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🥳 Big news: We’re turning 40! 🎂 Forty years ago, three journalists founded ICFJ to share knowledge with their peers around the world. Explore how our network has grown since then & tell us your ICFJ story: #ICFJ40

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We strongly urge the Philippine government to reverse the decision to shut down @rapplerdotcom , a pioneering digital news outlet that has become one of the only sources of independent news amid a crackdown on #pressfreedom . 1/

Maria Ressa: News organization Rappler ordered to shut down by Philippines government

The Nobel Peace Prize laureate's Rappler has exposed Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's "bloody war on drugs."

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We are thrilled to bring @RanaAyyub to the UK 🇬🇧 for an expert discussion about #onlineviolence against women journalists, co-hosted with @DoughtyStIntl & @IBAHRI , in London on Friday, The invitation-only event (details to come) will focus on improving responses to the crisis.

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Indian journalist @RanaAyyub has been subjected to tens of thousands of abusive social media posts, including death threats. At ICFJ, we combat online violence designed to silence women journalists like Ayyub. See what we’re doing in our impact report:

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This is deeply troubling. @RanaAyyub has been the target of prolific #onlineviolence , and now faces censorship on @Twitter . She should be able to speak freely and safely in India. #WeStandWithRana

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Hello @Twitter ,what exactly is this ?

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ICFJ is alarmed at the blatant legal harassment of @RanaAyyub by Indian authorities. Today she was briefly held @ Mumbai airport & prevented from flying to London where she was due to speak at our event with @DoughtyStIntl & @IBAHRI about the offline impacts of #OnlineViolence 👇

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With the Elliott family & @ONECampaign , we're thrilled to present Nigerian journalist Kiki Mordi ( @kikimordi ) the 2020 Michael Elliott Award for African Storytelling. Her documentary uncovered sexual harassment at universities and had a tremendous impact:

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For #IWD , we’re spotlighting the shocking #onlineviolence campaign against Indian journalist @RanaAyyub , which our research team’s studying with @SheffieldUni computer scientists. Since 2019, we’ve collected & analyzed 8.5million tweets directed @ the @washingtonpost columnist

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A team of Ukrainian journalists working for @AP will receive the @ICFJKnight International Journalism Award for their outstanding work under great stress. @mstyslav9 , @EMaloletka & @VasilisaUKR stayed in Mariupol as bombs rained down on the city, showing the 🌍 what was happening

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For @UNESCO , we analyzed over 2 million tweets directed at journalist @carolecadwalla , the target of a misogynistic & disinformation-laced campaign of #onlineviolence designed to undermine her reporting. Read more:

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“I have faced many challenges...But I pledge to the people of Lebanon that I will continue with my colleagues to produce investigative stories substantiated with solid evidence,” said @RiadKobaissi , accepting his @ICFJKnight Award: #ICFJawards

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Congrats to Nigeria’s @kikimordi , winner of the 2020 Michael Elliott Award for African Storytelling 👏🏾. In her documentary 'Sex for Grades', she went undercover to reveal sexual harassment facing students at universities in Nigeria & Ghana: @ONECampaign

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We stand with @RanaAyyub as she continues to speak truth to power, even as she faces increasingly serious threats to her life. We also call on the Indian government to defend her rights under international law to practice journalism freely & safely:

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Journalist @christogrozev & the @bellingcat team have used open-source intelligence, data mining & crowdsourcing to link Russian operatives to attempts to murder opposition figures. We will be honoring them at our #ICFJawards . Get your tickets now:

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Nigerian journalist @kikimordi is the winner of our 2020 Michael Elliott Award ✨! Her outstanding documentary 'Sex for Grades' helped trigger Africa's #MeToo movement by revealing rampant sexual harassment at universities in Nigeria & Ghana: @ONECampaign

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To mark the International Day to #EndImpunity for Crimes Against Journalists, we’re launching 'The Chilling’ in full 📕. It’s the most geographically, linguistically & ethnically diverse study of #onlineviolence against women journalists to date💥.

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We’re excited to announce the winners of our 2018 @ICFJKnight awards. Congratulations to Maria Ressa of @rapplerdotcom and Joseph Poliszuk of @ArmandoInfo ! These digital pioneers will be honored at our Awards Dinner this November. #ItTakesAJournalist

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Nigerian journalist @KikiMordi , who shared her experiences of #onlineviolence with ICFJ as a research subject, has faced a flood of sexist smears, threats and disinformation-laced attacks in recent days.

