ICFJ Knight Fellowships

Open-Data Movement Proves 'Data is Everywhere'

Ever since information became readily available on the web, transparency advocates have pushed for public open-data formats. Groups like ILDA in Latin America and the international OGP Open Data working group strive to not only research and analyze the openness of public data, but also assess how infomediaries are using open data.

Journalists, civic hackers, academia and civil society organizations are some of the most active open-data users, transforming data into consumable information for the public.

Advice from 2014 Knight Award Winner: 'Keep Your Passion Alive'

Alejandra Xanic von Bertrab, winner of the 2014 Knight International Journalism Award, says the key to becoming a successful journalist is to find “ways to keep your passion alive and healthy.”

The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist adds that journalists must also stay positive. "The newsroom can become a very, very hard place where we run into people who have either become mad or become isolated or become a bit sour," she said.

Knight's Ibargüen: 'If you care about journalism, you have to care about technology'

Radical changes introduced by the digital age have created exciting possibilities for journalism to inform and illuminate the public, said Alberto Ibargüen, president of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

In accepting the W.M. Kiplinger Award for Distinguished Contributions from the National Press Foundation, Ibargüen emphasized the importance of maintaining core journalistic values while embracing the changes brought on by the technology revolution.

Journalists at Risk Map Illustrates Stunning Number of Attacks on Journalists in Mexico

The dangers faced by journalists around the world have been a prominent subject in the news lately. From reporters captured by ISIS to those whose computers have been hacked by their own governments, attacks on journalists come in many forms.