Veteran foreign correspondent and television anchor Christiane Amanpour said that no country can be strong without the “amazing profession” of journalism.
New Yorker columnist and media critic Ken Auletta urged journalists around the world to “lean forward” into the future by embracing the digital age while also holding fast to their traditional role as story tellers and “intelligent agents.”
More than 600 media leaders and luminaries gathered at the International Center for Journalists’ Annual Awards Dinner in Washington to celebrate the work of journalists practicing the highest professional standards to make an impact on their societies.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton praised ICFJ’s award winners for their “unwavering commitment to their profession.” She said that “through their work, (the honorees) have helped shed light on issues that were once hidden in the shadows.”
The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) is now receiving applications for a new AT&T-funded online course on public service journalism. The course will teach 40 Brazilian journalists how to use digital tools to produce multimedia projects on critical public interest issues affecting impoverished communities.
The five-week online course called “Digital Tools for Effective Public Service Journalism” is scheduled to start February 27, 2012.
This week, ICFJ lost one of its founders, Elizabeth “Liebe” Winship, who died peacefully at the age of 90. Along with her husband Tom, the former editor of the Boston Globe, she helped start up our organization and nurture it over 27 years.
The International Journalists’ Network (IJNet), the leading website on global media trends and journalism training opportunities, has launched a mobile service. To access it, simply visit IJNet.org from your mobile phone.
In the remote regions of India, demand is growing for access to Shu Choudhary’s cell phone network -- which allows citizens to send and receive news reports in their own language for the very first time.
