Knight International Journalism Fellow Joseph Warungu is leading the launch of an Africa-wide storytelling contest to encourage better coverage of Africa’s growth, development, health and quality of life. The challenge will seek in-depth features; data-driven journalism; and other entries that use innovative tools to engage the public or tell stories.

ICFJ conducted two online courses, each for 35 journalists (with some taking both courses), followed by an in-person workshop for the 18 best participants. The project focused on journalism ethics and standards in Turkish news media. The first course examined overall ethics and standards, to help journalists from different media companies establish strong ethics frameworks to bring back to their newsrooms. The second course specifically addressed the ethical decision-making issues affecting journalists in the digital age, enabling journalists to meet the needs of Turkey’s rapidly expanding Internet audience. The workshop brought together 18 of the best participants to work on developing a structure for codes of ethics for their news organizations and a broader one for Turkish media as a whole. These efforts raised the bar and encouraged healthy competition between these media companies on an ethical playing field.

The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) has launched a program designed to enhance the skills of journalists in The Gambia and strengthen the institutions that work to defend their rights.

Justin Arenstein is a Knight International Journalism Fellow who is helping the African Media Initiative (AMI) to establish a digital innovation program that supports experimentation in newsrooms across Africa. AMI, the continent's largest association of media owners and executives, is working with more than 600 of the most influential media companies in both northern and sub-Saharan Africa.

The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) has trained Qatari journalists on international editing standards and opinion writing. The 2011 program trained 40 Qatari journalists for 10 days in Doha in January and March, 2011 in corpration with Qatar News Agency.

Hoda Osman, an ICFJ trainer traveled to Doha, for five days in late January to train up to 40 Qatari journalists on Intetional News Editing Standards, and Daoud Kuttab, another ICFJ trainer, traveled to Doha, for 5 days in late March to train up to 40 Qatari journalists on opinion writing.