Press Release

Shutdown Order Against Rappler Must Be Revoked Immediately

The Hold the Line Coalition condemns the historic shutdown order against Rappler approved by the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) this week. By reinforcing an earlier decision to revoke Rappler’s certificates of incorporation, the ruling effectively confirms the shuttering of the independent news outlet. 

Journalists from Cameroon and Morocco Win 2022 Michael Elliott Award for Stories Exposing Climate Change Impacts in Africa

A journalist who spotlighted the devastating effects of an invasive plant on Cameroon’s Lake Ossa and another who chronicled how rising temperatures in his Moroccan hometown have prompted mass migration are the 2022 winners of the Michael Elliott Award for Excellence in African Storytelling. Through compelling reporting and writing, the journalists illuminated the toll of climate change on people and their livelihoods. 

Media Innovators and Intrepid Reporters Covering Global Hotspots Tapped for Prestigious International Journalism Awards

The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) announced its annual Knight International Journalism Awards, recognizing excellent reporting that makes a difference in the lives of people around the world. The winners are a team of Ukrainian journalists whose searing images showed the world Russia’s brutal siege of Mariupol; an Afghan TV reporter whose investigations uncovered gross mismanagement of COVID-19 resources; and a media visionary who pioneered online reporting and exposed corruption in El Salvador.

The Chilling: New Recommendations Aimed at News Organizations and the Platforms in Response to Online Violence Against Women Journalists

New research from a UN study produced by ICFJ details how news organizations and big tech companies are failing to adequately mitigate and respond to online violence targeting women journalists – a global scourge with serious and far-reaching consequences. The researchers offer concrete recommendations to better safeguard women journalists, who face credible death threats, threats of sexual violence – including against their children – and large-scale coordinated online harassment designed to silence them and their reporting.

Perugia Declaration for Ukraine

The International Journalism Festival and members and partners of the Global Forum for Media Development, including the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) call for increased support of independent media and journalists in Ukraine.

Global Initiative to Help Newsroom Leaders “Elevate” Their Operations

Journalists who run small- or medium-sized independent news outlets anywhere in the world can now apply to take part in Elevate, a news business hub launching today from the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ). Newsroom leaders selected for the program will have the opportunity to learn from global business executives and to receive funding to help them take their news operations to the next level.

ICFJ Stands With Indian Journalist Rana Ayyub Amid Prolific #OnlineViolence

Washington Post columnist Rana Ayyub, a high-profile investigative reporter based in India, is coming under increasing - and increasingly vicious - attack online, as India’s national authorities escalate legal attacks on the independent journalist.

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

The undersigned organizations reiterate their support for award-winning journalist and author, Carole Cadwalladr, who is facing a week-long defamation trial in London this week.
 

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."