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Press Freedom on Campus: Why it Matters and What Student Journalists Need Most

In February, ICFJ partnered with Vanderbilt University and Freedom Forum, with support from the Lumina Foundation, to bring university faculty and students, international and U.S. journalists, and media leaders together for a discussion about the importance of press freedom in democratic societies. Participants stressed how U.S.-based journalists can learn from the experiences of their colleagues abroad, and they dived into the challenges campus reporters face, such as a lack of funding and harassment from fellow students, offered advice for engaging audiences, and more.

Media Funding, Trust Metrics, News Creators and More: The 2025 International Journalism Festival

The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) will be at the International Journalism Festival in Perugia, Italy this spring to learn, connect and collaborate with other journalists and media supporters from across the world. ICFJ team members will contribute to discussions on critical topics ranging from funding models and press freedom to AI's impact and innovative approaches to measuring impact. Sessions can be watched live online, and recordings will be available here.

Disarming Disinformation in the Amazon: High Risk, Deep Listening

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.

Applications Now Open for the Global Journalism Program at Tsinghua University

The Global Business Journalism program has set a final deadline of April 15 for top college seniors and mid-career journalists to apply to the prestigious two-year master’s degree program at Tsinghua University in Beijing.

ICFJ Voices: Stories From the Journalists in Our Network

A year has passed since we first asked our network to share their testimonies with us. We did it to mark our 40th anniversary, and were blown away by the responses. Hundreds of journalists across every region of the world wrote to tell us what being part of ICFJ’s network has meant to them.

Highlighting the Role of Independent Journalism for U.S. Students: Five Takeaways from Our Roundtable Event

International and U.S. journalists, university faculty and students, and foundation and media leaders came together recently in Washington, D.C., to address a critical gap in educating young Americans on the role of a free press in democratic societies.

Journalism Contest Winners Shed Light on Under-Reported Global Challenge: Road Safety

Winners of the Road Safety Reporting Competition and Awards drew attention to the threats faced by motorcyclists in Nigeria, poor highway design in Nepal, and the human toll of poor road safety globally, especially in low- and middle-income countries, where nine in 10 of all road deaths occur.

The Year we Redefine our Relationship with Audiences and our Role in Society

If you work in journalism, you might recognize that 2024 was a year of reckoning for our industry. I certainly do. 

ICFJ Voices: Gabriel Zanlorenssi, on Embedding with The Wall Street Journal Through ICFJ

Gabriel Zanlorenssi is data editor at Nexo Journal. He’s based in São Paulo, Brazil, and covers a variety of topics. Through an ICFJ program, he received top-tier mentoring, published high-quality work and gained meaningful experience inside The Wall Street Journal’s newsroom.

ICFJ Voices: Olakunle Mohammed, Making Fact-Checking Accessible to People With Disabilities

Olakunle Mohammed is a Nigerian journalist who covers mis- and disinformation, media literacy and inclusive media in Africa. Mohammed is a co-founder and the operations director at Media Inno Tech Limited. Through an ICFJ program, he’s built a notable fact-checking initiative in Africa. Mohammed is currently based in the United Kingdom.