ICFJ Knight Fellowships

The ICFJ Knight Fellowships instill a culture of news innovation and experimentation worldwide. Fellows help journalists and news organizations adopt new technologies to enhance their news gathering, storytelling, editorial workflows, audience engagement and business models, among others. The result: sustainable, trustworthy journalism that serves the public interest. Learn more.

What’s more, ICFJ's unparalleled network of global media professionals multiply the reach and impact of the ICFJ Knight Fellows’ work, seeding a truly global spirit of innovation in journalism.​​​ 

Fellowships are currently filled, but if you have an innovative idea that transforms the journalism landscape in your area, please get in touch. 

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“Hablando en Plata”: A Video Podcast About the Sustainability of Media Outlets in Exile

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September 6, 2024
How to generate money – “plata” in Spanish, the slang used in many Latin American countries – is one of the most pressing concerns among journalists and media outlets today. In the Spanish-language video podcast "Hablando en Plata," ICFJ Knight Fellow José J. Nieves discusses different business models for media outlets.

Toward an Audience-Centric Future for Journalism

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August 2, 2024
Some journalists are taking initiative to reorient the industry toward what they believe will be a more prosperous future – by centering audiences first and foremost.  Newsrooms today already have taken steps to prioritize the audiences they serve, noted Raghu. “Ten, 12 years ago, there was this very, very different atmosphere where journalists would write for journalists,” she said. Capitalizing on this momentum will be key. “[The journalism industry now] is automatically and very organically turning to being user-centric.”

ICFJ Statement of Support for John-Allan Namu and Africa Uncensored

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July 29, 2024
In the midst of anti-government protests that have rocked Kenya in recent weeks, authorities are targeting Africa Uncensored – the pioneering, independent news outlet co-founded by ICFJ Knight Award winner John-Allan Namu – with false and dangerous allegations.

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

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July 29, 2024
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.

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