ICFJ Knight Fellowships

Trio of Reporting Awards Helps Elevate Role of Health News and Women Journalists in Mozambique

When Knight International Journalism Fellow Mercedes Sayagues arrived at the Savana newsroom in Maputo, Mozambique, in 2010, she found a lone woman reporter covering health and education news, stories that were largely ignored by editors more focused on politics, sports and corruption. “Salane Muchanga was the token woman, and not taken seriously,” recalls Sayagues.

Sayagues went to work, guiding the young reporter in the basics of health journalism.

Remote Mozambique Relies on Radio for Health News

Mueda is where Mozambique’s uprising against colonial rule started, back in 1960. A memorial and a museum celebrate the event – but that pretty much exhausts the benefits Mueda has derived from its heroic past. Remote and poor, the district got electricity only last year.

Cellphones Bring Communications, Development to Remote Areas of India

India's Asian News International reports on a "revolutionary" initiative by Knight International Journalism Fellow Shubhranshu Choudhary that allows tribals in a remote region of the country to communicate with each other and with mainstream media and activists outside of their region. In this video report, a citizen journalist trained by Choudhary says the service has allowed villagers to report significant problems that might have gone unreported in the past.

Christmas Day Bombings in Nigeria: How Violence Hampers Efforts to Expand Health Coverage

It’s almost nine months into my fellowship in Nigeria, yet it seems like there is still so much to be done. Achieving more in the remaining few months will be less of a challenge if the country can find a way to better manage the snowballing religious and political crises. The Islamist terror group Boko Haram claims credit for much of the violence – and has not let up.