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The latest news from the International Center for Journalists.

January
19
2023

Covering the Lives of Nicaraguan Migrants Amid Political Instability


Regidor pitched her Nicaraguan news outlet, Confidencial, on a section devoted to covering the lives of migrants. Regidor wanted to tell the countless stories of people who have left their country. She recognized that this issue was much bigger than a headline. It deserved its own coverage and platform.

January
17
2023

Hold The Line Coalition Welcomes Acquittal Verdict for Maria Ressa and Rappler, Calls for All Remaining Cases to Be Closed

The Hold the Line Coalition (HTL) welcomes Wednesday’s Philippine Court of Tax Appeals verdict, which has cleared  Nobel Laureate Maria Ressa and Rappler, the news organization she founded, of tax evasion in four of seven cases brought by the government. 
January
17
2023

Nobel Peace Prize Laureates to President Marcos: Ensure Justice for Maria Ressa

Eleven Nobel Peace Prize winners have raised their voices to urge President Ferdinand Marcos to ensure justice and a fair trial to their fellow laureate, Philippine journalist Maria Ressa. Ressa, they say, has been “subjected to a rash of arrests, indictments, and prison sentences that we can only classify as political persecution.”

January
13
2023

ICFJ Knight Fellows Offer Tips to Help Journalists Navigate 2023

Here’s what ICFJ Knight Fellows learned in 2022, and tips they shared to help their fellow journalists navigate the new year.
January
11
2023

How to Investigate and Report on Far-Right Extremism

Far-right extremism is on the rise globally. Knowing how to investigate and report on the movement and its actors is paramount for journalists today.

The January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol in 2021, for instance, was heavily influenced by two of America's most well-known far-right extremist groups, the

January
6
2023

2023 ICFJ Knight Awards Nominations Are Now Open

We are now seeking nominees whose pioneering coverage or media innovations have made an impact on the lives of people in their countries or regions. Candidates can be reporters, editors, technologists, media managers or citizen journalists. Those who meet the award’s criteria may nominate themselves. Please submit your nominations by Sunday, Feb. 17, 2023.
January
5
2023

Here's How Journalists Can Best Engage Audiences on Climate Change

In a recent webinar, the ICFJ Pamela Howard Forum on Global Crisis Reporting dove into a report by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford that looks at how readers access climate change news, who they trust and how they feel about the issue.
December
30
2022

Supporting Journalists in Ukraine Covering a Brutal War

As we take time off to celebrate the holiday season, we at ICFJ are thinking of our journalist colleagues in Ukraine who will get no break from covering a brutal war.

December
30
2022

How to Track Digital Mercenaries Behind Disinformation

During an ICFJ Disarming Disinformation masterclass, held in partnership with the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas, award-winning data journalist and director of Columbia University’s Master of Science Data Journalism Program, Giannina Segnini, discussed these “digital mercenaries” and how to stop them.

December
30
2022

Top IJNet articles of 2022

At IJNet, we’ve provided resources and tools across our eight languages to support journalists and their reporting globally. Our efforts have helped journalists fight disinformation, report on environmental issues, responsibly cover conflict, and respond to online violence.

As the year comes to an end, we asked our global team of editors and translators to recommend their favorite IJNet articles for 2022. Here are their selections: