ICFJ Knight Fellowships

The ICFJ Knight Fellowships instill a culture of news innovation and experimentation worldwide. Fellows help journalists and news organizations adopt new technologies to enhance their news gathering, storytelling, editorial workflows, audience engagement and business models, among others. The result: sustainable, trustworthy journalism that serves the public interest. Learn more.

What’s more, ICFJ's unparalleled network of global media professionals multiply the reach and impact of the ICFJ Knight Fellows’ work, seeding a truly global spirit of innovation in journalism.​​​ 

Fellowships are currently filled, but if you have an innovative idea that transforms the journalism landscape in your area, please get in touch. 

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Mozambique Reporters Find Tragedy, Triumph in Battle For Better Women’s Health Care

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October 25, 2011

Obstetric fistula is a major health problem, and a difficult topic to write about. This month brought both joy and tremendous sorrow for those of us hoping to impact health coverage and improve lives here in Mozambique.

Zambia’s First HIV Activist Loses Battle for Life but Wins Fight for Change

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October 18, 2011

How, and where, do I start explaining what Winstone Zulu meant for Africans living with HIV? How do I tell the story of this Zambian activist who turned a death sentence into a rich life for him, his family and millions of other Africans?

Tribals From Different Regions of India Find They Speak The Same Language – And Now Share Information By Cell Phone

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October 17, 2011

It was a pleasure to hear so many Adivasi languages being spoken in one place: during a recent Democratization of Media workshop held in Koraput and organized jointly by CGnet Swara and Action Aid. Communication makes a community. That’s really what these 37 participants learned in the workshop. They also learned how to communicate more effectively in their own native languages using new tools like mobile phones.

India's Tribal Citizens Track Abuses on Mobile News Network

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October 13, 2011

A news story in India's Andhranews.net highlights CGnet Swara as a development project that is producing change for tribal people vulnerable to Maoist influence. Knight Fellow Shubhranshu Choudhary developed the cellular service as part of his Knight International Journalism Fellowship.

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