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🌍 What’s Next: Global 'Creator-model Journalists to Watch' lists

International Center for Journalists @icfjorg.bsky.social · 1d

Attend our #ICFJawards to celebrate our 2025 winners:
⭐Lester Holt, Anchor of Dateline NBC
⭐️César Batiz, Co-Founder & Director of Venezuela’s El Pitazo
⭐️Philip Obaji, Correspondent for The Daily Beast in Nigeria
Purchase tickets now: www.icfj.org/calendar/202...

International Center for Journalists @icfjorg.bsky.social · 3d

We’re thrilled to partner with Liz Kelly Nelson’s Project C to map the news creators currently transforming the global media landscape! Learn more about this initiative, and let us know your favorite news creators: www.icfj.org/news/icfj-an...

Plus: Silencing dissent Is the strategy. Independent voices are the solution

International Center for Journalists @icfjorg.bsky.social · 3d

We’re thrilled and grateful that Audie Cornish, host of CNN This Morning and CNN’s weekly podcast The Assignment, will be emceeing our annual Awards Dinner on Nov. 13! Read more about the ICFJ Awards: www.icfj.org/calendar/202...

🌍 What’s Next: Global 'Creator-model Journalists to Watch' lists

International Center for Journalists @icfjorg.bsky.social · 4d

U.S. President Donald Trump was the dominant source and distributor of disinformation appearing in the ethnic and Indigenous press during the 2024 election, according to our latest study. Read more: www.icfj.org/news/us-ethn...

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International Center for Journalists @icfjorg.bsky.social · 4d

We’re working with Project C to map out the news creator landscape and spotlight creator-journalist leading in:
✅audience connection
✅community service
✅sustainable practice

Read more, and share your favorite news creators here:
www.icfj.org/news/icfj-an...

Plus: Silencing dissent Is the strategy. Independent voices are the solution

International Center for Journalists @icfjorg.bsky.social · 6d

While political disinformation, health misinformation, local rumors and financial scams are surging across the U.S., our new report highlights how trusted ethnic and Indigenous news outlets are pushing back: www.icfj.org/news/us-ethn...

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International Center for Journalists @icfjorg.bsky.social · 6d

Register for #IPIWoCo25!
📆 22–25 Oct
📍Vienna, Austria
Join one of the biggest global gatherings of journalists, editors & media leaders at the International Press Institute World Congress: "Defending the Future of Free Media”
👉 Get your ticket today buff.ly/bTWktXK

International Center for Journalists @icfjorg.bsky.social · 7d

Our latest study finds that ethnic and Indigenous newsrooms are often on the frontlines in the fight against disinformation in the U.S. The report, produced with ASU and UMD, highlights strategies used by these media outlets across the country. Read the report: www.icfj.org/news/us-ethn...

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International Center for Journalists @icfjorg.bsky.social · 7d

🇳🇬2025 ICFJ Knight Award winner Philip Obaji Jr. is the foremost journalist reporting for international audiences on massacres, rape, torture and other abuses at the hands of Russian paramilitaries in Central and West Africa.
Join us at the #ICFJawards: www.icfj.org/calendar/202...

Covering the US-China Economic Showdown: What Journalists Need to Know

International Center for Journalists @icfjorg.bsky.social · 7d

Covering the US-China trade war? It's not just tariffs. It's a power struggle shaping global trade, supply chains, and politics. Here's what you need to know to report on this topic well:
www.icfj.org/news/coverin...

Tariffs have always been about more than just economics. They are tools of power and leverage, expressions of national priorities and xenophobic fears. But the 2025 U.S.-China trade standoff marks a…

A Journalist's Guide to Reporting on ESG and the Geopolitics of Sustainability

International Center for Journalists @icfjorg.bsky.social · 8d

🇻🇪 2025 ICFJ Knight Award winner César Batiz is a Venezuelan investigative journalist in exile. His organization, El Pitazo, pioneered methods to bypass censorship in one of the world's most restrictive media environments. Celebrate him at #ICFJawards: www.icfj.org/calendar/202...

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International Center for Journalists @icfjorg.bsky.social · 8d

ESG (Environmental, Social and Go vernance) isn’t just corporate PR. It’s global financial infrastructure. @IJNet’s latest guide breaks down U.S. rollbacks, EU rules, China’s green taxonomy, and what reporters should look out for next. Check it out now:
www.icfj.org/news/journal...

This article is your reporter’s guide to that fault line: where ESG came from; how it has been weaponized politically in the second Trump administration, and why the rest of the world sees it as…

🌍 What’s Next: Global 'Creator-model Journalists to Watch' lists

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International Center for Journalists @icfjorg.bsky.social · 10d

Seen any stand-out news creators lately? We’re working with Liz Kelly Nelson’s Project C to identify the most impactful and innovative creator-journalists by region. Let us know your favorites here: newsletter.projectc.biz/p/what-s-nex...

