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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How to Roll Out Technology in the Newsroom

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June 16, 2015

Juan Manuel Casanueva is an ICFJ Knight International Journalism Fellow based in Mexico. Casanueva is working to improve collaboration between technologists, journalists and civil society organizations in Latin America.

Implementing technology projects in newsrooms or media organizations that traditionally don’t have tech support can be quite a challenge. Here are five suggestions for those starting such a tech endeavor, based on my work with technologists and media organizations in Latin America.

ICFJ Knight Roundup: AfriLEAKS Launches, Chicas Poderosas Holds Event at Stanford

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June 12, 2015

How sensor technology measures air quality, AfriLEAKS launches in South Africa, a fellow hosts a drone meetup in Nigeria and more in this week's roundup. 

New tools created with sensor technology to measure air quality

Former ICFJ Knight Fellow Gustavo Faleiros helped build new low-cost sensor technology to measure air

Blowing the Whistle: Collaborative Investigations in Africa

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June 12, 2015

Top editors and investigative journalists in South Africa have welcomed a new whistleblowing platform designed to protect sources who leak sensitive information to the media.

ICFJ Knight Roundup: Investigating the Mafia in Africa, Cargografías Launches

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June 8, 2015

Each week as part of the Knight International Media Innovators blog, the ICFJ Knight team will round up stories focused on how their fellows are making an impact in the field.

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