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ICFJ stands with @RanaAyyub and we reiterate our demand for the Indian authorities to end their legal and digital harassment campaign against the multi-award-winning @washingtonpost journalist. #LetRanaFly #WeStandWithRana

Coalition Against Online Violence Condemns Attacks on Rana Ayyub

Credible threats against Washington Post columnist Rana Ayyub, in a context of prolific online violence and increasing legal harassment by the Indian government, have triggered 11 international civil...

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📢 New research: We analyzed the #onlineviolence directed at @mariaressa , and the findings are deeply disturbing. 60% of attacks studied were designed to undermine her credibility. 40% took aim at her personally, often viscerally. Read more: #IWD2021

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ICFJ, along w/ the Coalition Against Online Violence, has issued an alert about journalist @ranaayyub , who has been the target of a sustained & crude intimidation campaign in India designed to silence her: (1/6)

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🎉 Congratulations to our Global Nutrition and Food Security Reporting Contest finalists @LeonLidigu , @seekingsrishti + @ojaytweet ! They brought attention to a critical issue facing the world’s most vulnerable communities during the pandemic. Read more:

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. @CarlosDada , director of Salvadoran news site @_elfaro_ , will receive the @ICFJKnight Trailblazer Award. Under his leadership, the outlet has fearlessly covered human rights violations, corruption & inequality, putting him at odds with the government and its allies. #ICFJAwards

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“This award goes to citizen journalists around the world, who, together with us, reinvented crowdsourced open-source and data journalism. Only together with all of you, we are @Bellingcat ,” says @ChristoGrozev in a speech honoring his team and citizen journalists. #ICFJawards

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A huge congratulations to @mariaressa and Dmitry Muratov, who accepted the #NobelPeacePrize yesterday, delivering powerful, important remarks on #pressfreedom and the role of journalists in safeguarding democracy. Read more:

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At our #ICFJawards , @Bellingcat & its director @ChristoGrozev won the ICFJ Innovation in International Reporting Award for their groundbreaking use of open-source data & technology to fight Russian disinfo and unveil war crimes in Ukraine. Learn more:

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Journalist @RanaAyyub will be sharing her experiences as a woman journalist in India in an #ijf22talk moderated by our VP of Global Research @julieposetti . Add the event to your calendar now: @journalismfest

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#Onlineviolence against journalist @RanaAyyub in India is unacceptable and must be stopped. Opening an investigation, as the Mumbai police have done, is an important first step. #WeStandwithRana in calling for her perpetrators to be held to account.

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Mumbai Police has registered an FIR against those who disseminated fake news, morphed tweets and death and rape threats against me. About time these brazen and consolidated acts of online violence are stopped and the perpetrators brought to book

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. @AnisaShaheed1 will also receive the @ICFJKnight Award for her fearless reporting in Afghanistan. For @TOLOnews , she covered major stories all while facing a dual threat as a woman journalist. After the Taliban returned, she had to flee with thousands of her fellow civilians.

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. @RanaAyyub is brutally targeted online and the speed of the rapid fire attacks is associated with coordinated campaigns, according to our research analyzing over 8.5M tweets directed at Ayyub. Twitter must do more, say @julieposetti & @kbontcheva :

How long will Twitter stand by as ‘online violence’ curtails our right to know? | Julie Posetti and...

The plight of journalists like Rana Ayyub exposes the failure of big tech to tackle threats and harassment, especially against women, say Julie Posetti of the ICFJ and Kalina Bontcheva of the...

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Our Innovation in International Reporting Award will go to @bellingcat and its executive director @christogrozev for their use of open-source intelligence, data mining & citizen engagement to fight Russian disinformation and more. #ICFJlive #ICFJAwards

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A year ago today, courageous Filipino-American journalist @MariaRessa was convicted of cyberlibel. She still faces a slew of charges aimed at silencing her & @rapplerdotcom . We stood with her then & we stand with her now. Join us & #HoldTheLine : #CourageOn

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🇵🇪 @ernestocabralm is an investigative journalist currently working with La Encerrona, one of the most widely broadcast news podcasts in Peru. His coverage has focused on corruption, money laundering, organized crime, and human rights.

