ICFJ in the News

Liberian Journalist Reports on U.S. Mission
December 6, 2006

Speaking recently to reporters upon his arrival from the International Journalist Exchange Program in the United States, the Managing Editor of the New Vision Newspaper, Mr. J. Moses Gray said that the Liberian media was highly commended for their splendid efforts in providing informative and curate reporting about the happening in the country. Read more>

Mario Scherhaufer: Georgia on My Mind
December 4, 2006

Since the fall of the Soviet Union, citizens in Georgia have struggled to adapt to a new way of life. While the country’s 2003 Rose Revolution has filled the young with hope for the future, many in the older generation still yearn for the security and stability of communism. Mario Scherhaufer explores this tension as he recounts his recent trip to the capital city of Tbilisi.

Read Mario's travelogue on his trip to Georgia for ICFJ
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Dan K. Thomasson: Bringing Light Amid the Blight
November 27, 2006

Here are men and women struggling under the most difficult conditions to shine the brightest light possible on ignorance and intolerance and injustice for the benefit of their countrymen. Miss al-Jubori is a highly intelligent, young Iraqi woman who is willing to sacrifice much of her youth to perform a public service. It is exactly what we should be recognizing as achievement of the highest merit.

Read this column in: The Washington Times, The Cincinnati Post, The Naples News or The Northwest Alabama Times Daily (external links)

Kevin Ferris: The Philadelphia Inquirer
November 26, 2006

Bukharbayeva is studying U.S. journalism as part of a training program sponsored by the International Center for Journalists. I hope that, with all the talk of decreasing circulation and ad sales, debates about media bias, disputes between unions and management, she was able to learn as much about the profession as she taught.

Read more in the Philadelphia Inqurirer (external link)

Georgie Anne Geyer: Yahoo!News Opinion
November 20, 2006

4/5/06: ICFJ Vice President Patrick Butler spoke on a panel on press freedom at the Smithsonian Associates World Affairs Institute 2006, organized by Indiana University. Peter Prichard, president of the Newseum, moderated and the other panelists included Lucie Morillon of Reporters Sans Frontieres and Frank Smyth of the Committee to Protect Journalists.

3/21/06: "Journo Network Redesigns." IJNet recently relaunched its website, making it more user friendly through a customizable front page, an RSS feed, expanded language options and other new tools. View article in Editor & Publisher >

1/18/06: Knight International Press Fellowship Director Donatella Lorch spoke to Channel 9 News (Washington) on what it means to be a journalist in a war zone, especially in light of the abduction of Jill Carroll of The Christian Science Monitor. View interview>

12/16/05: "Media in Iraq: The fallacy of psy-ops." ICFJ's President Eileen O'Connor argues against planting articles in the Iraqi Press on the International Herald Tribune's Opinion Page. Click here to read article>

ICFJ weighs in on allegations that the U.S. military planted articles in the Iraqi press.
12/1/2005: Vice President Patrick Butler talks to The New York Times>
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11/13/2005: Knight International Press Fellowship Director Donatella Lorch talks about Judith Miller and the Valerie Plame leak on CNN's Reliable Sources. Read more>

10/1/2005: Global Forum for Media Development. ICFJ is a founding partner of the new Global Forum for Media Development, a consortium that fosters the development of independent media. The group's first international conference was held Oct. 1-3 at the Dead Sea in Jordan. Read more>

9/12/2005: After a series of ICFJ workshops on improving coverage of human trafficking, journalists from Azerbaijan and Georgia created the Caucasus Media Investigation Center. Click here for the Center's website>

8/22/2005: 'Baseless' accusations: A group of Egyptian journalists are being trained on how to cover presidential elections in a fairer manner. Al-Ahram's Weekly Online reports on ICFJ's election workshops in Egypt.

7/26/2005: Tasting Western Journalism: Media Training in the Middle East
Gordon Robison, a fellow at the USC Center on Public Diplomacy, writes about media training in the Middle East featuring ICFJ's activities and the work of Bob Sullivan, Mahmoud Tarabay and Carolyn Robinson.

7/14/2005: ICFJ's Vice President of Programs Patrick Butler speaks on PRI about improving media in Iraq. "[Young Iraqis] are hungry for training. Because they have never had training until very recently, and they want everything. … we brought journalists out to teach them economic and business reporting, election reporting, and they want it all."
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5/11/2005: "Don't let Russian bear take US eyes off chinese dragon" by John Hughes, The Christian Science Monitor

5/11/2005: World Affairs Fellow Melinda Burns wins Best of West prize for reporting in Mexico. Click here for press coverage

5/9/2005: Freedom of Information in Honduras. A group of journalists trained by the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) is at the forefront in Honduras, leading the call for greater freedom of information and a new law to protect these rights. Read the story>

5/6/2005: ICFJ's Luis Botello speaks on press freedom at a Venezuelan World Press Freedom Day video conference. Click here for press coverage

3/10/2005: ICFJ's Vice President of Programs Patrick Butler is key presenter at World Bank Forum: "What is the Role of Media as an Instrument of Social Accountability." Click here to view program