Five years of support for accountable journalism

From 2020 to 2025, Investigative Network Albania – INA created a space dedicated to independent investigative journalism, collaboration between journalists, and support for stories that required time, resources, and editorial independence.

The program was supported by the United States Embassy in Tirana and implemented by the Albanian Center for Quality Journalism, the Albanian Media Institute, and the FOL Center.

The goal was straightforward: to create more opportunities for journalism that exposes abuse of power, increases transparency, and demands accountability from institutions.

A platform for investigative journalism

At the center of the project was INA Media , a platform dedicated to the publication and distribution of investigative journalism.

It became a space for investigative articles, analyses, documentaries, thematic research, and products of journalists and partner organizations.

Topics covered include corruption, governance, justice, economy, social issues, the environment and other problems of public interest.

Support for time-consuming stories

One of the main objectives of INA was to create opportunities for journalists who wanted to work on more in-depth and independent stories.

The program supported the production of investigative journalism and cooperation between journalists and media organizations, aiming to increase the quantity and quality of independent investigative content in Albania.

From Albania to American newsrooms

One of the most unique components of INA was the international internship program for young journalists.

For four years, young Albanian journalists participated in a professional training and internship program in the Boston area, where they were introduced to the work of American newsrooms.

The program focused on investigative journalism, media ethics, data journalism, and multimedia production and created a community of more than 30 alumni.

The project is finished. The network remains.

The INA was completed in 2025, but not everything that was built along with it.

The INA Media archive, the published research, the collaborations created, and the community of journalists involved remain part of the program's legacy and the ACQJ's investigative experience.

For the ACQJ, INA proved that investigative journalism needs not only good journalists, but also time, resources, collaboration, and independent editorial space.