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ICFJ Joins Eighteen Organizations, Reiterates Support for Carole Cadwalladr as she Faces SLAPP Trial

Towards an Early Warning System for Violence Against Women Journalists

The International Center for Journalists’ (ICFJ) “trailblazing” research into online violence has led to a grant from the UK Government to work on an early warning system to help detect, predict, and ultimately prevent violence against women journalists.

ICFJ Knight Award Winner, Leading Russian Editor Win Nobel Peace Prize

Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia today were named laureautes of the prestigious prize, “for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace."

ICFJ Team Wins Community Award from Online News Association for Forum Providing Resources, Support to Reporters Covering COVID-19

The Online News Association (ONA) today honored the team behind the ICFJ Global Health Crisis Reporting Forum with its 2021 Community Award. The award recognizes Stella Roque, director of community engagement, and community managers Paul Adepoju, Kossi Balao, Desirée Esquivel, Fadwa Kamal and Alexandre Orrico for developing a comprehensive program that supports journalists covering the COVID-19 pandemic.

Civil Society Organizations Call on the G7 to Protect and Evacuate Journalists and Media Workers in Afghanistan

Ahead of the G7 summit on the situation in Afghanistan, we, the undersigned organizations, call on G7 countries to make a clear and explicit commitment to taking journalists and media workers as an urgent and immediate priority, ensure their protection and evacuate them and their families.

Adepa, ICFJ y Facebook Journalism Project Lanzan Impulso Local 2021, un Programa de Apoyo al Periodismo en Argentina

Impulso local es un programa que brinda mentorías y fondos por un total de un millón de dólares estadounidenses a 100 medios de alcance hiperlocal, local y regional de Argentina. Este programa —que promueven la Asociación de Entidades Periodísticas Argentinas (Adepa), el Centro Internacional para Periodistas (ICFJ, por sus siglas en inglés) y el Facebook Journalism Project, y cuenta con la colaboración de la Asociación de Diarios del Interior de la República Argentina (ADIRA)— pondrá a disposición de los medios de todo el país recursos para que desarrollen un proyecto de corto plazo que resulte estratégico para su sustentabilidad, y así continuar sirviendo a sus comunidades con noticias e información de calidad. 

ICFJ, Hampton University Team Up to Offer Students Opportunities in the Field of International Journalism

The International Center for Journalists and the Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications (SHSJC) at Hampton University have forged a new partnership designed to help students succeed in international journalism careers. The new partnership, which includes an internship program, aims to provide equitable opportunities for underrepresented communities in the field.

#HoldTheLine Coalition Welcomes Reprieve For Maria Ressa, Demands All Other Charges and Cases Be Dropped

The #HoldTheLine Coalition welcomes a Manila court’s decision to dismiss the second criminal cyberlibel charge brought against celebrated American-Filipino journalist Maria Ressa but demands the immediate withdrawal of all other charges and cases filed against Ressa and her news website Rappler.

ICFJ Knight Awards to Honor Brazilian Fact-Checker and Czech Investigative Reporter

The International Center for Journalists will present its 2021 ICFJ Knight International Journalism Awards to Natália Leal, a Brazilian fact-checker who debunked deadly misinformation in that pandemic-ravaged country, and to Pavla Holcová, a Czech reporter who courageously carried on an investigation after the murder of a fellow journalist.

Bill Whitaker of “60 Minutes” and Anne Applebaum of The Atlantic to Receive Top Journalism Awards

The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) will award top honors this year to Bill Whitaker, a longtime correspondent for CBS News and “60 Minutes,” and Anne Applebaum, staff writer for The Atlantic and a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian.