ICFJ Knight Fellowships

Data Journalism Project in Colombia Tracks Progress Toward Peace

As Colombia works to secure a lasting peace after decades of conflict, a team of pioneering journalists are rigorously tracking the country’s progress using a powerful tool: data journalism.  Led by ICFJ Knight Fellow Fabiola Torres Lopez, the team behind “La Paz en el Terreno” (“Peace in the Field”) has built two databases focused on key indicators of peace.

With Impacto, Newsrooms Can Show, Not Just Tell, Why Their Work Matters

News organizations eager to earn their communities’ trust and grow their revenue have a powerful new set of tools at their disposal: the Impacto platform. ICFJ Knight Fellow Pedro Burgos this week in Sao Paulo launched a public version of Impacto, a project backed by the Google News Initiative, which helps newsrooms and journalists better track, understand and demonstrate the impact of their reporting on communities and society.

Why We Launched the First Online School in Spanish for Media Entrepreneurs

A few years ago, at the end of a long day of teaching a digital journalism seminar in Ecuador, I had an epiphany.

I had agreed to a late-night meeting with a group of journalists who were working to develop their own digital media projects. We ordered pizza and talked over their questions until late into the night.

Two ICFJ Knight Fellows Recognized as Top Media Innovators

Two ICFJ Knight Fellows have been recognized for their work as top leaders in digital journalism and analytics by MediaShift, a U.S.-based publication covering the intersection of media and technology.