Knight Foundation support helps increase student body, deepen curriculum

WASHINGTON – The International Center for Journalists is expanding its pioneering Global Business Journalism Program at Tsinghua University in Beijing.

A $125,000 grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the nation’s leading journalism funder, will help the center expand the program’s student body, deepen its curriculum and create new partnerships.

As you may have heard, the International Center for Journalists is one of four American non-governmental organizations that are the subject of an investigation by Egyptian authorities.

Washington, D.C. – A new, two-year exchange program will offer 48 young journalists from Russia and the U.S. the chance to work in newsrooms and build mutual understanding, thanks to a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation announced today in Moscow.

Washington, D.C.- The New Yorker media writer Ken Auletta will serve as the keynote speaker at the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) Awards Dinner on November 1. At the annual gala, he will address 500 media luminaries and supporters gathered to honor outstanding colleagues whose stories have helped improve societies around the world.

“We are delighted that Ken, with his keen eye on the changes sweeping the news business, will speak at our event,” said ICFJ President Joyce Barnathan.