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Four Teams from ICFJ Network in Latin America Named Finalists for IAPA Awards

Journalists associated with the CONNECTAS network, a platform supported by the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), produced four of the 13 finalist projects in the Inter American Press Association’s Excellence in Journalism Award of 2015.

Twenty-two outstanding reporters selected for 2015 Arthur F. Burns Fellowship

Washington, DC – Twelve German journalists, eight reporters from the U.S. and two media professionals from Canada have been selected for the Arthur F. Burns Fellowship.

The prestigious program, now in its 28th year, offers highly skilled journalists from both sides of the Atlantic the opportunity to travel and report from each other’s countries. Through this exchange, participants learn and share professional skills with one another, and gain experience working abroad as “foreign correspondents” for their home news organizations.

Using Robots to Conduct Cross-Database Investigations

Cross-border investigative journalism has been much discussed in recent years. Working with the African Network of Centers for Investigative Reporting (ANCIR), I got a chance to observe that process when two reporters from Italy’s investigative reporting project (IRPI) came to visit South Africa to trace the business interests of the Italian Mafia in the country.

ICFJ Knight Award Winner, Knight Fellow Elected to Board of World Editors Forum

A Nigerian editor tapped by the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) for its top award last year and a former ICFJ Knight Fellow working to improve journalism safety in Latin America have been elected to the board of the World Editors Forum (WEF), the global network of editors and news organizations.

ICFJ Knight Roundup: Justiciapedia Launches, Knight Fellow Hosts Webinar

Each week as part of the Knight International Media Innovators blog, the ICFJ Knight team will round up stories focused on how their fellows are making an impact in the field.

Find out more about the fellows' projects by clicking here.

How Technology Helps Journalists Stay Safe

More than ever before, journalists who work in dangerous zones understand the importance of technology to improve safety and reduce risk.

Xiomara Orellana, Daniela Aguilar, Ernesto Aroche and Javier García are four such journalists.

United Airlines Renews Partnership with ICFJ's Minority Reporting Program

United Airlines announced that it has renewed its partnership with the Washington, D.C.-based International Center for Journalists’ (ICFJ) and its Bringing Home the World: International Reporting Fellowship Program for Minority Journalists. United will serve as the sponsoring airline for several of the 2015 Fellows.

ICFJ Knight Roundup: Knight Award Winners Announced, Mapping Projects and More

Each week as part of the Knight International Media Innovators blog, the ICFJ Knight team will round up stories focused on how their fellows are making an impact in the field.

Find out more about the fellows' projects by clicking here.

5 Tips for Better Health Reporting

In a live chat this month, the four winners of ICFJ’s 2014 Maternal and Child Health Reporting Contest offered tips on how to produce health stories that engage audiences and have an impact— the key reasons their reports won last year’s contest.

Together, their winning stories reached a combined audience of 11.5 million people in Brazil, Russia, India and China.

Pioneering Cuban Blogger, Indian Investigative Reporter Win Premier International Journalism Award

A trailblazing blogger who has shed light on Cuba’s tightly controlled society and an investigative reporter who exposed abuses against women and children in India have won the 2015 Knight International Journalism Award, the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) announced. The award recognizes excellent reporting that makes a difference in