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The latest news from the International Center for Journalists.

March
15
2023

In Polarized Pakistan, a Digital Media Startup Aims to Provide a Middle Ground

In a society in which people are encouraged to take sides in their politics, unbiased perspectives can help individuals find middle ground and aid in depolarization. In Pakistan’s highly politicized media landscape, this type of news coverage is an anomaly.

March
14
2023

Join ICFJ at Media Party 2023 in Chicago

Applications are now open for journalists, developers, entrepreneurs and civic hackers to lead sessions at the first-ever U.S.-based Media Party, in Chicago from June 8-10. The deadline for workshops and lightning talk proposals is March 31, 2023.

March
13
2023

How to Drive Factual, Ethical Reporting Through Video

In the face of rampant mis- and disinformation online, video is a powerful format journalists can utilize to instead reach users with factual, ethically reported information. Thoughtful, strategically crafted video reporting can circulate widely online and stick with viewers long after it airs.

March
10
2023

How Vox ‘Supercharged’ Its Trust-Building Efforts

Building audience trust is essential for news organizations as they work to spread verified facts and counter disinformation. Yet it can be difficult to step back and tackle this kind of challenge, given the daily demands of a newsroom and stretched resources. ICFJ’s Leap Solutions Challenge, is providing the space for journalists to do just that.

March
9
2023

More than 40 News Outlets, Universities Partner to Expose the Money Behind Disinformation in the Americas

Journalists selected for ICFJ’s Disarming Disinformation program will work with 41 partners – from news outlets and individual reporters to universities and tech companies – to pursue and publish hard-hitting investigations revealing the people who fund disinformation in the Americas.

March
7
2023

New Research Illuminates Escalating Online Violence on Musk’s Twitter

Research on online violence against women journalists from the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) and the University of Sheffield features in a new BBC Panorama investigation revealing how misogynistic hate speech is thriving on Twitter since Elon Musk’s takeover.

March
3
2023

Announcing the Hans Staiger Investigative Reporting Award

The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) is launching an investigative reporting award in honor of Hans A. Staiger, a champion of journalism who devoted more than two decades of his life to helping fellow reporters across the world. 

March
1
2023

How Ukrainian Journalists Have Been Impacted by the War

On the anniversary of the invasion, we spoke with the authors and subjects of IJNet's Russian-language articles on war-related topics, and asked them how they and their organizations have been professionally and personally affected during the past year.
February
27
2023

Application Deadline Extended to April 1 for Global Business Journalism's 2023-2024 Academic Year

Candidates interested in applying to join the Global Business Journalism program for the 2023-2024 academic year now have an extra month to apply.

You have a little extra time to apply to the Global Business Journalism program this year.

February
24
2023

The Stories Behind the Reporting on the War in Ukraine

Today marks one year since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

From war crimes and disinformation to environmental devastation and the displacement of almost 14 million people, the role of journalists in Ukraine is more vital than ever.