40 Years Empowering Truth
 

ICFJ Voices: Tom Meagher, on the Importance of Supporting Journalists

Tom Meagher is a journalist based in New Jersey who covers criminal justice. He’s currently a senior editor at the Marshall Project. Since 2023, he's worked with the ICFJ News Corp Media Fellowship program to offer workshops on data journalism and mentor grantees.

ICFJ Voices: Rohit Upadhyay, Covering Minority Rights in Modi's India

Rohit Upadhyay is an Indian journalist and YouTuber who covers human rights, culture, public health and environmental issues. Through an ICFJ program, he gained knowledge, networked and collaborated with South Asian colleagues to highlight the challenges minority journalists face in the region.

ICFJ Voices: Irene Caselli, Improving Coverage of Early Childhood Globally

Through her engagement with ICFJ, Irene Caselli received financial assistance and mentoring, and was able to publish a piece on refugees that would not have been possible without ICFJ support. Caselli is from Naples, Italy, and resides in Athens, Greece. She covers early childhood and caregiving through a global lens.

ICFJ Voices: Claudia Jardim, Exploring How the Everyday Consumer is Affected by Modern Day Slavery

Claudia Jardim is a Brazilian freelance journalist who specializes in human rights issues across Latin America and South Asia. Her impactful work earned her recognition as a 2021 Professional Fellows Program for Emerging Media Leaders (PFP EML) fellow and a 2022 Alumni Engagement Grant awardee. Some PFP EML fellows can be selected for an ECA Alumni Engagememnt Grant, which supports media initiatives that have the potential to transform Latin American journalism. With this funding, Jardim launched No Labirinto, a podcast about modern-day slavery in Brazil.

ICFJ Voices: Sarmad alJilane, Putting Human Rights in Syria Front and Center

In addition to his journalistic work, Sarmad alJilane is an outreach and advocacy consultant. Originally from Syria, he’s based in Berlin. He covers a range of topics pertaining to Syria, including human rights, governance, media and civil society. He describes his participation in an ICFJ program as “one of the most beneficial experiences in my professional life.” 

ICFJ Voices: Aistė Čiučiurkaitė, on the Role of Journalism in U.S.-Baltics Relations

Aistė Čiučiurkaitė is a Lithuanian journalist whose work focuses on the Baltics and the war in Ukraine. She writes on a variety of topics, including politics, business and entertainment.

ICFJ Voices: Justina Asishana, Driving Impact Through Integrity and Coalition

For Justina Asishana, journalism is about integrity and impact. From documenting the dangerous decline in Nigeria’s health system to reporting directly from internally displaced person’s camps in the midst of the pandemic, she is meticulous and people-focused in her investigations and has a proven record of influence. Here’s what Asishana had to say about her work at the Africa Women Journalism Project.

ICFJ Voices: Beatrice Lauren Go, Making Sports Reporting More Inclusive

Beatrice Lauren Go is the Founder & CEO of Atleta Filipina, a startup that features Filipino women in sports. She is also a freelance journalist and researcher based in Manila. She covers local and international sports, but is now focusing on women in sports. 

Go’s experience with ICFJ led to her launching her own media platform, a highly unique outlet that draws on her own expertise and interests.

Intrepid Journalists from Kenya, Ukraine and Jordan Win ICFJ Knight Awards

John-Allan Namu, a reporter and media entrepreneur from Kenya, and Valeriya Yegoshyna, an investigative reporter from Ukraine, are the 2024 winners of the ICFJ Knight International Journalism Award. Rana Sabbagh, a renowned investigative editor from Jordan, is the recipient of the 2024 ICFJ Knight Trailblazer Award.

ICFJ Voices: Jessica Buchleitner, Helping People Understand Themselves Through Journalism

Buchleitner began her career through the 2023 News Corp Media Fellowship program. She specializes in reporting on conflict, sexual violence, diplomacy, and technology, focusing on its societal impact. Sharing her insights with aspiring journalists, she advises, "Journalism is about finding a red thread and following it to see where it connects to other things."

ICFJ Voices: ‘Kunle Adebajo on the Importance of Covering the Past

For ‘Kunle Adebajo, journalism is about “keeping the important stories in our consciousness, getting justice for those treated unfairly, and setting the records straight for future generations.”

ICFJ Voices: Tim Mak on a Different Kind of Conflict Reporting

When Tim Mak went to Djibouti in 2015 as an ICFJ fellow, it was the first time he had reported overseas. Today, less than a decade later, he is in Ukraine, bringing undercovered stories of the Russian invasion to English-speaking audiences.