal (Dow Jones) | United States |
| Brenna Smith | Visual Investigations Reporter | The Wall Street Journal (Dow Jones) | United States |
| Brody Mullins | Investigative Reporter | The Wall Street Journal (Dow Jones) | United States |
| Dallas Roberts | Investigative Reporter | The Wall Street Journal (Dow Jones) | United States |
| Hannah Critchfield | Investigative Reporter | The Wall Street Journal (Dow Jones) | United States |
Updated 2026-09-15. Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.
Cite this
JournalistLabs, 1,612 investigative journalists, September 2026, https://journalistlabs.com/journalists/investigative/.
Base: 127,602 journalists on file. Method: https://journalistlabs.com/method/.
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