International Center for Journalists

Journalism training and support organization

This article relies excessively on references to primary sources. Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources.
Find sources: "International Center for Journalists" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (September 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

|

International Center for Journalists

Founded| 1984; 41 years ago (1984)
Founder| Tom Winship, Jim Ewing, and George Krimsky
Purpose| Promote journalism
Location|

* Washington, D.C., United States

Area served

| Global
Services| training, workshops, seminars, fellowships, and international exchanges
Website| icfj.org

International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) is a non-profit, professional organization located in Washington, D.C., United States, that promotes journalism worldwide. Since 1984, the International Center for Journalists has worked directly with more than 70,000 journalists from 180 countries. ICFJ offers training, workshops, seminars, fellowships, and international exchanges to reporters and media managers around the globe.

## History

[edit]

International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) was founded in 1984 by Tom Winship, Jim Ewing, and George Krimsky, three U.S. journalists, to support other journalists abroad, especially those in countries with poor or non-existent free press systems.[1] They believed that the proper role of the news media was to expose, investigate, and articulate issues of concern to average citizens, and wished to propagate these ideals across the globe.[citation needed]

In 2006, ICFJ established the ICFJ Founders Award for Excellence in Journalism as a tribute to Winship, Ewing, and Krimsky. This award is presented to a journalist with a long-time commitment to the highest standards of the profession. Past recipients include CBS News' Bob Schieffer (2006), NBC News' Tom Brokaw (2007), The New York Times' John F. Burns (2008), and investigative journalist Seymour Hersh (2009).[2]

## Flagship programs

[edit]

### Knight International Journalism Fellowships

[edit]

The Knight International Journalism Fellowships program pairs global media professionals with partner media organizations in countries where there are opportunities for meaningful and measurable change. The program, launched in 1994 with support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, now also receives support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.[3][4]

### International Journalists’ Network (IJNet)

[edit]

The International Journalists’ Network (IJNet) is an online service that provides information on a wide range of training opportunities to a global network of journalists and media development organizations. The site offers social networking tools, discussion spaces, and forums. IJNet also sends weekly email bulletins in Arabic, English, Chinese, Persian, Portuguese, Russia, and Spanish to more than 71,000 media professionals.

IJNet keeps track of media training and other assistance efforts in 150 countries, enabling donors and journalism training organizations to maximize resources and avoid duplication. Support for IJNet comes from the Eurasia Foundation, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the National Endowment for Democracy, the Open Society Institute, and friends of ICFJ.[3][4]

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "Founders". ICFJ. Archived from the original on May 20, 2015. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
2. ^ "Seymour Hersh Wins Founders Award for Excellence in Journalism". www.adweek.com. 2009-06-24. Archived from the original on 2023-03-02. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
3. ^ a b "International Center for Journalists". Knight Foundation.
4. ^ a b "OPP1034975". Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

## External links

[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to International Center for Journalists.

* International Center for Journalists
* ICFJ/Knight International Journalism Fellowships
* International Journalists’ Network (IJNet)

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

National|

* United States
* Israel

Other|

* Yale LUX