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Covering the Climate Crisis? Here’s What to Know

From international migration and geopolitics to natural disasters and more, today’s climate crisis will undoubtedly impact the work of journalists around the world covering all varieties of beats. For many, it has already.

The International Center for Journalists this week kicked off the Pamela Howard Forum on Global Crisis Reporting with a discussion focused on helping reporters better understand the growing impacts of climate change. In the inaugural panel, ICFJ President Sharon Moshavi sat down with a distinguished group of journalists from The Washington Post, Bloomberg, NPR and Atmos to discuss their reporting on the climate crisis, and what fellow journalists need to know to cover one of the most urgent issues of our time. 

Call for Nominations: 2022 ICFJ Knight International Journalism Awards

Each year, the International Center for Journalists honors outstanding colleagues with the ICFJ Knight International Journalism Award at our Tribute to Journalists. We are now seeking nominees whose pioneering coverage or media innovations have made an impact on the lives of people in their countries or regions. Candidates can

ICFJ Joins Eighteen Organizations, Reiterates Support for Carole Cadwalladr as she Faces SLAPP Trial

The undersigned organizations reiterate their support for award-winning journalist and author, Carole Cadwalladr, who is facing a week-long defamation trial in London this week.
 

Tips For Building Your Personal Brand Online

Creating and maintaining a strong brand online can help boost your public profile immensely in today’s digital age. Building up your portfolio and understanding how to engage with your audiences might seem like daunting tasks at first, but there are some key steps you can take to better explain what you bring to the media industry.

New ICFJ Initiative: Helping Journalists Cover Global Crises

It was just about two years ago that many of us first heard of a worrisome new virus. Soon after, as this once-in-a-century pandemic took hold, ICFJ launched the Global Health Crisis Reporting Forum to help journalists cover the story of their lifetimes.

Now, with more than 13,000 journalists participating in our award-winning Forum in five languages, we are expanding this initiative beyond covering COVID-19. The journalists in our network told us they want the same benefits from our health forum – webinars with experts, training sessions on journalism tools, and collaborative reporting grants – to help them cover other vital issues in their communities. They asked for assistance in reporting on the many crises facing our world today: disinformation, rising authoritarianism, climate change, tech disruption, migration and more.

Reporting on Omicron? Here's What to Know.

As COVID-19 variants continue to emerge, it is crucial that journalists keep their readers informed with the most current, accurate information to help them make vital decisions.

The omicron variant, which surfaced in late 2021, is different from others in that there is still a lot we do not know about it, said Peter van Heusden, a bioinformatician at the South African National Bioinformatics Institute, during a recent ICFJ Global Health Crisis Reporting Forum webinar.
 

Trust in journalism is in crisis. Here are some ideas to rebuild it.

The new year is the perfect time to reflect on the state of journalism today and what to expect (and strive for) in 2022. One of the most urgent challenges is declining trust in the news media. Fueled by political polarization and a swamp of disinformation, public confidence in journalism has reached crisis levels – and the consequences are serious not only for the industry, but for the health of our democracies. What can we do to reverse this dangerous trend?

Trust Me, I'm a Journalist

Being a journalist right now is not easy. You face daily menace and harassment from every corner: repressive governments and would-be autocrats, abusive Tweets and Facebook posts, as well as physical threats and an unprecedented risk of being killed for your work. Add to that the chronic stress of working in an industry bedeviled by existential financial crisis.

Top IJNet Articles of 2021

As the year comes to an end, we asked our global team of editors and translators to recommend their favorite IJNet articles for 2021. Here you’ll find their selection of pieces written by journalists based in Brazil, Costa Rica, Egypt, France, Hong Kong, Italy, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malawi, Mozambique, Turkey, Uruguay and the U.S.

Advice for Journalists Heading into 2022, from ICFJ Knight Fellows

Journalists globally faced yet another challenging year reporting on today’s pressing issues. With the world still navigating the COVID-19 pandemic, reporters have stepped to the plate to cover the virus’ variants and debunk misinformation around the vaccines. They have also kept readers informed about crises like the January 6 insurrection in the U.S., and the Taliban recapture of Afghanistan, among many others. They’ve done all this amid escalating press freedom crackdowns, from Belarus and Myanmar to Nicaragua and Hong Kong.