Information providers across the world are grappling with the same challenges: how to do more with less, how to reach audiences and how to stay financially afloat while doing work that matters. Those pressures were a common thread running through sessions at the 2026 International Journalism Festival in Perugia, Italy, earlier this month.
Three sessions – on shared services, the rise of independent news creators and radical collaboration – approached the problem from different angles but kept arriving at the same conclusion: no one can do this work alone anymore.
Three winners of the ICFJ Michael Elliott Award for Excellence in African Storytelling, supported by ICFJ reporting grants, will investigate the growing threats to press freedom and democracy across Africa. Their reports will examine how challenges ranging from AI-enabled surveillance to coordinated online attacks against journalists are impacting African societies.
Nalova Akua is a freelance journalist who writes for a variety of outlets, such as The Guardian, Al Jazeera, Columbia Journalism Review and The Associated Press. He reports on a range of topics from conflicts and politics to science and health.
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Peru, Lucero Ascarza found herself staring down a new challenge in the classroom: disinformation.
She had started her career as a reporter for Convoca, a Peruvian-based investigative journalism organisation, digging into the Panama Papers as part of an international coalition of journalists. Later, Ascarza transitioned into education at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, where she helped the next generation of reporters learn the craft. But it wasn’t until the public health crisis — and the mistrust that fueled Peru’s anti-vaccine movement — that she realised how central the fight against falsehoods had become.
ICFJ+, the International Center for Journalists' new venture launched in partnership with tech powerhouse Code for Africa and systems builder PROTO, will contribute to talks and workshops focused on news influencers, the current state of journalism and more. Team members will also be present at ICFJ+’s booth in the iMedD Media Village to meet and exchange ideas with attendees.
Buchleitner began her career through the 2023 News Corp Media Fellowship program. She specializes in reporting on conflict, sexual violence, diplomacy, and technology, focusing on its societal impact. Sharing her insights with aspiring journalists, she advises, "Journalism is about finding a red thread and following it to see where it connects to other things."
There's an endless amount of topics to cover with journalism nowadays, especially when it comes to cross-border collaborations. IJNet helps journalists from around the world develop throughout their careers through resources ranging from indispensable professional knowledge to the latest innovations and opportunities.
Board members of the East-West Institute were dazzled by students and alumni of the Global Business Journalism program during a breakfast meeting in Beijing on Friday, May 17.
Students in Professor Lee Miller's Corporate Strategies class pitched their talents to corporate CEOs in the final project of the semester.
