ICFJ Knight Fellowships

01/31/2024

Our newest International Center for Journalists Knight Fellows Mattia Peretti and Nikita Roy are experts on AI in the media and its impacts on journalists. Click for more:

Congratulations to our newest 2024 ICFJ Knight Fellows, Nikita Roy and Mattia Peretti 🥳Roy is the host of Newsroom Robots and a media entrepreneur. Peretti previously designed courses on journalism for at LSE. Read more:

01/31/2024

Do you know a journalist who's overcome challenges to create impact?

Nominations for the 2024 Knight International Journalism Awards are open, and the deadline for submissions is Feb. 8. The winners will be honored at the International Center for Journalists' Tribute to Journalists.

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Each year, the International Center for Journalists honors outstanding colleagues with the ICFJ Knight International Journalism Award at our Tribute to Journalists. We are now seeking nominees whose pioneering coverage or media innovations have made an impact on the lives of people in their countrie...

09/26/2023

Calling all journalists, developers, entrepreneurs, and civic hackers:

Register NOW for in Buenos Aires, Oct. 5-7, where attendees will work together for the future of media, news and society.

https://mediaparty.org/home-en

09/07/2023

At this year's Online News Association conference, International Center for Journalists Knight Fellows Laura Zommer and Nasr Ul Hadi gave advice on tackling disinformation with upcoming elections. They encouraged journalists and fact checkers to partner with each other in creating content that caters to the audience's needs.

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From Argentina, where a far right libertarian candidate has emerged as the frontrunner in the general election this fall, to Mexico, India and the U.S. in 2024, the results of pivotal upcoming elections will have implications for democratic norms globally. As the campaigns ramp up, so too will disin...

08/23/2023

International Center for Journalists Leap grantee NewsVerifier.Africa is creating a new project that seeks to make fact-checking resources more accessible to people with audio and visual disabilities.

Register to hear more from the team and innovation director Maggie Farley this Friday.

Sign up: https://t.co/9j8ZSyLPEM

06/06/2023

ICFJ is partnering with , a three-day conference at the intersection of journalism and technology. We’ll be there, along with some journalists in our network who’ll give talks on engagement, trust in journalism & more. Register now: https://buff.ly/3o2IGzF

05/26/2023

Media Party 2023 is just around the corner!

Held from June 8-10 in Chicago, the event will have Keynotes, Lightning Talks, hands-on Workshops and a 2 day Hackathon for journalists, designers and entrepreneurs!

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https://mediaparty.org

What's ?
Think of it as a three-day celebration of journalism and technology, including hands-on workshops, inspiring keynotes, and a hackathon focused on AI for news.
📍June 8-10. Chicago.
You won’t want to miss it. Register: https://buff.ly/3o2IGzF

05/26/2023

Click below to read on past ICFJ Knight Fellow Ayman Salah, who recently passed away.

Commemorating Knight Fellow Ayman Salah

05/17/2023

Salud con lupa -- created by International Center for Journalists Knight Fellow Fabiola Torres -- investigates pesticides in fruits and vegetables in Latin America. The health reporting platform found that produce has pesticide levels above local health standards. Read below 👇

🚨Todas las muestras de recopiladas en superaron los niveles permitidos en la norma sanitaria para residuos de . Por ejemplo, la sustancia metalaxil excedió hasta 14 veces y el tiabendazole 4.6 veces el límite máximo.

Este análisis fue realizado por en alianza con el Consorcio por la Salud, Ambiente y Desarrollo, la Red de Agricultura Ecológica (RAE PERU) y el Consorcio Agroecológico Peruano.

05/17/2023

International Center for Journalists Knight Fellow Hannah Ojo Ajakaiye's Facts Matter Nigeria will be hosting a free workshop for digital creators, journalists and tech enthusiasts in Nigeria!

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Digital creators, journalists and tech enthusiasts in Nigeria can register for a free workshop. FactsMatterNG, with the support of the United States Consulate General, Lagos, is hosting a workshop focused on “Building trust in an age of Information Manipulation.” The workshop will feature practi...