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The latest news from the International Center for Journalists.

April
28
2022

How Media Leaders in Latin America Are Building Stronger Businesses

When Elaine Miranda launched Nicaragua’s first personal finance blog in 2018, she hoped it would help her build up her finance coaching business. But an ICFJ fellowship program helped her realize that her website could become her business.

The program, Emerging Media Leaders, taught her the latest skills in content creation, monetization and business development, connected her with leaders in the field and provided her with a fellowship placement at Mother Jones, where her colleagues showed her how to make better use of social media, Miranda said.

April
25
2022

Estão abertas as inscrições para 'Jogo Limpo', uma iniciativa em favor de eleições livres e bem informadas no Brasil

Criado pelo ICFJ e financiado pelo YouTube Brasil, o programa busca apoiar ideias para enfrentar a ‘enxurrada de mentiras’ esperadas para a campanha eleitoral de 2022.

Fact-checkers e jornalistas que estão comprometidos com a luta contra a desinformação no Brasil em ano eleitoral poderão receber apoio financeiro e tempo de mentoria no programa “Jogo Limpo”. A iniciativa, lançada hoje pela parceria do International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) com o YouTube Brasil, busca projetos inovadores que promovam o combate às notícias falsas que podem afetar o processo democrático brasileiro.

April
25
2022

Applications Now Open for ‘Fair Game,’ an Initiative Backing Free and Fair Elections in Brazil

The ICFJ program, supported by YouTube Brazil, is seeking project ideas that will stem the ‘torrent of lies’ expected amid the country’s 2022 campaigns.

Fact-checkers and journalists in Brazil committed to fighting mis- and disinformation ahead of the country’s upcoming elections will receive additional support through an initiative announced today called “Jogo Limpo,” or “Fair Game.” The program, run by the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) and supported by YouTube Brazil, will provide funding and mentorship for innovative projects that bolster the democratic process.

April
25
2022

Safety Tips for Journalists in Conflict Zones

Journalists can be prime targets when reporting in conflict zones. By relaying critical information on the ground, and by revealing stories of atrocities and war crimes, journalists can be at risk by those who want the facts of the conflict hidden, said Abeer Saady, a trainer and media specialist

April
19
2022

Elevate: Meet the 18 Organizations Joining ICFJ’s News Business Hub in 2022

Eighteen news outlets - in six regions of the world - will receive tailored support from a wide spectrum of entrepreneurial leaders and experts as part of Elevate, ICFJ’s news business hub. The goal is to help these small and medium news organizations become financially viable and serve their communities well into the future.

April
11
2022

Perugia Declaration for Ukraine

The International Journalism Festival and members and partners of the Global Forum for Media Development, including the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) call for increased support of independent media and journalists in Ukraine.

April
4
2022

New Ways to Fight Online Violence

Over the past two years, ICFJ’s research has illuminated a horrendous – and growing – problem of online violence against women journalists. But we know that researching the problem is just the first step. We also need to help journalists deal with this abuse.

April
4
2022

Hold the Line Coalition Condemns 16 New Legal Complaints Against Maria Ressa & Rappler

Ahead of national elections in the Philippines on May 9, the State has stepped up its attacks on Nobel Laureate Maria Ressa and the news outlet she leads, Rappler.

March
31
2022

ICFJ to Present Top Journalism Award to NBC News' Andrea Mitchell

The International Center for Journalists will honor Andrea Mitchell, chief foreign affairs correspondent and chief Washington correspondent for NBC News, with the ICFJ Founders Award for Excellence in Journalism. She will receive the award at the ICFJ Tribute to Journalists 2022 event on November 10 in Washington, D.C.

March
30
2022

Gender-Based Online Violence Against Women Journalists: Statement by Hosts

On Friday 1st April 2022, at 8.30am BST, Doughty Street Chambers, the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) and the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), were intending to host a private breakfast event at Doughty Street Chambers in London: an expert discussion about the problem of gender-based online violence