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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Business Insider Uses InfoAmazonia Maps to Visualize Fires in Amazon Rain Forest

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February 11, 2015

InfoAmazonia, a data visualization map created by former ICFJ Knight Fellow Gustavo Faleiros, was used in a Business Insider article to visualize the grave danger facing the Amazon rain forest region.

“While the annual rate of deforestation has slowed in recent years...another, less talked-about issue the rain forest faces, is the threat of wildfires,” the story in the popular online site reads.

Periodistas en Riesgo Site Provides Safety Resources for Mexican Reporters

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February 4, 2015

The name of Moisés Sánchez has been all over the news in Mexico the past few weeks, after his kidnapping in the state of Veracruz.

Former Knight Fellow Recreates the First Human Diaspora

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January 26, 2015

Former ICFJ Knight Fellow Paul Salopek is quite literally on the journey of a lifetime: he is walking on foot for 30,000 miles, from Africa to South America, to recreate the migration of the first humans.

Key Tips for Understanding Freedom of Information Laws in Your Country

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January 15, 2015

Independent Mexican journalist Alejandra Xanic von Bertrab shared a Pulitzer Prize with New York Times reporter David Barstow for their investigation into Walmart's expansion in Mexico, shrouded by corruption and bribery.

Xanic attributed the Prize to Mexico's young Freedom of Information Act; the investigation required more than 800 FOIA requests. Here she shares tips on how journalists can use their own countries' freedom of information laws.

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