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We’re thrilled to announce our 2019 @ICFJKnight Award Winners. Congrats to Rose Wangui of Kenya and Stevan Dojčinović of Serbia. These inspiring journalists will be honored at the #ICFJDinner Nov 7. @knightfdn @Rosiewangui @StevanOCCRP @ntvkenya @KRIKrs @OCCRP #ItTakesAJournalist

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Journalist @RanaAyyub is being "reviled, harassed, abused" in India. Our research team, along with Sheffield University computer scientists, is monitoring the threats against Ayyub. What we're seeing is a shocking story of online violence in the data, says our @julieposetti .

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Reviled, harassed, abused: Narenda Modi’s most trenchant critic speaks out

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. @mariaressa is a beacon of quality journalism. We stand by her and the incredible work of @rapplerdotcom . These unwarranted attacks must stop. #pressfreedom

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Journalist @RanaAyyub will be sharing her experiences as a woman journalist in India in an #ijf22talk moderated by our VP of Global Research @julieposetti . Add the event to your calendar now: @journalismfest

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Maligned, condemned, reviled & repeatedly threatened with rape & murder, @ranaayyub is the target of an orchestrated campaign of #onlineviolence with links to India’s ruling party, in which disinformation tactics and hate speech are clearly evident #IWD

Reviled, harassed, abused: Narendra Modi’s most trenchant critic speaks out

The Indian journalist Rana Ayyub speaks about the campaign to silence her that has led to charges of sedition and ‘defaming Hindus’

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. @Twitter must act to protect @RanaAyyub , one of the world’s most targeted journalists online, not censor her write @julieposetti & @kbontcheva , drawing on their new research for ICFJ. Censoring journalists online emboldens attackers & curbs #pressfreedom

How long will Twitter stand by as ‘online violence’ curtails our right to know? | Julie Posetti and...

The plight of journalists like Rana Ayyub exposes the failure of big tech to tackle threats and harassment, especially against women, say Julie Posetti of the ICFJ and Kalina Bontcheva of the...

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. @ChepeZamora lleva un año preso y su diario de investigación fue obligado a cerrar. Nuestro ganador del premio @ICFJKnight y todos los periodistas en Guatemala deberían tener la libertad de hacer su trabajo: #FreeJRZ #ZamoraLibre

A Shameful Milestone for Press Freedom in Guatemala

On July 29 of last year, Guatemalan a

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As pioneers in the use of public data, social media & other tech for investigative journalism, @Bellingcat & its director @ChristoGrozev won our Innovation in International Reporting Award. Learn more about their groundbreaking work: #ICFJawards

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🎇Announcing our 2020 award winners! 🎇 Please join us in congratulating @fareedzakaria , host of @CNN 's GPS with Fareed Zakaria, @Linaattalah of Egypt’s @madamasr and investigative reporter Roman Anin, of @istories_media in Russia. Read more:

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. @ICFJKnight Award winner @jopoliszuk : "When a society becomes polarized, truth is one of the first casualties. Instead of choosing the left or the right, I choose human rights. That has been my compass in this profession." #ICFJdinner #ItTakesaJournalist

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We said it before and we'll say it again: If journalists are jailed, democracy is at stake. ICFJ joins @pressfreedom , @RSF_en and dozens more in support of @MariaRessa , who's fighting a bevy of charges designed to silence her & @rapplerdotcom : #HoldTheLine

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We stand with our @ICFJKnight Award winner, @StevanOCCRP , the head of @KRIKrs in Serbia. He and his courageous team have exposed abuses by govt officials, in a country where it is increasingly dangerous to be a journalist. Read more:

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#Guatemala is the only democracy in Latin America with a journalist in prison — Jose Rubén Zamora. At least 20 others have fled the country. Here’s more from @IJNet on these #pressfreedom threats: #FreeJRZ #ZamoraLibre

One year on, Jose Rubén Zamora's case in Guatemala signals wider press freedom assault | Internat...

Assassinating journalists can be costly. It can attract too much attention. Getting creative with the law to make journalists disappear and grind their reporting to a halt: less so. Today, more and...

