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The latest news from the International Center for Journalists.

June
20
2024

To Reinvent Journalism, Start by Updating its Mission

Trust in journalism is at an all-time low, engagement is declining, and the business outlook for the industry is uncertain at best. These are facts. Although I believe that journalism can’t be saved, we can reinvent it. With News Alchemists, we aim to articulate a vision for change in the journalism industry and advocate for it, in order to make journalism more user-centric, and more equitable and sustainable as a result.
May
21
2024

Journalists Speak to the Challenges of Covering the Israel-Hamas War

It has been over seven months since the outbreak of war between Israel and Hamas, and no resolution appears in sight. 

As cease-fire negotiations have been unsuccessful, Israel’s military offensive in Gaza, which has killed more than 35,000 Palestinians, continues, intensifying an already dire humanitarian crisis. One hundred twenty eight hostages remain held captive by Hamas, according to Israel. 

March
11
2024

It’s Not About AI: Toward a User-Centric, Sustainable Future for Journalism

Hi, my name is Mattia Peretti and I’m a 2024 ICFJ Knight Fellow. I became a fellow to explore how generative AI can be used by news organizations to better serve their communities, and I’ve spent the last four weeks talking with many smart people in the industry to make sense of this problem statement and figure out what to build from it. 
February
20
2024

An Instagram-First Approach to Decluttering News in India

Mainstream Indian media has come under scrutiny for biased reporting and incomplete coverage of major events. What tends to be delivered to news consumers is opinion-led journalism featuring overstimulated news screens and loud anchors.
January
29
2024

Innovating to Reach Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Communities with the Truth

There exists a lack of fact-checking resources for deaf and hard-of-hearing communities today, even as mis- and disinformation online is on the rise.
November
3
2023

These Initiatives Across MENA Mark the 10th Year of IJNet Arabic's Mentoring Center

Violations of refugee and migrant rights, conflict, the spread of disinformation, and the effects of climate change are all issues affecting the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) today. They are also issues being met by this year’s mentees in the IJNet Arabic Mentoring Center for Media Startups, through innovative reporting initiatives and outlets. 

August
16
2023

New Resources to Cover Elections, Combat Disinformation Now Available from IJNet

An extensive multimedia resource package to support journalists and newsrooms covering elections is now available in English and Spanish. 

The International Journalists’ Network (IJNet), in collaboration with Chequeado and Factchequeado, and supported by WhatsApp, has published its Elections Reporting Toolkit. It features articles and videos filled with the latest tips to counter disinformation around elections, safeguard digital security, and report on anti-democratic extremism, among other top-of-mind, election-related issues today. 

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.
June
9
2023

The Success Stories of IJNet Arabic’s 2022-23 Mentoring Center for Media Startups

With support from the National Endowment for Democracy, the IJNet Arabic Mentoring Center for Media Startups in the Middle East and North Africa has worked with more than 70 media entrepreneurs since launching in 2014, helping them develop their media platforms and improve their financial sustainability.  

Here’s more on the six media entrepreneurs who took part in the 2022-23 Mentoring Center, and their promising initiatives.

December
30
2022

Top IJNet articles of 2022

At IJNet, we’ve provided resources and tools across our eight languages to support journalists and their reporting globally. Our efforts have helped journalists fight disinformation, report on environmental issues, responsibly cover conflict, and respond to online violence.

As the year comes to an end, we asked our global team of editors and translators to recommend their favorite IJNet articles for 2022. Here are their selections: