The Mental Health in Journalism Summit is back for its 3rd edition! More details to come about this online global event organized by The Self-Investigation & co-funded by Fred Foundation.
🗓️ Oct 6-9
📩 theselfinvestigation.com/summit
#MHJS26
🎉Congratulations to Khalid Bencherif, Kemi Busari & Linda Ngari, who are receiving Michael Elliott Reporting Grants to investigate threats to press freedom and democracy across Africa 🌍. The grants support reporting by former Elliott Award winners. More: www.icfj.org/news/icfj-el...
📚9 in 10 children in sub-Saharan Africa can't read or do basic math by age 10. ICFJ+ is seeking journalists & content creators in Kenya, Senegal & South Africa for reporting grants on this topic. Apply by May 3: www.icfj.org/our-work/cal...
What challenges do news creators face? How can publishers take advantage of shared services? Why is radical collaboration needed to ensure journalism’s future? ICFJ+ experts will dive into these questions and more at #IJF26. Check out all the sessions we are in: www.icfj.org/news/icfj-di...
ICFJ's inaugural Michael Elliott Reporting Grants support former Elliott Winners investigating press freedom & democracy threats across Africa. Congrats to Khalid Bencherif, Kemi Busari & Linda Ngari! www.icfj.org/news/icfj-el...
What a great list of contributions to the @journalismfestival.com program.
Looking forward to seeing you at the launch of our 2026 State of Media Development Report!
Registration for the aperitivo is still open: www.eventmanager-online.com/en/event/lau...
We're heading to #IJF26! Join ICFJ+ at the International Journalism Festival in Perugia this week as our team shares insights on news creators, funding models and more. All sessions also will be available to watch online. More: www.icfj.org/news/icfj-di...
We're heading to #IJF26! Join ICFJ+ at the International Journalism Festival in Perugia this week as our team shares insights on news creators, funding models and more. All sessions also will be available to watch online. More: www.icfj.org/news/icfj-di...
🎉 Announcing Stephanie Wangari of Kenya and Annie Zulu of Zambia as the winners of the 2026 ICFJ Michael Elliott Award!
Learn more about their winning stories: www.icfj.org/news/journal...
Promotional card for the International Journalism Festival 2026 (XX Edition, Free Entry), Perugia, Italy, 15–18 April. Session: "Journalism Funding's New Realism: What Is Gone and What Is Not Yet Next." Speakers: Lars Boering, Mira Milosevic, Sharon Moshavi, Paul Radu. Saturday 18 April. #ijf26. Website: journalismfestival.com.
📌 The collapse of major funding streams has reshaped the global media landscape, forcing news organisations to rethink sustainability. This session explores what has been lost, what is emerging, and how new models and alliances could redefine resilient information ecosystems.
🎓 Calling all education reporters and content creators in Kenya, Senegal and South Africa! Apply by May 3 for support in reporting on foundational learning gaps, including study tours, mentorship and online training. Learn more & apply: buff.ly/k1qzqCT
Coming to Perugia? We’d love to connect! Check out the ICFJ+ schedule of events – from conversations on news creators and shared services to insights about radical collaboration and funding models – at #IJF26: www.icfj.org/news/icfj-di...
The Mental Health in Journalism Summit is back for its 3rd edition! More details to come about this online global event organized by The Self-Investigation & co-funded by Fred Foundation.
🗓️ Oct 6-9
📩 theselfinvestigation.com/summit
#MHJS26
🎉Congratulations to Khalid Bencherif, Kemi Busari & Linda Ngari, who are receiving Michael Elliott Reporting Grants to investigate threats to press freedom and democracy across Africa 🌍. The grants support reporting by former Elliott Award winners. More: www.icfj.org/news/icfj-el...
ICFJ’s Boost grants for climate coverage supported stories about the effect of saltwater intrusion in Gambia, extractive industries in the Amazon and climate impacts in Bangladeshi local government budgets. More: www.icfj.org/news/rice-fi...
