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Egyptian blogger Wael Abbas won a Human Rights Watch award for his commitment to free speech in the face of repression. The Human Rights Watch gives Hellman/Hammett grants annually to writers around the world who are victims of political persecution. In 2007, 45 writers from 22 countries received grants ranging from US$1,000 to US$10,000.
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 Our 2007 Knight International Journalism Award winner Wael Abbas is setting the standard for blogging in Egypt. Abbas posted startling videos of police brutality that led to arrests and jail sentences for the offenders.
In a podcast, he discusses the impact he and fellow bloggers are having in a country that continues to crack down on the media.
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Marta Gleich, the editor in chief of Brazil's media group Zero Hora, recently launched one of the region's first digitally integrated newsrooms. She started the process in 2004 when she was a fellow on ICFJ's International Journalism Exchange Fellowship. She officially integrated her newsroom in December and her group is thriving. She's hiring new staff, attaining new subscriptions and increasing audience satisfaction. Media leaders travel to her newsroom to learn from her example.
ICFJ’s Communications Director Dawn Arteaga recently talked with Marta about the challenges and triumphs of transforming her newsroom.
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ICFJ launched its first instructor-led courses in Arabic and Persian on April 1. Both promise big results - and applications are already pouring in for the next round of courses to launch in early May.
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Airlie Conference Center, Virginia - ICFJ covered the two-day conference Iran 360˚: Exploring Politics, Economics and Society in a Global Hot Spot with a live blog detailing each of the in-depth sessions.
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