Deadline: 28 March 2024
Applications are now open for Journalists, fact-checkers and students from across the world who will stop what they are doing every Thursday in March to focus on a big and pressing challenge: How to disseminate reliable, trustworthy content in innovative ways that outpace misinformation?
Expert trainers will lead 2-hour virtual training sessions for participants as part of ICFJ’s second annual Empowering the Truth Global Summit. Sessions will be held in Arabic, Bahasa Indonesia, English, French, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish on the following topics:
- March 7, 11am EST: Building networks and alliances
- Laura Zommer, Cofounder and CEO, Factchequeado and ICFJ Knight Fellow
- March 14, 11am EST: Reaching critical audiences
- Hannah Ajakaiye, Director, FactsMatterNG
- March 21, 11am EST: Strengthening audience trust
- Lynn Walsh, Assistant Director, Trusting News
- March 28, 11am EST: Leveraging AI
- Nikita Roy, ICFJ Knight Fellow and Founder, NRI Nation
The summit kicks off in March with each language hosting one session per week.
The trainings are being held through ICFJ’s Pamela Howard Forum on Global Crisis Reporting, with support from the Forum’s community managers and additional coordination from BoomLive, Harry Surjadi, and Marina Chentsova Eckman.
Eligibility Criteria
- Following the summit, participants who attend at least three of the four sessions will be eligible to apply for grants and mentorship to develop innovative multimedia projects that break new ground in spreading factual information.
For more information, visit International Center for Journalists.
