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The latest news from the International Center for Journalists.

July
11
2023

Want to Help Tackle Disinformation? Train Your Community to Stop the Spread of False Information

ICFJ is now accepting applications for this “training of trainers” opportunity from individuals in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). It is part of Disarming Disinformation, a three-year global project run by ICFJ with lead funding from the Scripps Howard Fund.
July
6
2023

Renowned Photojournalist James Nachtwey to Receive Inaugural ICFJ Visual Journalism Award

Photographer James Nachtwey, whose searing images have revealed the horrors of war over more than 40 years, is the winner of the inaugural Excellence in Visual Journalism Award from the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ).

June
27
2023

Five Early-Career Journalists Receive ICFJ News Corps Reporting Grants

Five early-career journalists from four continents will develop stories on women’s rights in the Philippines, anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in the United States, pollution in India and more, with grant funding and mentorship through a program from the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) supported by News Corp. 
June
26
2023

Courageous Journalists Win International Awards for Spotlighting Crises, Exposing Corruption

The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) announced prestigious awards to three journalists distinguished by their passion and perseverance in covering global crises and uncovering widespread corruption. 
June
23
2023

ICFJ Condena la Falsa Sentencia contra Periodista Guatemalteco

El Centro Internacional para Periodistas (ICFJ, por sus siglas en inglés) hace un llamado para la inmediata liberación del periodista José Rubén Zamora en Guatemala y al cese del ataque judicial injustificado contra el director de elPeriódico y sus colegas.

June
23
2023

Carta Abierta a José Rubén Zamora, Encarcelado en Guatemala, de Sus Colegas Ganadores del Premio Knight de ICFJ

El reconocido periodista guatemalteco José Rubén Zamora, quien ha estado tras las rejas desde julio de 2022 en detención preventiva, fue sentenciado el 14 de junio a seis años de prisión por cargos espurios de lavado de dinero. Esto sigue al cierre de su diario de investigación, elPeriódico, el pasado mayo, luego de un acoso económico y político sostenido, incluso contra nueve miembros adicionales de la sala de redacción de elPeriódico.

June
23
2023

Leading Journalists Condemn Conviction of Guatemalan Publisher

Journalists from across the world who have been recognized for their outstanding work are rallying to support José Rubén Zamora, the Guatemalan publisher who was sentenced to six years in prison last week on trumped-up charges designed to silence his news outlet’s reporting.
June
23
2023

Open Letter to José Rubén Zamora, Imprisoned in Guatemala, from Fellow ICFJ Knight Award Winners

Renowned Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora, who has been behind bars since July 2022 in pre-trial detention, was sentenced June 14 to six years in prison on spurious money laundering charges. This follows the closing of his news outlet, elPeriódico, in May, after sustained economic and political harassment, including against nine additional members of elPeriódico’s newsroom. 

June
22
2023

ICFJ Condemns Sham Conviction of Guatemalan Journalist

The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) calls for the immediate release of journalist José Rubén Zamora in Guatemala and an end to the unjust legal assault on the publisher and his colleagues.

June
22
2023

Georgian Journalists Incorporate Game-Based Learning Amid Press Freedom Interference

Tato Gurgenidze and Tea Adeishvili, two Georgian journalists from the news outlet Mtavari Channel, spoke with IJNet ahead of their U.S. tour about their reporting, Georgia’s media landscape, the jailing of their colleague Nika Gvaramia, how the war in Ukraine has affected their work and more.