Two-day residential training was held in Jargalant Complex on November 24-25, 2011 and it involved 12 investigative journalists working in the Ulaanbaatar media. The trainings participants selected by the Globe International project staff based on criteria including the commitment and experience on investigative reporting.

Invitation to the local trainings and application distributed to 1050 persons Globe International e-marketing tool.

The journalism teachers provided the theoretical knowledge and working journalists have facilitated practical works and they together concluded and evaluated own sessions. In order to do so, Globe International distributed the forms of commitment to the participants of training of trainers to select their desired topics to teach. We received the completed forms from all the participants and selected five journalism teachers and five working journalists to cooperate on each topic included in the UNESCO manual of investigative reporting.

Day 1 “What is right to know?”                      Kh.Naranjargal, President of Globe International Topic 1: What is investigative journalism?                      Trainers: Ch.Enkhbat & B. Baasanbyamba Topic 2: Investigative journalism methods.                      Trainers: Kh.Enkhtuya & D.Ariunaa Topic 3:  Working with sources.                       Trainers: B.Naranbaatar & B.Bold Topic 4:  Writing & publishing                      Trainers: Ðœ.Naranmandakh & B.Ulziidelger Topic 5: How journalists should protect themselves?                      Trainers: Ts.Oyuntungalag & G.Davaakhuu

Day 2 “Law and media self-regulation” “Practical tips on exercising the investigative journalism” “Violations of journalists` professional rights and its types.”                     Trainer: Kh.Naranjargal, President of Globe International Independent Authority against Corruption (IAAC) "Role of media in anti-corruption education”                      Trainer: О.Tsengelbaatar, senior officer of Public awareness and Education Department “Corruption, white-collar crime and investigative journalism.”                      Trainer: B.Batzorig, head of Research and Survey Department “Cooperation between Independent Authority against Corruption and the media”                    Trainer: Ts.Erdenetsetseg, media representative made a presentation Globe International “What is Globe International?”                      Trainer: Kh.Naranjargal “Self-alerting system of Globe International”                      Trainer: T.Ayushjav

Both theory and practice were combined during the first day of the training. The participants were divided into four groups. Each group selected a story worth to being investigated, discussed it, and made a presentation on discussed and investigated topics to others.

Group 1 raised an issue on adopted Mongolian children abroad. At their presentation they expressed that behind this issue might be a human-trafficking.
Group 2 discussed an abnormal gathering among Mongolian youth.
Group 3 raised a land issue and its connection with the corruption.
Group 4 worked on the topic about Moon worship in Mongolia and its impact on Mongolian women`s life. Their hypothesis was that behind this worship a human trafficking issue might be hidden.

Representatives of each group presented their investigative operation to the others. After their presentations, the trainers summarized each groups achievements and made corrections to their mistakes.