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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. 

Resource in Four Languages Will Help Journalists, Content Creators Improve Video Skills

An engaging new resource to improve video storytelling skills is now available for journalists and other content creators. The International Journalists’ Network (IJNet) has published a Mobile Journalism Toolkit, which was developed by cross-platform video publishing company Seen in partnership with ICFJ and Meta Journalism Project.

Conheça os Projetos Inovadores de “Jogo Limpo” que Ajudarão no Combate à Desinformação Eleitoral no Brasil

Equipes de seis organizações de notícias foram selecionadas para receber fundos e mentoria no desenvolvimento de projetos que combatem a desinformação antes das eleições de outubro no Brasil. Os projetos fazem parte do Jogo Limpo, iniciativa do Centro Internacional para Jornalistas com apoio do YouTube Brasil.

Meet the “Jogo Limpo” Teams Developing Innovative Ways to Fight Electoral Disinformation in Brazil

Teams from six news organizations have been selected to receive funds and mentorship for projects that combat misinformation in the lead up to Brazil’s October elections. The projects are part of Jogo Limpo (“Fair Game”), an initiative run by the International Center for Journalists and supported by YouTube Brazil.

From Brazil to Togo: How ICFJ Community Managers Are Strengthening Journalism in Their Regions

This community could not have been built without our driven, all-star t team of community managers and moderators overseeing our five language fora – in Arabic, English, French, Portuguese and Spanish. Beyond managing the five fora, these journalists are increasingly being recognized as international leaders as they build our community on a regional and global level. 

Tackling Deepfakes in Journalism

As manipulated media becomes more prevalent, journalists will need to be able to identify its many different forms, and educate their audiences about it. Deepfakes are among the more prominent examples of manipulated media today, said Sam Gregory, program director for WITNESS, an organization that uses video and technology to defend human rights, during a recent two-part ICFJ Global Crisis Reporting Forum webinar.

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. 

IJNet Arabic's Mentoring Center for MENA Startups Opens for its Ninth Year

Are you a journalist based in the Middle East and North Africa? Are you eager to develop your own news media startup in a sustainable way? We have good news for you: Our IJNet Arabic Mentoring Center is now accepting applications for its ninth year and it's quite easy to apply. Just click here.

Tips for Incorporating Scientific Research Into Your Reporting

Research studies, crisis reports and documents from experts are important resources for providing well-researched trends that explain complex global crises.

However, research records can often be lengthy, boring and difficult for reporters to transform into engaging stories, but  this doesn’t have to be the case.

Announcing Leap: ICFJ's News Innovation Lab

How can media outlets build trust, when so many people doubt the credibility of news? This is one of the most pressing questions journalism faces today, and it has far-reaching implications not only for the industry but for our civic health. Addressing this and other urgent issues requires prodigious creativity, as well as the time and support for innovation – something few newsrooms have.

That’s why ICFJ has developed Leap, a news innovation lab. Our goal is not innovation simply for its own sake. We designed Leap to give newsrooms across the world the space to explore the most essential challenges confronting journalism today and to shape its future. We want to ease the risk and costs that inhibit innovation, especially for small and mid-sized independent news organizations.