Event coverage

November
3
2023

Jacqueline Charles Accepts ICFJ Excellence in International Reporting Award

As a longtime reporter for the Miami Herald, Jacqueline Charles has provided enduring coverage of Haiti for more than two decades. Charles, who is the winner of the ICFJ Excellence in International Reporting Award, delivered the following remarks on Nov. 2 at the ICFJ Tribute to Journalists 2023.

November
3
2023

James Nachtwey Accepts ICFJ Excellence in Visual Journalism Award

As one of the most influential photojournalists of this era, James Nachtwey for more than 40 years has covered history unfolding in hotspots across the globe. Nachtwey, who is the winner of the ICFJ Excellence in Visual Journalism Award, delivered the following remarks on Nov. 2 at the ICFJ Tribute to Journalists 2023.

November
3
2023

Wolf Blitzer Accepts ICFJ Founders Award for Excellence in Journalism

Wolf Blitzer is the anchor of The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer, which provides viewers with in-depth reports about the political, international and breaking news stories of the day. Blitzer, who is the winner of the ICFJ Founders Award for Excellence in Journalism, delivered the following remarks from Tel Aviv, Israel for the ICFJ Tribute to Journalists 2023.

November
3
2023

Highlights from the ICFJ Tribute to Journalists 2023

At ICFJ’s 2023 Tribute to Journalists, we celebrated outstanding journalism globally. Hundreds gathered together for the gala in Washington, DC, while many more from across the world watched online.

October
27
2023

Reflections on Covering Terrorism's Consequences on Women, from ICFJ Knight Award Winner Mariam Ouédraogo

Burkinabè journalist Mariam Ouédraogo is dedicated to covering war and its devastating consequences on civilians in her native country of Burkina Faso.

October
16
2023

Story Ideas and Tips for Keeping Up with COVID-19

The World Health Organization no longer considers the COVID-19 pandemic a global health emergency, but that doesn’t mean it’s not a global health threat anymore. The global health toll is nearing seven million deaths, and new variants continue to emerge.

October
5
2023

Addressing Visa and Travel Challenges for Journalists

Journalists often may need to travel for their work, for instance for a reporting project or conference. This is harder for certain journalists, depending on where they are from. 

September
27
2023

What ICFJ Fellow Philip Obaji Jr. is Uncovering About the Wagner Group’s Activities in Africa

Many questions remain unanswered following the death of Yevgeny Prigozhin, the former head of Russia’s Wagner Group who was killed when his plane crashed in August. Among them: What does it mean for the mercenary group in Africa, whose activities are helping to fund the war in Ukraine?

September
13
2023

How Exiled Russian Journalists Are Navigating an Uncertain Future

More than 18 months after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, independent media inside Russia has all but disappeared. 

September
8
2023

Tips to Conducting Investigations for TV from ICFJ Knight Award Winner Riad Kobaissi

The 2020 Beirut port blast – one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history – killed more than 200 people and injured over 6,500. It left Lebanon reeling.