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The Global Impact of Our COVID-19 Work

Every day, the journalists in our network are delivering high-quality coverage about the COVID-19 pandemic to their communities. They are fighting back against harmful misinformation with fact-based reporting that helps people lead healthier, better lives.

ICFJ Pays Tribute to Longtime Friend and Journalism Advocate Dee Dee Reilly 

The International Center for Journalists is saddened by the loss of Ann Lamar Switzer “Dee Dee" Reilly, a long-standing and dedicated ICFJ supporter and advisory board member. She passed away at age 87 on July 18 at her home in Baton Rouge.

Key Quotes: Lessons Learned Reporting on the Pandemic in Brazil

In Brazil, where disinformation and harassment of reporters are part of the media landscape, the dogged investigative reporter Patricia Campos Mello is better prepared than most journalists to uncover the truth. She has reported from war zones, covered the Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone and persisted in reporting on Brazil despite threats from supporters of President Jair Bolsonaro.

#HoldTheLine Coalition Calls for Criminal Tax Charge to Be Dropped as Maria Ressa Returns to Court

The #HoldTheLine Coalition demands the Philippines authorities drop a barrage of bogus tax and foreign ownership cases against internationally celebrated journalist Maria Ressa and Rappler - the news organisation she founded. 

Key Quotes: Reinventing the Journalism Business Model

Business models for news, already under threat before the pandemic, have been devastated during the global health crisis. How do we invent new ones so that citizens and communities get the news they need to make informed decisions?

How to Manage Stress and Digital Overload as a Journalist

Technology is an essential part of a journalist’s job, but it can also be a major stressor, especially as reporters juggle the added pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Six Months into the Global COVID-19 Crisis, What Do We Know About the Virus?

During the pandemic, research has pointed to the likelihood that aerosols—made up of tiny droplets of water even smaller than those from a cough—may carry SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Because aerosols can linger in the air in enclosed spaces, this research has important implications for prevention. But until July 7, the World Health Organization had declined to acknowledge that aerosol-borne particles could transmit the virus.

#HoldTheLine Campaign Launched in Support of Maria Ressa and Independent Media in the Philippines

Sixty press freedom groups and civil society organizations, journalism institutions, filmmakers, and other supporters have formed a coalition in support of Maria Ressa and independent media in the Philippines, united around the call to #HoldTheLine.

Commencement 2020: GBJ Confers Master's Degrees on 29 Students from 15 Nations in Online Ceremony

The Global Business Journalism program celebrated its 2020 commencement on June 21, undeterred by a global coronavirus pandemic that prevented most international students from returning to campus for the spring semester.

Twenty-nine students from 15 nations received their master’s degrees and certificates in Global Business Journalism at the commencement ceremony

Beyond Fact-Checking: Fighting the Onslaught of COVID-19 Disinformation

To fight the COVID-19 “disinfodemic,” journalists must move beyond simply debunking the false information spread online, three experts said during a webinar this week.