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Google's Gingras on Building a Framework of Trust for News #WPFD2017

Gingras, an ICFJ Director, made the following remarks at the World Press Freedom Day conference in Jakarta this week.

Good morning.​ I’m honored to be here in Jakarta at this important event celebrating the value of press freedom. My father’s job was to keep the presses running at the Providence Journal, a newspaper in the U.S. state of Rhode Island.

Tools and Resources to Help Facts Keep Pace with Fake News

When fake news moves fast, you need the right tools and resources to help the truth keep pace.

Double Your Impact on World Press Freedom Day with a Gift to ICFJ

Dear Friend,

In celebration of World Press Freedom Day on May 3, we urge you to get behind our efforts to support reporters who speak truth to power. One of them is Mónica Almeida, an Ecuadorean journalist working for the independent daily El Universo.

Kenyan Health Reporter Wins Inaugural Award in Honor of Michael Elliott

Mercy Juma, a Kenyan broadcast journalist whose stories shed light on sensitive topics, such as unwed teen mothers living in Muslim communities, has been named winner of the inaugural Michael Elliott Award for Excellence in African Storytelling. A distinguished jury selected her from among 354 applicants for this prize.

The prestigious award is given by the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) in partnership with ONE and the Elliott family.

Prize-Winning Photojournalist: For Great Pictures, Try Planning and Patience

Nikki Kahn, an award-winning photojournalist and former Washington Post staffer, recently offered tips for great visual storytelling to a group of African journalists at a Code for Africa story camp in Zanzibar.

Kahn is the first recipient of the Michel du Cille Fellowship, created in honor of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post photographer who died in Liberia in 2014 while covering the Ebola outbreak.

Newsgeist Brings the Fake News Debate to Latin America

It seems like only yesterday that journalists were talking about big data, live-streaming and 360° video.

How U.S Publishers Are Using a New App to Reach Mobile Users More Affordably

Now that the majority of Americans access news on their mobile devices, U.S. newsrooms must grab attention on those devices--or risk irrelevance. But developing and maintaining effective mobile apps from scratch is often too expensive for small publishers.

InnovateAFRICA: Digital Fact-checking and Watchdog Projects Win $1 Million

A pan-African fact-checking network, citizen science in Durban shantytowns and a graphic journalism hub are among the latest winners of seed grants from innovateAFRICA, the continent’s largest fund for digital journalism experimentation.

The 22 winning digital projects will receive $1 million in funding and technology support from innovateAFRICA, which is managed by Code for Africa as part of ICFJ's wider data journalism initiative in the region.

Craig Newmark Foundation to Support TruthBuzz, ICFJ’s Global Fact-Checking Challenge

Fake news orbits the planet in an instant on social media. Is the truth keeping pace?

Journalists, news sites and sharp-eyed citizens around the world are spotting dubious claims, checking facts and explaining the details to the public.

16 Free Digital Tools Created by ICFJ Knight Fellows That Any Newsroom Can Use

The ICFJ Knight Fellows are global media innovators who foster news innovation and experimentation to deepen coverage, expand news delivery and better engage citizens. As part of their work, they’ve created tools that they are eager to share with journalists worldwide.

Two ICFJ Knight Fellows, Jorge Luis Sierra and Shaheryar Popalzai, are speaking at the 2017 NICAR conference in Jacksonville, Florida, on March 2-5.