For years, the Michael Elliott Award has recognized journalists covering Africa. Now, the inaugural Elliott Reporting Grants will support former winners investigating threats to press freedom and democracy. Congrats to Khalid Bencherif, Kemi Busari and Linda Ngari! www.icfj.org/news/icfj-el...
ICFJ’s Boost grants for climate coverage supported stories about the effect of saltwater intrusion in Gambia, extractive industries in the Amazon and climate impacts in Bangladeshi local government budgets. Read more: www.icfj.org/news/rice-fi...
ICFJ, as part of the #HoldTheLine coalition, welcomes the dismissal of one of the biggest cases against @mariaressa.bsky.social's outlet @rappler.bsky.social by the Supreme Court of the Philippines. Read the statement: www.icfj.org/news/key-cas...
Promotional card for the International Journalism Festival 2026 (XX Edition, Free Entry), Perugia, Italy, 15–18 April. Session: "Radical Collaboration in a Time of Existential Transformation." Speakers: Jennifer Brandel, Maggie Farley, Sharon Moshavi, Francisca Skoknic. Friday 17 April. #ijf26. Website: journalismfestival.com.
📌 AI disruption, collapsing ad revenues and fragmented audiences are pushing journalism into existential territory. This panel argues that radical collaboration — between organisations, with communities and across borders — is one of the most credible paths forward.
The Mental Health in Journalism Summit is back for its 3rd edition! More details to come about this online global event organized by The Self-Investigation & co-funded by Fred Foundation.
🗓️ Oct 6-9
📩 theselfinvestigation.com/summit
#MHJS26
🎉Congratulations to Khalid Bencherif, Kemi Busari & Linda Ngari, who are receiving Michael Elliott Reporting Grants to investigate threats to press freedom and democracy across Africa 🌍. The grants support reporting by former Elliott Award winners. More: www.icfj.org/news/icfj-el...
2025 ICFJ Boost Grantee Kebba Jeffang used to help on his family's rice fields after school. The knowledge he gained as a child is helping him document Gambia’s climate crisis today. More on his story: www.icfj.org/news/rice-fi...
ICFJ’s Boost grants for climate coverage supported stories about the effect of saltwater intrusion in Gambia, extractive industries in the Amazon and climate impacts in Bangladeshi local government budgets. More: www.icfj.org/news/rice-fi...
🎉Congratulations to Khalid Bencherif, Kemi Busari & Linda Ngari, who are receiving Michael Elliott Reporting Grants to investigate threats to press freedom and democracy across Africa 🌍. The grants support reporting by former Elliott Award winners. More: www.icfj.org/news/icfj-el...
Online violence isn’t virtual – it has real-world consequences.41% of surveyed women said online abuse led to offline harm (stalking, assault).
www.icfj.org/sites/defaul...
Survivors need access to the same protections online that are available offline.
#ACTtoEndViolence #CSW70
📢 African journalists: Your reporting can help shape how the world understands Africa. Submit an article that highlights positive change on the continent for a chance to receive $2,000 & a trip to a Wikimedia volunteer conference in 2026. www.icfj.org/news/icfj-an...
📢 African journalists: Your reporting can help shape how the world understands Africa. Submit an article that highlights positive change on the continent for a chance to receive $2,000 & a trip to a Wikimedia volunteer conference in 2026. www.icfj.org/news/icfj-an...
70% of women human rights defenders, activists & journalists surveyed faced online violence: www.icfj.org/sites/defaul...
Abuse is used to intimidate & silence women’s voices. Access to justice must apply online too – clear laws, evidence & accountability.
#ACTtoEndViolence #CSW70
Through ICFJ’s News Corp Fellowship, Adian Brewer produced an investigation on the U.S. Virgin Islands’ education system and embedded at the Wall Street Journal. More on his experience: www.icfj.org/news/local-n...
African journalists: Submit a story highlighting positive change on the continent for a chance to win the Wikimedia Open the Knowledge Journalism Awards!
🏆 $2K + Wikimedia Volunteer Conference in 2026
📅 Deadline: March 1