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The latest news from the International Center for Journalists.

November
3
2023

Highlights from the ICFJ Tribute to Journalists 2023

At ICFJ’s 2023 Tribute to Journalists, we celebrated outstanding journalism globally. Hundreds gathered together for the gala in Washington, DC, while many more from across the world watched online.

November
2
2023

NBC News’ Carrie Budoff Brown Named Chair of ICFJ Board

Carrie Budoff Brown, senior vice president for politics at NBC News, has been named chair of the International Center for Journalists’ board of directors, ICFJ announced at its annual Tribute to Journalists.

October
27
2023

Reflections on Covering Terrorism's Consequences on Women, from ICFJ Knight Award Winner Mariam Ouédraogo

Burkinabè journalist Mariam Ouédraogo is dedicated to covering war and its devastating consequences on civilians in her native country of Burkina Faso.

October
19
2023

Bringing Together U.S. and Latin American Media

Sebastián Rodríguez of Costa Rica has covered climate change for years. But his ICFJ fellowship in New York at The Verge, an outlet that reports on technology, was a step out of his comfort zone – an important one.

October
16
2023

Story Ideas and Tips for Keeping Up with COVID-19

The World Health Organization no longer considers the COVID-19 pandemic a global health emergency, but that doesn’t mean it’s not a global health threat anymore. The global health toll is nearing seven million deaths, and new variants continue to emerge.

October
13
2023

Tips and Resources for Covering the Israel-Gaza War

The world’s eyes have been on Israel and Gaza since the October 7 attacks by the Hamas militant group that are reported to have killed at least 1,400 people in Israel. It’s believed that Hamas is currently holding another 199 hostage inside Gaza. 

October
5
2023

Addressing Visa and Travel Challenges for Journalists

Journalists often may need to travel for their work, for instance for a reporting project or conference. This is harder for certain journalists, depending on where they are from. 

September
27
2023

What ICFJ Fellow Philip Obaji Jr. is Uncovering About the Wagner Group’s Activities in Africa

Many questions remain unanswered following the death of Yevgeny Prigozhin, the former head of Russia’s Wagner Group who was killed when his plane crashed in August. Among them: What does it mean for the mercenary group in Africa, whose activities are helping to fund the war in Ukraine?

September
25
2023

Global Newsroom Teams Will Harness AI to Counter Misinformation

Eight newsroom teams from the U.S and around the world will develop products and processes that harness AI to amplify truth and combat mis- and disinformation, as part of ICFJ’s Leap Innovation Lab kicking off this week. 

September
22
2023

I’m a Russian Journalist Living in Exile. This is What Americans Can’t Take for Granted.

Marina Sedneva is a journalist with 7×7, an independent Russian news outlet that now operates in exile. In 2023, the Russian Ministry of Justice added 7×7 to the list of “foreign agents.” Sedneva spent the past two weeks working with The Sun as part of a program through the International Center For Journalists.