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The latest news from the International Center for Journalists.

July
21
2026

Media Pioneer Patricia Mercado Sánchez Wins 2026 ICFJ News Innovation Award

The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) today announced Patricia Mercado Sánchez, founder and CEO of Conexión Migrante, as the recipient of its 2026 ICFJ News Innovation Award. Mercado Sánchez leads a small team of journalists that has grown Conexión Migrante into a trusted, multi-platform lifeline for Latin American migrants in the U.S.
June
24
2026

The European Journalism Centre Joins Plus Alliance as Constituent Member

The European Journalism Centre (EJC) is joining Code for Africa, ICFJ and PROTO as a constituent member of our expanding joint initiative, now known as the Plus alliance (formerly ICFJ+).
June
23
2026

African Journalists Receive ICFJ-Wikimedia ‘Open the Knowledge’ Awards

Three journalists from Africa are being honored through the Open the Knowledge Journalism Awards, a story contest presented by the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), in partnership with the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that operates Wikipedia.
June
18
2026

Cuban Exiled Journalist and War Reporter From Sudan Win 2026 ICFJ Knight Awards

The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) today announced its 2026 Knight International Journalism awardees. José J. Nieves, an exiled media leader from Cuba who is the editor-in-chief of innovative news site elTOQUE, and Zeinab Mohammed Salih, a courageous freelance reporter covering the atrocities of the war in her home country of Sudan, will be honored at the 2026 ICFJ Awards Dinner.
June
10
2026

ICFJ Welcomes Julie Pace of The Associated Press to Its Board

The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) this week announced that Julie Pace, senior vice president and executive editor of The Associated Press, has joined its Board of Directors.
June
5
2026

ICFJ-Backed Investigations Expose the Impact of Climate Disinformation Around the Globe

Disinformation about climate change often is spread without regard for human or environmental consequences. Journalists supported by ICFJ+, a venture led by the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), Code for Africa and Proto, are exposing this deception through cutting-edge investigative reporting.
June
2
2026

For Journalists in Exile, Staying Online Is Part of the Fight

José J. Nieves, a journalist and former ICFJ Knight Fellow, left his native Cuba in 2019 as it was growing increasingly hostile to journalists. But the threats followed him.
May
22
2026

Reporting on Iran and Venezuela: Journalists on Information Vacuums, Exiled Media and What's Really Happening Inside

Venezuela and Iran have both been targets of U.S. military action in recent months, but journalists covering both countries say little has changed for press freedom or access to information on the ground. So what is different for people living there? And how can we understand what is actually happening inside these countries?
April
27
2026

No One Can Do This Alone: Lessons from the 2026 International Journalism Festival

Information providers across the world are grappling with the same challenges: how to do more with less, how to reach audiences and how to stay financially afloat while doing work that matters. Those pressures were a common thread running through sessions at the 2026 International Journalism Festival in Perugia, Italy, earlier this month. Three sessions – on shared services, the rise of independent news creators and radical collaboration – approached the problem from different angles but kept arriving at the same conclusion: no one can do this work alone anymore.
April
13
2026

Journalists Stephanie Wangari of Kenya and Annie Zulu of Zambia Win 2026 Michael Elliott Award

Stephanie Wangari of Kenya and Annie Zulu of Zambia are the 2026 winners of the Michael Elliott Award for Excellence in African Storytelling for their reporting that captures both the promise and the peril facing African communities today.