IJB Teaching
Newsroom
Bring together professionals for newsworthy stories and train the next investigative journalists.
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Holding Power to Account Through Radical Collaboration
The Investigative Journalism Bureau (IJB) is a newsroom based at the U of T Dalla Lana School of Public Health that responds to urgent and unprecedented crises in the Canadian media ecosystem.
As local newsrooms contract, the IJB serves as a collaborative powerhouse—bringing together professional journalists, academic researchers, and graduate students to investigate systemic injustices and safeguard the public interest.
about ijb
Founder
Award-winning investigative reporter Robert Cribb founded the IJB, building it on a decade of work exploring how to bridge the gap between the journalism classroom and the newsroom.
Achievements
Dozens of student-involved projects have landed on newspaper front pages and television screens across Canada and beyond.
How it works
Students work alongside seasoned reporters and researchers on real, high-impact investigations, learning core reporting, ethics, and public advocacy skills.
IJB network
The Bureau partners with major media organizations in Canada, the United States, and overseas, and with teaching programs worldwide.
area of interest
The IJB's reporting focuses on public health, health systems, and cross-cutting issues of public interest.
Recent investigations have examined lead in school and daycare drinking water, radon in social housing, gaps in tracking maternal deaths, the egg-freezing industry, hospital finances, Indigenous infrastructure and mental health programs, and animal research in Ontario labs.
The Bureau also publishes podcasts (including Heliograph and Arachnid), documentaries, and public databases that let readers explore the underlying data themselves
Big Visions, Real Impact.
IJB investigations have prompted provincial legislation, policy reversals, and institutional change — a track record the newsroom documents in its ongoing "IJB Gets Action" series.
Our work has been recognized with National Newspaper Awards, the Canadian Hillman Prize, Peabody and Signal Award recognition, and honours from the Canadian Association of Journalists and Journalists for Human Rights, among many others.
How to get involved
Studentship (one semester): a 3–4 month placement in investigative journalism.
Internship (1 year): a year-long version of the studentship.
Studentships and internships are open to journalism students, public health learners and health professions learners.
Frequently asked questions
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Journalism students, public health learners and health professions learners can apply for studentships and internships.
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Many student-involved IJB investigations have been published by major news organizations in Canada and internationally.
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The IJB focuses on public health, health systems and other issues of public interest, from drinking water safety to hospital finances.