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Crafting a Winning Pitch to Attract Funding

Crafting a successful funding proposal is a challenge for journalists around the world. Competition can be tough, so it’s important to find ways to make your pitch stand out.

Across two webinars, ICFJ Global Health Crisis Reporting Forum Community Manager Paul Adepoju, spoke with representatives of funding organizations, as well as journalists who have successfully received grant funding in the past, offering valuable insights into how journalists can secure financial support for their reporting projects.

New Hub Gives Women Journalists Support and Resources to Fight Online Violence

The growing number of women journalists facing harassment, abuse and threats online can now find support and resources at the Online Violence Response Hub. The hub is a project of the International Women's Media Foundation (IWFM) and the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) under the banner of the Coalition Against Online Violence – a collection of more than 40 organizations convened by the IWMF to find better solutions to addressing digital attacks. The first-of-its-kind suite of resources aims to help women journalists fight back against a scourge of online violence aimed at silencing them.

Two New Laws Intensify the Crackdown on Journalists in Nicaragua

The crackdown on press freedom continues to escalate in Nicaragua under Daniel Ortega’s leftist regime, as it tightens its grip on the country ahead of November elections. Aliza Appelbaum, an ICFJ senior program director, and Luis Botello, deputy vice president of new initiatives and impact, updated ICFJ on the situation facing journalists there.

Tips for Visual Storytelling as a Cartoonist

From overwhelming statistics to devastating headlines, many reporters have faced burnout from the stress of reporting on COVID-19. Among the many forms of media that journalists have produced during the pandemic, however, one comes as a source of relief and, at times, even humor: editorial cartoons. 

How a News Startup in Brazil Restructured for Growth

When Brazilian media outlet Ponte Jornalismo launched, the team behind it was thinking exclusively about journalism. As Fausto Salvadori, one of the organization’s co-founders said, the endeavor started with the idea of using communication as a “tool to fight for human rights.

Reporting on Malnutrition During the Pandemic? Here’s Some Helpful Information.

Increased unemployment rates and frequent lockdowns during the pandemic have limited families’ access to food markets. These two factors, among others, have led to an increase in food insecurity and negatively impacted people’s health. 

New Program to Equip Journalists of Color to Build a Professional Brand and Enhance Digital Skills

Journalists from underrepresented communities across the United States will develop a stronger public profile, learn new audience engagement strategies on social media platforms, and understand how to better build trust with their audiences, as part of a new initiative by the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) and the National Association

ICFJ’s Not-So-Secret Weapon: Our Unparalleled Global Network

Over 37 years, ICFJ has built a network of journalists unmatched anywhere in the world. They are the real stars of our work -- the investigative journalists who reveal corruption, the innovators who create digital tools to reach isolated audiences, the entrepreneurs who bravely launch media outlets in countries with repressive regimes, and so many more.

IJNet and Facebook Journalism Project Launch a Toolkit for Reporting on Refugee Communities

On the occasion of World Refugee Day, The Facebook Journalism Project and ICFJ’s International Journalists’ Network (IJNet) are pleased to launch a media toolkit for Reporting on Refugee Communities in both Arabic and English. This comprehensive toolkit will act as a resource for journalists covering refugee stories by identifying ways to avoid stereotypical narratives.

#HoldTheLine Coalition Launches Mask Campaign in Support of Maria Ressa

Journalists, human rights activists and other free press advocates are rallying behind pioneering journalist Maria Ressa, who was convicted of criminal cyberlibel one year ago today and faces a slew of additional charges aimed at silencing her and independent journalism in the Philippines.