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How to Investigate and Report on Far-Right Extremism

Far-right extremism is on the rise globally. Knowing how to investigate and report on the movement and its actors is paramount for journalists today.

The January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol in 2021, for instance, was heavily influenced by two of America's most well-known far-right extremist groups, the

Here's How Journalists Can Best Engage Audiences on Climate Change

In a recent webinar, the ICFJ Pamela Howard Forum on Global Crisis Reporting dove into a report by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford that looks at how readers access climate change news, who they trust and how they feel about the issue.

What Journalists Need to Know to Combat Information Disorder

From unsubstantiated claims of election fraud to vaccine conspiracies, a state of “information disorder” has consumed the online ecosystem in recent years. Consisting of mis-, dis- and malinformation, the phenomenon can be difficult for journalists to understand, study and combat.

Meet Five Journalists From ICFJ's Global Network

During the ICFJ Tribute to Journalists 2022 on November 10, five members of the ICFJ network who were watching the event online were spotlighted by ICFJ President Sharon Moshavi during the awards broadcast. “... you and all of the journalists you represent are the reason we all are here,” Moshavi said. The five journalists, Ankita Mukhopadhyay, Cley Medeiros, Ahmed Elsheikh, Mady Camara and Kharla Pimentel, hail from news organizations and countries around the world, reflecting ICFJ’s vast network of journalists. 

Carlos Dada: Investigating Power and Criminality as Democracy Backslides

Dada is ICFJ’s 2022 Knight Trailblazer Award winner. In accepting the honor, Dada hopes to draw attention to the work done by fellow journalists in El Salvador and across Central America who have less of a platform than he does.

Anisa Shaheed: A Voice for the People of Afghanistan

In recognition of the timely, incisive journalism she has carried out during her career, Anisa Shaheed is one of this year’s ICFJ Knight International Journalism Award winners. “I wanted to be wherever there’s a problem, and get that voice and that news to the people,” she said of her reporting. “That was my wish, and I did it.”

Journalism in Afghanistan Today: An Interview with Samiullah Mahdi

Journalists in Afghanistan for two decades provided the public with vital news and information across a range of independent newspapers, radio stations and TV networks – a media ecosystem that they worked hard to build and strengthen. When the Taliban returned to power in 2021, everything changed in a matter of days.

Women Journalists Making Change in the Newsroom and Beyond

Catherine Gicheru is very familiar with glass ceilings, and how to break them.

She became the first woman news editor of the Nation Media Group, later serving as the founding editor of The Star in Kenya. That’s when Catherine first joined the ICFJ network, as one of a cohort of top news editors we brought to the U.S. to learn from their peer newsrooms. 

“Piercing Putin’s Truth Blockade:” Former ICFJ Award Winner, President Shine a Light on Russian Reporters in Exile

In a new piece for Nieman Reports, award-winning media founder Roman Anin and ICFJ President Sharon Moshavi call for global support of Russian journalists who, despite the challenges, are providing independent news about Russia’s war in Ukraine to fellow citizens living under “increasingly authoritarian darkness” in their country.

New Ways to Fight Online Violence

Over the past two years, ICFJ’s research has illuminated a horrendous – and growing – problem of online violence against women journalists. But we know that researching the problem is just the first step. We also need to help journalists deal with this abuse.