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Indian journalist @RanaAyyub is facing increasing #onlineviolence , as national authorities escalate legal attacks on her. We stand in solidarity with Ayyub. She has a right to practice journalism freely and safely:

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Today, we’re publishing the first insights from our research into the internationally emblematic case of #onlineviolence against @RanaAyyub . She is attacked: 1. For her critical independent journalism 2. For her gender 3. Because of her Muslim faith #IWD

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🕖 Our Tribute to Journalists 2022 begins in ONE HOUR. Join our #ICFJawards livestream to honor outstanding journalists from around the 🌎: @MitchellReports , @CarlosDada , @ChristoGrozev , @Bellingcat , @AnisaShaheed1 , @mstyslav9 , @EMaloletka & @VasilisaUKR :

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. @DavidHundeyin launched @WestAfricaWeek ’s newsletter just 8 months ago. Now, it’s in the inboxes of over 15,000 subscribers. On our next webinar, David will share his expertise with journalists who want to achieve the same success. Register here:

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The impacts of prolific intersectional #onlineviolence against @RanaAyyub have been severe. She’s been doxxed, stalked, threatened by digital lynch mobs, & afraid for her life. But she refuses to be silenced & credits her survival to support from the international community #IWD

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At the #NobelPeacePrize ceremony, @mariaressa said women journalists are “at the epicenter of risk” and added, “This pandemic of misogyny and hatred needs to be tackled, now.” Read our research highlighting the threats facing Ressa & other women journos:

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Journalist Kiki Mordi and her colleagues went undercover, posing as young students, to expose sexual harassment at universities in Ghana and Nigeria. Hear how it all happened, from creating new identities to learning how to use a panic button when filming:

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We identified the phenomenon of ‘networked gaslighting’ of women journalists - coordinated attacks using #disinfo tactics that erode the confidence of the victims - in our @UNESCO #OnlineViolence study. @NYTimes ’ @TaylorLorenz is often targeted like this:

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Veteran journalist @mariaressa and her team @Rapplerdotcom face mounting legal challenges in the Philippines. We’re contributing to a legal defense fund to help this independent news outlet #holdtheline . Learn more:

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Next week, @KRIKrs ' @StevanOCCRP will accept the @ICFJKnight International Journalism Award at #ICFJDinner . At an increasingly dangerous time, he leads a team of intrepid journalists to expose corruption & crime among the powerful. Join us in honoring him:

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We are excited to announce our new Spring 2024 cohort of the Professional Fellows Program for Emerging Media Leaders #ProFellows . Coming from #LatAm , they will be placed in US newsrooms starting May 13. Learn more below 👇

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To make it easier for women journalists facing abuse to get help, we are launching the Online Violence Response Hub, an @IWMF and ICFJ project announced today. Register for updates & share: (6/7)

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When we examined all uses of the abusive term #presstitute in our dataset of tweets directed @RanaAyyub , we found clear evidence that in addition to misogyny, Ayyub is also subjected to prolific #onlineviolence at the intersection of religious bigotry & racism #IWD

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We're pleased to honor @ThisIsFusion 's @jorgeramosnews , named to #Time100 list, at #icfjdinner http://t.co/KPTJASVzv2 http://t.co/Cw3U84kW0b

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We are thrilled to announce our 2022 ICFJ award winners. These brave and groundbreaking journalists will be honored at our 2022 Tribute to Journalists, alongside @NBCNews ’ Andrea Mitchell. Learn more about them 👇 #ICFJawards #ICFJlive

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Please join us in welcoming our newest 2024 @ICFJKnight Fellow @LuzMelyReyes , co-founder & general director of Venezuela’s @EfectoCocuyo ! 🎉 As a fellow, she will create resources, connections & opportunities for exiled journalists in the Americas. More:

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NEW: For @UNESCO , we undertook research on online violence against women journalists & found the crisis is: 🚨Worsening 🚫Tied to orchestrated #disinfo campaigns 🔴 More severe @ the intersection of race, sexual orientation religion 📖 👇

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🎉With the Elliott family & @ONECampaign , we're thrilled to announce the 2023 Michael Elliott Award winners: Nigeria’s @KunleAdebajo & Zimbabwe’s @ShawnMatiashe ! Learn more about their reporting here:

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ICFJ calls on Substack and Twitter to investigate the accounts attacking @KikiMordi and other credible journalists, and take action to protect the targets of this vicious, sexist trolling. Read our full statement:

ICFJ Stands With Nigerian Journalist Kiki Mordi Against Unrelenting Misogynistic Attacks

The International Center for Journalists stands with multi award-winning investigative journalist and documentarian Kiki Mordi, who is facing escalating online violence laced with gendered disinfor...

