East / Southeast Asia

Leap: ICFJ's News Innovation Lab

ICFJ’s goal is to identify the most pressing challenges affecting journalism and its mission to serve the public. Addressing those challenges requires creativity – and the time and support to think innovatively. That’s where ICFJ’s Leap news innovation program comes in.

Program Dates

09/18/23 - 12/07/23

09/18/23 - 12/08/23

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Leap: ICFJ's News Innovation Lab

ICFJ’s goal is to identify the most pressing challenges affecting journalism and its mission to serve the public. Addressing those challenges requires creativity – and the time and support to think innovatively. That’s where ICFJ’s Leap news innovation program comes in.

Program Dates

09/02/20 - 04/30/22

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WHO Road Safety Reporting

In partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO), ICFJ has previously extended opportunities to over 350 journalists from 45 countries to participate in road safety reporting programs. These training sessions and global conferences work to deepen participants’ knowledge and expand their access to experts with the goal of raising awareness and spurring dialogue around critical – yet underreported – road safety issues.

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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.

Program Dates

09/29/23 - 09/28/28

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Empowering the Truth Tellers: Asia Investigative Reporting Network

The Asia Investigative Reporting Network (AIR Network) aims to empower journalists across Southeast Asia through training, networking and financial support. By fostering collaboration and providing resources, we enable journalists to expose abuses of power and corruption – expanding high-impact, investigative reporting that serves the public interest.

Program Dates

09/01/22 - 06/30/25

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Disarming Disinformation

Disarming Disinformation is ICFJ's largest program addressing the information disorder we live in. It is a three-year global program supported by the Scripps Howard Foundation.

Program Dates

11/30/20 - 11/30/24

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Just the Facts: Investigative Journalism in Pursuit of Truth and Transparency

The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) in partnership with the Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) will build the capacity and deepen the professional knowledge of Sri Lankan journalists and editors by providing them with the skills to conduct investigations, identify reliable sources, and fact-check information.

Program Dates

03/26/20 - 09/30/24

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The Belt and Road Initiative: A Study Tour for Arab Journalists

China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has raised questions about the regional power’s growing global influence. To date, more than 150 countries have either indicated interest in or signed on to projects under the project that promised to generate investment and employment in some of the world’s poorest countries. Nearly twenty of the countries impacted are in South and Southeast Asia, many of which are at risk of debt distress because of lending practices under the initiative.

Program Dates

10/01/23 - 03/01/24

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