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Al Jazeera Investigations
Investigative Unit Logo
Also known asAl Jazeera Investigative Unit
GenreInvestigative Journalism
Created byAl Jazeera Media Network
Directed byPhil Rees
Production
Production locationsDoha, Qatar, London, Washington, D.C.
Original release
NetworkAl Jazeera English
ReleaseNovember 2006 (2006-11) –
present

Al Jazeera Investigations also known as the Al Jazeera Investigative Unit or the I-Unit is a specialized investigative journalism team within Al Jazeera. The unit is known for producing in-depth investigative reports and documentaries on a wide range of global issues, including politics, human rights and corruption. It produces a podcast called Al Jazeera Investigates.[1]

The Investigative Unit

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The Investigative Unit has bureaux in Doha, London and Washington DC. It was formed in 2012 when Al Jazeera decided to create a specialized team whose sole mission was to generate breakthrough content. The I-Unit describes itself as producing "original journalism that disrupts the global news agenda. Its mission is to speak truth to power by exposing wrongdoing while acting in the public interest." Clayton Swisher became the I-Unit's first director following the success of The Palestine Papers [2] and an investigation into the death of Yasser Arafat.[3] I-Unit investigators generate exclusive content for platforms within Al Jazeera Media Network. This material is presented in multiple languages, visual and audio media, ranging in duration from 30 seconds to two hours. The I-Unit's documentaries have won over forty awards and in December 2019, it began its own podcast, series, Al Jazeera Investigates.[4] Notable investigations that made global headlines include Pakistan's Bin Laden Dossier,[5][6] The Spy Cables,[7][8] Inside Kenya's Death Squads,[9][10] The Dark Side,[11] The Lobby,[12][13] Cricket's Match Fixers,[14] How to Sell a Massacre,[15][16] and Anatomy of a Bribe.[17] The I-Unit operates under the codes and practices of Britain's Office of Communications, Ofcom, the United Kingdom's government approved broadcast and telecommunications regulator.

Awards and nominations

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Award nominations for Al Jazeera Investigates
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2019 Peter Charley / How to Sell a Massacre 44th Graham Perkin Journalist of the Year Award Nominated[18]
2020 How to Sell a Massacre Broadcast Awards - Best News and Current Affairs Programme Nominated[19]
2019 How to Sell a Massacre Walkley Awards - All Media Scoop of the Year Won[20]
2019 How to Sell A Massacre Foreign Press Association Media Awards - TV Documentary of the Year Nominated[21]
2019 Cricket's Match Fixers – The Munawar Files Foreign Press Association Media Awards - Sports Story of the Year Nominated[21]
Year Facebook Pages of Hate Lovie Awards - Gold Won[22]
2019 How to Sell a Massacre Association for International Broadcasting Award - International Documentary Won[23]
2019 Peter Charley Kennedy Award - Outstanding Investigative Reporting Won[24]
Year David Harrison, Lee Sorrell, James Kleinfeld, Phil Rees, Generation Hate DIG Awards - Long Investigative Nominated[25]
2019 Cricket’s Match Fixers – The Munawar Files Headliner Awards Nominated[26]
2019 Football's Wall of Silence British Academy Television Award for Best Current Affairs Nominated[27]
2019 Generation Hate Rockie Awards - Documentary & Factual: Crime & Investigative Program Nominated[28]
2019 The Oligarchs, Football's Wall of Silence, Islamophobia Inc New York Festival TV & Film Awards Won[29]
2018 Football's Wall of Silence British Sports Journalism Awards Nominated[30]
2022 All the Prime Minister's Men Amnesty International UK Media Awards - Investigation Won[31]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Who we are". Al Jazeera Investigative Unit.
  2. ^ "Palestine Papers – Al Jazeera English". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  3. ^ "Killing Arafat – Al Jazeera English". www.aljazeera.com. Archived from the original on 2019-12-05. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  4. ^ "Al Jazeera Investigates". Al Jazeera Podcasts. Archived from the original on 2020-04-04. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  5. ^ Bergen, Peter (9 July 2013). "Bin Laden's life on the run". cnn.com.
  6. ^ "PAKISTAN'S BIN LADEN DOSSIER – Al Jazeera English". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  7. ^ Smith, David (24 February 2015). "South Africa scrambles to deal with fallout from leaked spy cables". www.theguardian.com.
  8. ^ "The Spy Cables – Al Jazeera English". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  9. ^ Akwiri, Joseph (10 December 2014). "Kenya to investigate Al Jazeera allegations of police "death squads"". www.reuters.com.
  10. ^ "Inside Kenya's Death Squads". interactive.aljazeera.com. Archived from the original on 2020-02-20. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  11. ^ "The dark side: The secret world of sports doping". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  12. ^ Fisk, Robert (15 March 2018). "Al Jazeera did a hard-hitting investigation into US and Israeli lobbying – so why won't they air it?". www.independent.co.uk.
  13. ^ "The Lobby – Al Jazeera English". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  14. ^ "Cricket's Match Fixers – Al Jazeera English". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  15. ^ Ives, Mike (26 March 2019). "'We'd Had a Few Drinks,' Australian Party Official Says About Gun Lobby Tape". www.nytimes.com.
  16. ^ "How to Sell a Massacre – Al Jazeera English". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  17. ^ "Anatomy Of a Bribe – Al Jazeera English". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  18. ^ "2019 Perkin Award Finalists". Melbourne Press Club. 23 February 2020. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
  19. ^ "Broadcast Awards 2020 – The Broadcast Awards are the most hotly anticipated event in the television industry calendar. Celebrating the very best in British programming and channels". Retrieved 2020-03-08.
  20. ^ "Al Jazeera Investigations Unit". The Walkley Foundation. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
  21. ^ a b "FPAMediaAwards19". www.fpalondonawards.org. Archived from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
  22. ^ "THE 10th ANNUAL LOVIE AWARDS UNVEILS WINNERS and SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT HONOUREES". Lovie Awards. November 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  23. ^ Association For International Broadcasting (2019). "The AIBs 2019" (PDF).
  24. ^ "2019 Kennedy Award Winners" (PDF). Kennedy Foundation. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  25. ^ "Investigative Long - DIG Awards 2019". DIG awards 2019 (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2020-05-04. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
  26. ^ "National Headliner Awards 2019 -TV/Radio". www.headlinerawards.org. Retrieved 2025-02-06.
  27. ^ "Television". Bafta. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  28. ^ "Rockie Awards ★". Banff World Media Festival. Retrieved 2025-02-06.
  29. ^ "Winners Gallery - New York Festivals". tvfilm.newyorkfestivals.com. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  30. ^ "British Sports Journalism Awards 2018: broadcast shortlists – Sports Journalists' Association". February 2019. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
  31. ^ "Previous Award Winners 2022". Amnesty Media Awards. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
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