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ICFJ Voices: Anderson Meneses, Harnessing the Power of Hyperlocal Journalism

Anderson Meneses is the business and technology director at Agência Mural de Jornalismo das Periferias (Mural). Originally from São Paulo, Brazil, he’s based in Recife and covers the São Paulo Metropolitan Region.

He says that his involvement with ICFJ has had a major positive impact on his career, including co-founding Mural.

“ICFJ's support in Latin America is essential given the growing challenges faced by the press, such as violence against journalists, democratic crises and the spread of disinformation,” he says.

Gazan Journalists Share the Challenges of Reporting from the Front Lines

Journalists in Gaza, many of them freelancers, work in one of the most dangerous spots on earth for the media. Out of at least over 100 journalists and media workers killed, most of them have been Palestinians. Earlier this year, ICFJ joined press freedom organizations in calling for Israel to halt the killings of journalists.

Elevate: How One Pakistani Digital News Outlet Grew Its Revenue and Audience

Talha Ahad’s team at The Centrum Media, Pakistan’s first digital news network, has produced exclusive visual storytelling on Guantanamo Bay prisoners, war survivors, transgender activists and more since it launched in 2017. The news organization quickly grew its audience to millions with in-depth, independent video news coverage, in a country dominated by traditional media.

Media Leaders from ICFJ’s ‘Elevate’ Receive Grants to Pursue Business-Bolstering Projects

Media leaders from an investigative journalism organization in Peru, a multilingual news outlet covering human rights and more in Ukraine, and a news organization tracking global health policy from Geneva are among those that will receive grant funding from the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) to strengthen their businesses.

7 Tips to Sharpen your Business Mindset and Run a Sustainable Media Outlet

In June, in Seoul, South Korea, at Global Fact 10, an annual conference organized by the International Fact-Checking Network, Jiménez and Çavuş shared with a select group of journalists how their lives – and their businesses – had changed in the past few months If you’re struggling to run a media outlet, or if you know someone who fits this description, make sure to review and share out the following tips.

ICFJ's News Business Hub Announces New Cohort

News leaders from 17 countries will supercharge their efforts this year to build stronger, more resilient media outlets through Elevate, ICFJ’s news business hub.

Helping News Outlets Overcome Their Biggest Business Challenges

Great journalism alone isn’t enough. Independent news coverage cannot reach the communities that need it most if media businesses are not equipped to thrive.

In Polarized Pakistan, a Digital Media Startup Aims to Provide a Middle Ground

In a society in which people are encouraged to take sides in their politics, unbiased perspectives can help individuals find middle ground and aid in depolarization. In Pakistan’s highly politicized media landscape, this type of news coverage is an anomaly.

Elevate, ICFJ’s News Business Hub, to Help a New Cohort of Media Entrepreneurs Thrive

Journalists running small- or medium-sized independent news outlets will have the opportunity to build stronger, more viable organizations through Elevate, the International Center for Journalists’ (ICFJ) news business hub, now entering its second year.

Five Organizations Receive Funding to Further ‘Elevate’ Their Business and Operational Strategies

These news organizations are among five selected to receive grants – totaling up to $100,000 – to pursue projects that improve their operations and help them become more sustainable businesses. El Pitazo (Venezuela), OC Media (Georgia), Teyit (Turkey), The Centrum Media (Pakistan) and VoxEurop (France) were chosen to receive the funding after taking part in the first phases of Elevate, ICFJ’s news business hub.