Press Release

Leading Journalists to Discuss What’s Next for the U.S. and the World after Momentous 2024 Elections

The week after polls close in the U.S. in November, leading journalists will delve into the implications of this historic election year, in a special, on-stage conversation Nov. 14 at ICFJ’s 40th Anniversary Tribute to Journalists in Washington, D.C.

ICFJ Welcomes Peter Spiegel of the Financial Times to Its Board

The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) this week announced that Peter Spiegel, U.S. managing editor of the Financial Times, has joined its Board of Directors.

ICFJ calls for Release of Acclaimed Guatemalan Journalist on Two-Year Anniversary of his Imprisonment

Zamora, 67, founder of the newspaper elPeriódico, was arrested on July 29, 2022, on trumped up charges of money laundering, payback for hard-hitting reporting on the alarming level of corruption in Guatemala, some linked to former President Alejandro Giammattei and his cronies. The newspaper closed in May 2023 due to legal harassment and financial difficulties.  ICFJ has been a leading voice demanding Zamora, one of Central America’s most celebrated journalists, be released. He is a winner of the prestigious ICFJ Knight International Journalism Award.

ICFJ Joins 60-Plus Media, Civil Society Organizations in Urging Israel to Open Access to Gaza

We, the undersigned, request that Israeli authorities end immediately the restrictions on foreign media entering Gaza and grant independent access to international news organizations seeking to access the territory.

ICFJ and News Corp Support Early-Career Journalists in Reporting on Education, Health and Humanitarian Issues

Five early-career journalists will publish stories on education in Uganda, neglected tropical diseases, mis- and disinformation in Brazil, mental health in Trinidad and Tobago, and the humanitarian crisis in Haiti.

Russian Authorities ‘Arrest in Absentia’ ICFJ Award Winner Roman Anin and Journalist Ekaterina Fomina

A Moscow court this week issued arrest warrants for ICFJ Knight Award winner Roman Anin and his former colleague, Ekaterina Fomina, both Russian reporters operating in exile.

Leading Press Freedom Organizations Submit Amicus Brief in Maria Ressa Case

In an effort to deter the legal persecution of trailblazing journalist and Nobel Laureate Maria Ressa and her former colleague Reynaldo Santos, and to protect the public’s right to be informed, three leading civil society organizations, have submitted an amicus curiae brief [insert link to PDF]  to the Supreme Court of the Philippines. The brief was filed on June 13 by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF) in partnership with Debevoise and Plimpton LLP. It argues that the criminal convictions of Ressa and Santos for “cyber libel” not only breach the international obligations of the Philippines but betray a press freedom legacy the court has reaffirmed for more than a century.

Intrepid Journalists from Kenya, Ukraine and Jordan Win ICFJ Knight Awards

John-Allan Namu, a reporter and media entrepreneur from Kenya, and Valeriya Yegoshyna, an investigative reporter from Ukraine, are the 2024 winners of the ICFJ Knight International Journalism Award. Rana Sabbagh, a renowned investigative editor from Jordan, is the recipient of the 2024 ICFJ Knight Trailblazer Award.

Hans Staiger Award Winner Finds Evidence Bolstering Allegations that Indian Company Overcharged for Coal

Coal that was originally designated as low-quality was sold to the state power company in India as high-quality coal for triple the cost, according to an investigation from the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) led by Anand Mangnale, winner of the Hans Staiger Investigative Reporting Award.

ICFJ Welcomes Knight Fellows Alan Soon and Rishad Patel

The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) is pleased to announce Alan Soon and Rishad Patel from Splice Media as new Knight Fellows beginning June 1. Soon and Patel, based in Singapore, will launch an innovative program called Splice Nano during their fellowship year.