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The latest news from the International Center for Journalists.

February
23
2023

Elevate, ICFJ’s News Business Hub, to Help a New Cohort of Media Entrepreneurs Thrive

Journalists running small- or medium-sized independent news outlets will have the opportunity to build stronger, more viable organizations through Elevate, the International Center for Journalists’ (ICFJ) news business hub, now entering its second year.

February
15
2023

Register Now: Join ICFJ's Global Anti-Disinformation Summit

ICFJ’s Empowering the Truth Global Summit offers a series of weekly online training sessions tailored for participants in Central and West Africa, Central Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and North Africa, North America, and South and Southeast Asia. Participants will learn skills to help them amplify the reach of reliable facts. They also will be eligible for funding to pursue groundbreaking ways to better distribute facts online, including through innovative collaborations with influencers, subject matter experts or others from different professional backgrounds.

February
14
2023

How Disinformation Fuels Online Violence Storms Targeting Women Journalists

Two ‘big data’ case studies published by the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) – in concert with the Story Killers project – allow readers to see into the core of misogynistic, digital disinformation campaigns designed to discredit women journalists and chill their reporting.

February
7
2023

5 Lessons Learned about the Newsletter Business in the U.S.

As an Arthur F. Burns Fellow from Germany, I was able to look behind the scenes at the newsletter start-up 6AM City for two months. This is how clever curating can create a multimillion-dollar business.

February
6
2023

Three News Leaders Join ICFJ Board of Directors

The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) welcomes to its board of directors Sudeep Reddy of Politico, Krissah Thompson of The Washington Post, and José Zamora of Exile Content Studio. All three are leaders in the field, shaping the future of news.

February
3
2023

The Benefits and Pitfalls of ChatGPT for Journalists

In the latest ICFJ Pamela Howard Forum on Global Crisis Reporting webinar, Jenna Burrell, director of research at Data & Society, dove into the pros of ChatGPT and how it can be a tool for journalists, as well as its limitations and what journalists should be cautious about.  
February
1
2023

Transforming Newsrooms in Brazil

News outlets across Brazil – from radio stations in the Amazon to legacy newsrooms in São Paulo – are expanding their reach and ramping up their digital content through a large-scale ICFJ initiative supported by Meta that is now kicking off a second round.

February
1
2023

Journalist of the Month: Chani Guyot

For Argentinian journalist Chani Guyot, journalism centers around purpose and impact. When he recognized a pattern of news avoidance in his community in Argentina, he knew it was imperative that journalists better engage their audiences.

January
24
2023

How Bellingcat Uncovered the Truth Behind Russian Missile Strikes in Ukraine

When Christo Grozev, executive director of Bellingcat, saw that Russia was claiming its missiles were striking only military targets in Ukraine, he knew he had to go beyond just proving that was not true.

January
23
2023

How to Produce More Gender-Equitable Coverage

“Women are being underrepresented in news leadership, as protagonists in news gathering and news coverage, and fewer women tend to consume news,” said Kassova. “There are [many] areas we need to get right if equitable journalism is to be produced.”