Blogs

  • May 92013

    Tsinghua University Forges Bloomberg Staff, Alumni Networks

    by Raymond Liu

    May 8 (On Bloomberg) -- Editor-in-Chief Matthew Winkler spearheaded a groundbreaking project in China when in 2007 he set up a Bloomberg terminal lab at Tsinghua University.

  • Apr 302013

    ICFJ’s Knight Projects, Partners Are Finalists for Data Journalism Awards

    by ICFJ Staff

    A platform that monitors the fragile Amazon region; a site that illuminates connections among the powerful; and an investigation into corrupt spending practices by Argentina’s Senate are among the outstanding projects of ICFJ Knight International Journalism Fellows and their partners named finalists for 2013 Data Journalism Awards.

    Five projects from ICFJ Knight Fellows and their partners were shortlisted for the awards, which are the only international prizes exclusively for the growing field of data-driven journalism.

  • Oct 182011

    Knight Fellows in Zambia: Slanted Election Coverage Adds to a Nationwide Culture of Misinformation

    by Samuel Gerstin, ICFJ Intern

    The Republic of Zambia is emerging from a recent presidential election resulting in the transfer of power from incumbent Rupiah Banda’s Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MMD) to Michael Sata’s Patriotic Front (PF)—an election seen by most as fair, free, and effective (twice now has the opposition won the presidency).

  • Oct 42011

    India's World Media Academy Students Master the Skills of Journalism Past, Present and Future

    by Theo Yardley, World Media Academy Faculty

    When I work with my class of 18 aspiring journalists at World Media Academy, Delhi, I am reminded that students are the heart of a school.

  • Sep 282011

    Welcome To Our New Website. Please Give Us Your Feedback.

    by Anonymous

    We offer lots of new features that make ICFJ.org extremely useful and easy to navigate.

    On the bottom right corner of each page, you’ll notice a “feedback” option, where you can leave comments. Or feel free to send them in on this blog post.

    The site was designed and created in conjunction with Aten Design Group.

  • May 182011

    20-Plus Reasons Why Investing in Media Creates Lasting Change

    by Knight staff

    Over time, we’ve noticed a growing myth about media grant making – that the outcomes aren’t quantifiable, that it doesn’t produce a tangible, measurable impact.

    In a new report, the International Center for Journalists offers 20 plus reasons to the contrary. That’s how many changes to government policies were brought to bear by the work of fellows.

  • Apr 22011

    Five Working Days in Doha, Qatar

    by Daoud Kuttab

    I spent five working days in the Qatari capital of Doha teaching a course on writing opinions behalf of the International Center for Journalists.

  • Oct 22010

    Check Out Some of the Great Work our Fellows are Doing!

    by Anonymous

    Talk about a tough assignment: I get to write about our fellows, who are doing great work in the name of journalism around the world. The toughest part? Deciding on just a few to highlight each time! As a web writer and video producer for ICFJ, I get to write about all the great things our fellows are doing to improve and promote journalism around the world.

  • Oct 22010

    Investigative Journalism is Back in the Arab World

    by Amr El-Kahky

    It’s been almost two months since I took up the Knight Fellowship and six investigative journalism units in Egypt, Jordan and the West Bank are up and running.

    Training for both broadcast and print journalists at several different media outlets has been completed, and investigations are underway in the areas of stock exchange corruption, road accidents and even business by some influential business men who are also prominent politicians.

    In Jordan, Farah Al-Nas Radio has completed an investigation on child alcohol consumption in a Jordanian border region.

  • Jul 302010

    A Unique Gathering of Fellows

    by Knight staff

    Kampala, Uganda -- When nine Knight Fellows gathered in Kampala recently, most found the meeting to be a rare and welcome chance to spend time and exchange ideas with a group of peers.The nine are all on similar missions in newsrooms across Sub-Saharan Africa – to improve and expand coverage of either health or poverty at the organizations where they work as coaches, trainers and mentors. It can be a lonely mission. By definition, the Fellow is a unique presence in a newsroom.