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Nobel Peace Prize winner @MariaRessa is awaiting an imminent Philippine Supreme Court judgment which will mean the difference between 6+ years in jail and freedom. The Philippine government must stop opposing her appeals. Learn more:

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. @StevanOCCRP of @KRIKrs has turned a light on organized crime/ corruption by business elites at an increasingly dangerous time for journalists in Serbia. We’re thrilled to recognize him as one of our 2019 @ICFJKnight Award winners @OCCRP @KnightFdn

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A global crisis like #COVID19 requires a global response. Today, we are launching the Global Health Crisis Reporting Forum to connect journalists with some of the world’s top health practitioners, newsroom leaders and other experts. Learn more and join:

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“The 2021 Nobel Peace Prize laureates practice journalism as resistance,” writes our own @julieposetti in a @foreignpolicy piece highlighting the significance of honoring journalists @mariaressa & #DmitryMuratov with a Nobel Peace Prize:

Maria Ressa’s Nobel Peace Prize Is a Call to Action

The last time a working journalist was honored, it was a German editor as World War II loomed.

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According to our research, one of the most prevalent abuse terms hurled @RanaAyyub is the misogynistic portmanteau #presstitute , a pernicious hybrid word which originated in India & is designed to discredit women journalists both professionally & personally #IWD .

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. @StevanOCCRP of @KRIKrs reacts to winning our 2019 @ICFJKnight Award: "I want to dedicate this award to all the independent journalists in #Serbia ." They face significant government pressure that many outside the region aren't aware of, he says. @knightfdn #ItTakesaJournalist

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The Coalition Against Online Violence & ICFJ echo calls for news publishers, civil society orgs & the diplomatic community to vigorously defend her right to practice journalism freely and safely in India. These attacks must stop now. #WeStandwithRana (6/6)

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We stand with @mariaressa , who faces a court verdict this Monday, and with her brave team at @rapplerdotcom . #CourageON #HoldTheLine #DefendPressFreedom

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Reporting live from Washington, D.C.! You can watch our Tribute to Journalists 2022 ceremony from your own home. Watch the preview, and get your virtual tickets for our Nov. 10 event: #ICFJawards

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. @Bellingcat and its director @ChristoGrozev win the ICFJ Innovation in International Reporting Award for their groundbreaking use of open-source data & technology to fight Russian disinformation and unveil war crimes in Ukraine. Join the #ICFJawards now:

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We stand with @RanaAyyub as she continues to speak truth to power, even as she faces increasingly serious threats to her life. We also call on the Indian government to defend her rights under international law to practice journalism freely & safely:

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Journalist @RanaAyyub will be sharing her experiences as a woman journalist in India in an #ijf22talk moderated by our VP of Global Research @julieposetti . Add the event to your calendar now: @journalismfest

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We said it before and we'll say it again: If journalists are jailed, democracy is at stake. ICFJ joins @pressfreedom , @RSF_en and dozens more in support of @MariaRessa , who's fighting a bevy of charges designed to silence her & @rapplerdotcom : #HoldTheLine

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🎇 Announcing the 2021 @ICFJKnight International Journalism Award winners! Join us in congratulating Czech investigative journalist Pavla Holcová of @investigace_cz and Brazilian fact-checker Natália Leal of @agencialupa . Read more: @pafak #ICFJawards 🧵

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For @UNESCO , we analyzed over 2 million tweets directed at journalist @carolecadwalla , the target of a misogynistic & disinformation-laced campaign of #onlineviolence designed to undermine her reporting. Read more:

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Earlier this year, we conducted research analyzing the intensity & ferocity of #onlineviolence aimed at #NobelPeacePrize winner @MariaRessa . We found direct evidence that the attacks have created the enabling environment for her persecution & prosecution:

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Our Knight International Journalism Award, supported by @knightfdn , recognizes excellent journalism that made an impact. This year we’re awarding two digital pioneers as they use their sites to expose corruption + abuse of power: #ItTakesAJournalist

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🎧 In the latest episode of Chasing the Story, Nigerian journalist @kikimordi takes us behind the scenes of the @BBCAfrica award-winning documentary, Sex for Grades. Find out how she trained to go undercover to expose sexual harassment in universities:

