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On Assignment? Improve Your Digital Safety With These Simple Steps

Over the last few years, computer security has finally become a discussion for more than just system administrators. These days one of the main concerns, understandably, is the security of data once it's left your machine. Once the data is out of your hands, it seems to be uncommonly easy to intercept.

Encryption goes a long way to prevent "across the air" surveillance, but there’s also a mentality in the computer security world: If someone has physical access to your machine, nothing can stop them.

When at home, most of these concerns can be managed.

“Back in the Newsroom” Fellowships Open to J-School Profs at Colleges for Minorities

Building on last year’s success, the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) is hosting a new round of Back in the Newsroom Fellowships this summer. The program places journalism faculty from colleges and universities with large minority student populations in digitally savvy newsrooms for a summer.

Periodistas de Investigación Denuncian Casos de Corrupción en América Latina

La Iniciativa Regional para el Periodismo de Investigación en las Américas, un programa de ICFJ, brindó al periodista Rafael Cabrera las herramientas que necesitaba para hacer el reportaje sobre la “Casa Blanca de México” que ha sacudido al gobierno de ese país y ha sido recogido posteriormente por los principales medios de comunicación en los Estados Unidos.

Improving Security for Mexican Journalists who ‘Too Often Pay with their Lives’

The violence that continues to rock Mexico has created a “zone of silence” where reporters have to choose between reporting and dying, or keeping quiet and surviving, said Jorge Luis Sierra, the International Center for Journalists’ (ICFJ's) Knight International Journalism Fellow focusing on digital security. Sierra spoke during a March 18 panel discussion on Capitol Hill organized by Freedom House and ICFJ.

Open-Data Project Adds Transparency to African Elections

An innovative tool developed to help people register to vote in Kenya is proving to be a valuable asset to voters across the African continent.

GotToVote was created in 2012 by two software developers under the guidance of ICFJ’s Knight International Journalism Fellow Justin Arenstein for use during Kenya’s general elections.

Latin American Journalists Learn About Efforts to Prevent Crime in 24-Hour Cities

Twelve journalists from nine Latin American countries spent a week at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in Washington, D.C., learning about crime and citizen security as part of the International Center for Journalists’ (ICFJ’s) “Can Crime Be Prevented in Latin America?” program. The initiative, hosted and funded by IDB, began with a six-week online course that attracted 94 participants.

Four Media Leaders Join ICFJ Board of Directors

The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) has added four leading news media executives to its board of directors. They are: Mark Aldam, president of Hearst Newspapers; David Callaway, editor-in-chief of USA Today; John Harris, editor-in-chief of Politico; and Megan Liberman, editor-in-chief of Yahoo! News.

Investigative Journalists Uncover Corruption in Latin America

ICFJ’s Investigative Reporting Initiative in the Americas (IRIA) gave reporter Rafael Cabrera the tools he needed to break a story on the “Mexican White House” that has shaken the government of that country and led to follow-up stories from major media in the United States.

Cabrera, a journalist with Aristegui Noticias, reported on a potential conflict of interest involving President Enrique Peña Nieto and his wife, Angélica Rivera.

A New School in Pakistan is Providing Quality Journalism Education

To meet the growing demand for professional journalists in Pakistan, the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) recently launched the Center for Excellence in Journalism (CEJ) in Karachi. The school offers hands-on training modules for working journalists that marry best professional practices with the latest digital technologies.

ICFJ offers six-week online course for Pakistani journalists on “Freedom of Expression in the Digital Age”

The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) invites Pakistani journalists with three to 10 years of professional journalism experience to apply for a six-week online course, “Freedom of Expression in the Digital Age,”which will be held from April 8 to May 20, 2015. The deadline to apply has been extended to April 5, 2015. During the six-week course, participants will learn to produce multimedia content, write and blog for the web, and effectively and ethically manage online communities that attract constructive, responsible dialogue with their audiences.