Plus: Silencing dissent Is the strategy. Independent voices are the solution

🌍 What’s Next: Global 'Creator-model Journalists to Watch' lists

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International Center for Journalists @icfjorg.bsky.social · 10d

Audie Cornish, host of CNN This Morning and CNN’s weekly podcast The Assignment, will emcee this year’s ICFJ Awards dinner. We’re looking forward to this inspiring event on Nov 13! Read more here: www.icfj.org/calendar/202...

International Center for Journalists @icfjorg.bsky.social · 11d

We’re thrilled to partner with Liz Kelly Nelson’s Project C to map the news creators currently transforming the global media landscape! Learn more about this initiative, and let us know your favorite news creators: newsletter.projectc.biz/p/what-s-nex...

Plus: Silencing dissent Is the strategy. Independent voices are the solution

ICFJ at the iMEdD Forum: Leading Discussions on News Influencers, Media Trust and More

International Center for Journalists @icfjorg.bsky.social · 12d

How can journalists adapt to a media landscape transforming with new technologies, coded languages, and the rise of the news influencer? We’re excited to explore these questions at the iMEdD International Media Forum! Read more: www.icfj.org/news/icfj-im...

ICFJ+, the International Center for Journalists' new venture launched in partnership with tech powerhouse Code for Africa and systems builder PROTO, will contribute to talks and workshops focused on…

ICFJ at the iMEdD Forum: Leading Discussions on News Influencers, Media Trust and More

International Center for Journalists @icfjorg.bsky.social · 13d

Register for #IPIWoCo25!
📆 22–25 Oct
📍Vienna, Austria
Join one of the biggest global gatherings of journalists, editors & media leaders at the International Press Institute World Congress: "Defending the Future of Free Media”
👉 Get your ticket today buff.ly/bTWktXK

International Center for Journalists @icfjorg.bsky.social · 13d

ICFJ+ is headed to the iMEdD International Media Forum! Join ICFJ and our partners, tech powerhouse Code for Africa and systems builder PROTO, as we discuss news influencers, the current state of journalism and more. See all our sessions here: www.icfj.org/news/icfj-im...

ICFJ+, the International Center for Journalists' new venture launched in partnership with tech powerhouse Code for Africa and systems builder PROTO, will contribute to talks and workshops focused on…

International Center for Journalists @icfjorg.bsky.social · 14d

✨ Lester Holt of NBC News is this year’s ICFJ Founders Award winner. Join us in Washington, DC, on Nov. 13 as we honor Holt, who for decades has helped millions of people make sense of major news events shaping our world: www.icfj.org/calendar/202...

🌍 What’s Next: Global 'Creator-model Journalists to Watch' lists

International Center for Journalists @icfjorg.bsky.social · 14d

We’re thrilled to partner with @lizkellynelson.com's Project C to map the news creators currently transforming the global media landscape! Learn more about this initiative, and let us know who your favorite news creators are: newsletter.projectc.biz/p/what-s-nex...

Plus: Silencing dissent Is the strategy. Independent voices are the solution

Covering the US-China Economic Showdown: What Journalists Need to Know

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International Center for Journalists @icfjorg.bsky.social · 15d

Trump's record-high tariffs and China's retaliation are shaking markets, slowing growth and forcing a global supply chain rethink. Here’s what reporters covering this topic need to know:
www.icfj.org/news/coverin...

Tariffs have always been about more than just economics. They are tools of power and leverage, expressions of national priorities and xenophobic fears. But the 2025 U.S.-China trade standoff marks a…

A Journalist's Guide to Reporting on ESG and the Geopolitics of Sustainability

International Center for Journalists @icfjorg.bsky.social · 15d

From Wall Street to Brussels to Beijing, ESG is evolving fast. Learn how politics, regulations and capital flows are reshaping sustainability reporting, and what journalists should focus their coverage on.
www.icfj.org/news/journal...

This article is your reporter’s guide to that fault line: where ESG came from; how it has been weaponized politically in the second Trump administration, and why the rest of the world sees it as…

ICFJ at the iMEdD Forum: Leading Discussions on News Influencers, Media Trust and More

International Center for Journalists @icfjorg.bsky.social · 16d

ICFJ+ is headed to the iMEdD International Media Forum! Join ICFJ and our partners, tech powerhouse Code for Africa and systems builder PROTO, as we discuss news influencers, the current state of journalism and more. See all our sessions here: www.icfj.org/news/icfj-im...

ICFJ+, the International Center for Journalists' new venture launched in partnership with tech powerhouse Code for Africa and systems builder PROTO, will contribute to talks and workshops focused on n...