Disinformation about climate change often is spread without regard for human or environmental consequences. Journalists supported by ICFJ+, a venture led by the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), Code for Africa and Proto, are exposing this deception through cutting-edge investigative reporting.
Linda Ngari is a freelance journalist from Kenya who covers gender rights, mis- and disinformation and climate change.
A high school history teacher and fact-checker, Gabriel Narváez, wanted to bridge his two professional worlds. His goal was to strengthen public discourse by teaching his students to question what they read and share online.
Narváez sees hope in the next generation of Ecuadorians. He also sees a challenge. Even the best education can’t compete with the flood of unverified information that shapes young people’s digital lives. He worried his students didn’t care whether what they saw on social media was true. But he found something unexpected: his students were already skeptical.
Kemi Busari is a journalist and editor at DUBAWA, a fact-checking outlet focused on West Africa. He covers West Africa, disinformation and media literacy. He’s a 2024 winner of the Michael Elliott Award for Excellence in African Storytelling.
Busari reflects upon his experiences with ICFJ and why the organization’s work must continue. “For years, ICFJ has been at the forefront of supporting these journalists through funding, training, mentorship, fellowships, and institutional backing. Several of my colleagues have directly benefited from these programs,” he says.
In 2025, one of Busari’s mentees at DUBAWA won the Elliott Award with a story Busari edited. “This is a clear testament to the lasting impact of the experience ICFJ provided,” he says.
Originally, from Nigeria. Busari divides his time between Abuja and Maryland.
With roots that trace back to northeastern Brazil — where her ancestors endured modern slave labour, Josi Gonçalves knew she wanted to be a force for good. As a journalist, activist, feminist and mother, she has built her life and work around that mission.
As an immigrant, Mona Awwad knows how daunting it is to start over in a new country. The promise of a better future collides with the fear of acceptance. That vulnerability stays with Awwad to this day and sparked her curiosity when she saw the chance to become a media literacy trainer.
While political disinformation is surging across the United States, one part of the news media is proving especially resilient in stopping the spread of false information – ethnic and Indigenous newsrooms, according to a new study by the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ).
Sharon Moshavi, the president of the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), recently joined the Ink and Insights podcast for a wide-ranging conversation on the future of journalism and the evolving information ecosystem. The interview, hosted by author and storyteller Sumit Sharma Sameer, touched on the growing role of AI in both enhancing and undermining journalistic work, the importance of audience-centric innovation and why young reporters must build subject-matter and tech fluency to stay resilient in the industry.
ICFJ President Sharon Moshavi recently joined Interlochen Public Radio News Director Ed Ronco for a public conversation on the state of journalism, hosted by the International Affairs Forum at Northwestern Michigan College. The discussion, part of the forum’s ongoing series focused on global affairs and press freedom, brought together journalists, students and community members from across northern Michigan. Topics included the erosion of trust in media, the collapse of traditional business models, the growing impact of artificial intelligence and the need for innovation in how journalism is practiced and supported.
New research from the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) assesses the strategies that newsrooms have adopted in order to navigate the whirlwind of manipulation, misinformation and disinformation that has shaken the foundations of trust in Brazilian institutions since former President Jair Bolsonaro’s election in 2018.
