Above: Leaders in global media innovation gathered for a panel discussion on transforming the role of women in journalism at Twitter’s San Francisco headquarters last February. Pictured: Joyce Barnathan (president of ICFJ and moderator), Mariana Santos (panelist), Justin Arenstein (panelist), Vivienne Irikefe (panelist) and Sandra Crucianelli (panelist). Photo by Carolina Wilson on Flickr. Joyce Barnathan […]
Article · January 5, 2016 by Joyce Barnathan
An ICFJ-sponsored town hall on “Health News that Engages Citizens and Communities” in Nigeria. Photo from ICFJ on Flickr. Joyce Barnathan is president of the International Center for Journalists, which Knight Foundation supports to advance excellence and innovation in journalism. As the International Center for Journalists celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, we have our […]
Article · November 6, 2014 by Joyce Barnathan
Above: Citizen journalists in rural India break news using a cell phone-based news network CGNet Swara, created by Knight International Journalism Fellow Shubhranshu Choudhary. Photo credit: Purushottam Thakur We’re delighted to receive a $3.15 million, three-year Knight Foundation grant to support ICFJ’s new Knight International Journalism Fellowships. By name, this program is nearly two decades old. What began as an […]
Article · November 14, 2012 by Joyce Barnathan