DAMASCUS, Syria (May 29) – The first online network for young journalists launched in Syria this week. Called Tawasul – Arabic for “connecting” – the network features multimedia stories on social issues, including photographs, cartoons and animation. The network also enables journalists to share ideas and resources. Read More...
The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) is holding a conference Dec. 14-16 in Istanbul dedicated to improving how journalists in the United States and in predominantly Muslim countries cover Islam in particular and religion in general. The Faith in Media gathering, sponsored by Carnegie Corporation of New York, included 20 reporters, producers and editors from 10 countries.
Guadalajara, Mexico -- AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) today announced a $30,000 contribution awarded to the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) to support a three-week online training program at the newly created Digital Journalism Center at the University of Guadalajara. AT&T’s grant represents the first corporate support for this program, which launched in September. Read More...
Washington, DC -- The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) has announced an innovative three-year program, the African Development Journalism Fellowships, to improve news coverage of critical development issues such as agriculture, microfinance, sanitation and employment in sub-Saharan Africa. This journalism fellowship program is funded by a $2 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Read More...
Washington, DC --The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) has selected five Knight International Journalism Fellows to lead year-long projects in Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America designed to help media provide better access to quality information in the communities they serve. Read More...
Oct. 14, 2008, Washington, DC--Photo exhibit and silent auction, The Power of Elections, will pay tribute to award-winning photojournalists. Read More...
Washington, DC -- Amílcar Peñúñuri Soto, a reporter for a community radio station in Hermosillo, Mexico, has won the second Gulf of California Fellowship for In-Depth Reporting on Sustainable Development. Read More...
Washington, D.C. - The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) will preview its photo exhibit called the Power of Elections on Oct. 1 at the Paley Center for Media in New York. The collection includes striking images of political campaigns in more than 15 countries over more than 40 years – all taken by top photojournalists. Read More...
Washington, D.C. - The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) announced on September 17 the 2008 participants in the International Journalism Exchange. The eight leading editors from seven countries will spend time at U.S. publications such as the Los Angeles Times, the Christian Science Monitor and the Rocky Mountain News, among others. Read More...
Washington, DC – Fifty journalists from around the world have been selected to participate in a program that will provide a close-up look at the U.S. electoral process, the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) announced today.
