Event coverage

Independent Journalists Share Their Best Practices for Cultivating Audiences

At the 2025 International Journalism Festival in Perugia, Italy, winners of ICFJ’s inaugural News Creator Award discussed how they successfully navigate the terrain. They shared concrete strategies focused on content, community, storytelling and sustainability, offering valuable insights for peers seeking to connect meaningfully with audiences and solidify their place in the evolving media ecosystem.

Press Freedom on Campus: Why it Matters and What Student Journalists Need Most

In February, ICFJ partnered with Vanderbilt University and Freedom Forum, with support from the Lumina Foundation, to bring university faculty and students, international and U.S. journalists, and media leaders together for a discussion about the importance of press freedom in democratic societies. Participants stressed how U.S.-based journalists can learn from the experiences of their colleagues abroad, and they dived into the challenges campus reporters face, such as a lack of funding and harassment from fellow students, offered advice for engaging audiences, and more.

Highlighting the Role of Independent Journalism for U.S. Students: Five Takeaways from Our Roundtable Event

International and U.S. journalists, university faculty and students, and foundation and media leaders came together recently in Washington, D.C., to address a critical gap in educating young Americans on the role of a free press in democratic societies.

Covering Elections and a New Administration in a Fractured Media Landscape

Maria Ressa joined White House correspondents Peter Baker and Eugene Daniels to reflect on the challenging environment for the journalists who covered the 2024 elections and their aftermath. The panel, led by Kristen Welker, moderator of NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” was part of ICFJ’s 40th Anniversary Tribute to Journalists, held Nov. 14 in Washington, DC.

Highlights from ICFJ's 40th Anniversary Tribute to Journalists

Last night we celebrated the best in journalism globally at ICFJ’s 40th Anniversary Tribute to Journalists in Washington, DC. We recognized our 2024 ICFJ Knight Award winners – three inspiring journalists who have made a mark with their courageous investigative journalism.

Rana Sabbagh Accepts ICFJ Knight Trailblazer Award

Rana Sabbagh has spent more than four decades building a vibrant investigative reporting culture in the Middle East and North Africa – one of the most dangerous regions of the world for journalists to expose official wrongdoing. Sabbagh, who is the winner of the ICFJ Knight Trailblazer Award, delivered the following remarks on Nov. 14 at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC, at the ICFJ Tribute to Journalists 2024.

Valeriya Yegoshyna Accepts ICFJ Knight International Journalism Award

Valeriya Yegoshyna is an intrepid investigative reporter documenting the impact of Russia's war on her native Ukraine. Yegoshyna, who is the winner of the ICFJ Knight International Journalism Award, delivered the following remarks on Nov. 14 at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC, at the ICFJ Tribute to Journalists 2024.

John-Allan Namu Accepts ICFJ Knight International Journalism Award

For nearly 20 years, reporter and media entrepreneur John-Allan Namu has been at the forefront of investigative journalism in his native Kenya. Namu, who is the winner of the ICFJ Knight International Journalism Award, delivered the following remarks on Nov. 14 at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC, at the ICFJ Tribute to Journalists 2024.

Icons & Wonders: ICFJ Auction Features Signed Prints from Legendary Photojournalists

Bidding is now open on an extraordinary photography collection — capturing global icons and natural wonders — assembled from some of the world's foremost photojournalists.

Toward an Audience-Centric Future for Journalism

Some journalists are taking initiative to reorient the industry toward what they believe will be a more prosperous future – by centering audiences first and foremost.  Newsrooms today already have taken steps to prioritize the audiences they serve, noted Raghu. “Ten, 12 years ago, there was this very, very different atmosphere where journalists would write for journalists,” she said. Capitalizing on this momentum will be key. “[The journalism industry now] is automatically and very organically turning to being user-centric.”