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Journalist @christogrozev & the @bellingcat team have used open-source intelligence, data mining & crowdsourcing to link Russian operatives to attempts to murder opposition figures. We will be honoring them at our #ICFJawards . Get your tickets now:

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Extensive legal battles are often used to suppress critical journalism. That’s why we’re partnering w/ @PressFreedom , @FirstLookMedia + @RSF_en to provide legal support to embattled journalists, starting w/ @mariaressa + @rapplerdotcom

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Ayyub is also facing economic abuse. The journalist’s bank accounts were frozen for the second time in six months last week by Indian authorities pursuing retaliatory tax and foreign investment-related cases against her. (4/6)

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One year ago, @ICFJKnight Award winner @ChepeZamora was arrested in Guatemala and has since been sentenced to six years in prison on fabricated charges. On this devastating anniversary, join us in calling for his release: #FreeJRZ #ZamoraLibre

A Shameful Milestone for Press Freedom in Guatemala

On July 29 of last year, Guatemalan a

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. @ICFJKnight Award winner @ChepeZamora was arrested, @el_Periodico ' offices raided & staff were forced to leave while others were held all night & their phones taken away. ICFJ condemns the arrest and calls on the Guatemalan government to drop any charges.

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@ranaayyub experiences very significant intersectional #onlineviolence , the term used to describe threats, harassment & abuse which is multilayered, and leveraging multiple forms of discrimination in addition to misogyny to attack the targeted journalist #IWD

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Ahead of #ONA17 @ICFJKnight is launching a new toolkit with more than 30 tools for online journalists. Check it out:

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"I dedicate this award to all of the fallen journalists who gave their lives for Afghanistan... Female journalists are not allowed to attend press conferences... Almost 200 journalists have been arrested and tortured since the takeover," says @AnisaShaheed1 . #ICFJawards

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Last week, the legal harassment @ranaayyub experiences escalated again, with a new case being filed against her for “hurting Hindu sentiments” in connection with a @BBCNews interview in which she critiqued attacks on Muslim women #IWD

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Another case has been registered against me, in Karnataka, by the same Hindu right wing group, for ‘hurting Hindu sentiments’ in my interview on the Hijab ban and the intimidation of Muslim women. To the government and its cronies, THIS WONT STOP ME FROM SPEAKING THE TRUTH.

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We are excited to name @Linaattalah , founder and editor-in-chief of @madamasr , our 2020 @ICFJKnight International Journalism Award winner. Mada Masr unflinchingly investigates corruption and misconduct amid Egypt’s harsh crackdown on independent voices.

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As a result of the investigative project, the #PanamaPapers , at least half a dozen influential Venezuelans have been arrested. High-impact reporting like this is why we selected @jopoliszuk for the 2018 @ICFJKnight award. #icfjdinner

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We are thrilled to name @fareedzakaria winner of ICFJ Founders Award for Excellence in Journalism! As host of @CNN ’s Fareed Zakaria GPS & a @WashingtonPost columnist, he brings clear-eyed perspectives to the day's biggest, most important global stories:

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2012 @ICFJKnight award winner @Samiullah_mahdi called on the global community to protect journalists in Afghanistan as the new Taliban government cracks down on the country’s once-vibrant media sphere. Listen to his remarks: #ICFJawards

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Listen: Join journalist Kiki Mordi as she recounts how she and her colleagues went undercover to expose widespread sexual harassment at universities in Nigeria and Ghana. Mordi was our 2022 Elliott Award winner: @ONECampaign

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The Filipino news site @rapplerdotcom , founded by one of this year’s @ICFJKnight Award Winners, @mariaressa , has been targeted by the Filipino government for exposing impunity. Read more about Ressa’s work and her message to tech giants.

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We're thrilled that outstanding Afghan reporter @AnisaShaheed1 will receive the 2022 @ICFJKnight Award. She has covered major stories such as gross mismanagement of COVID-19 resources, while facing a dual threat as a woman journalist:

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She’s one of the most harassed journalists in the world, but @ranaayyub refuses to be silenced. Join her in conversation with @CaroleCadwalla , @caoilfhionnanna @kikimordi & @JuliePosetti @FrontlineClub in London on March 25. Sign up here:

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Our research found evidence that the worst online attacks on @mariaressa were coordinated or orchestrated. Much of the abuse and threats were fueled by Philippines President Duterte’s public statements & pro-Duterte bloggers/social media influencers. Read:

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