Quinto Elemento Lab

Quinto Elemento Lab

El Quinto Elemento, Laboratorio de Investigación e Innovación Periodística A.C.

Ciudad de México, Mexico

Democracy & Civil society
NGOInternational reach
Profile last updated: May 6, 2026

About

Quinto Elemento Lab is a non-governmental organisation based in Ciudad de México, Mexico working on democracy & civil society.

Quinto Elemento Lab is a non-profit investigative journalism laboratory based in Mexico City. It trains journalists and editors in leading large-scale investigations through its MásterLAB programme, produces investigative reporting in collaboration with national and international media, and promotes innovation in journalism for the public interest.

Location

Ciudad de México, Mexico

Organisation type

NGO

Legal form

A.C.

Legal name

El Quinto Elemento, Laboratorio de Investigación e Innovación Periodística A.C.

Focus areas

investigative journalismjournalism trainingdata journalismanti-corruptionaccountability

Languages

ES

Causes & programmes

Causes

Democracy & Civil society

How they work

ResearchCapacity buildingAwareness & education

Programmes

MásterLAB

Democracy & Civil society · Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Argentina, United States

Annual training programme for editors in leading large-scale investigative journalism projects, launched in Mexico in 2021 and offered in Spanish.

Countries of operation

Mexico

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

OCCRP, ICIJ, The Guardian, Rise Project, MCCI, Open Society Foundations, Ford Foundation, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Google LLC

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