Late on a Thursday night in 2005, Brazilian journalist Manoel Francisco Brito called a source looking for data on Amazon deforestation. He had been working double shifts for a year, since he co-founded ((o))eco, one of the first digital newsrooms in the country fully dedicated to covering environmental issues. Despite the long hours, Brito didn’t
By Alis Okonji Journalism education and training play a fundamental role in shaping the media landscape by forming the new generations of reporters, editors and leaders of the industry, but they can go further. Academic institutions have a unique opportunity to equip journalists and media professionals with knowledge and skills to practice sustainable journalism. A
Report for the World is pleased to announce the selection of 18 new host newsrooms, expanding our global network to 49 newsrooms in 28 countries. In addition to our newest partners, we are deepening our ties to existing countries while further expanding our reach to vulnerable, in-exile newsrooms. “This year, we continued to expand
By Rory Schmidt Writing for an immigration beat is challenging. Often, migrants refuse to talk with reporters, out of fear of the consequences that could come from sharing their stories. To write the best story possible, an immigration reporter must be strategic. It takes a lot of skill to find immigrants willing to talk, and
The ramifications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have been felt far away from the battlefields, in the supply of agricultural products to other countries, the arrival of refugees and the repatriation of immigrants who fled the war. Parallel to these developments, both Ukraine and Russia have embarked in diplomatic and soft power campaigns to court
By Noreen Gillespie, Microsoft What will the newsroom of the future look like? Today, Microsoft is launching several collaborations with news organizations (including The GroundTruth Project) to adopt generative AI. In a year where billions of people will vote in democratic elections worldwide, journalism is critical to creating healthy information ecosystems, and it is our
One of the criticisms the public has of the coverage of disasters is that the media tends to focus on the immediate aftermath of the catastrophe and the spectacle of destruction, forgetting the impact on people’s lives, particularly the poor. And once the news cycle moves to the next pressing issue, reporters leave only to
APPLY HERE Report for the World once again invites independent news organizations across the globe to join its growing network of host newsroom partners, as it deepens its presence in different regions through editorial collaborations and professional development of its reporting corps. Newsrooms are invited to apply until Feb. 27. They will be asked to
Collaboration aims to help independent media achieve business sustainability Report for the World and the International Press Institute have partnered to launch a revenue roadmap program for independent and local media that offers step-by-step guidance on how to overcome challenges and achieve business sustainability. The roadmap brings together research by IPI with best practices and
In early November, the Pakistani government started to round up and deport undocumented Afghan refugees, as part of an immigration crackdown that has drawn criticism from the United Nations and relief agencies. There are approximately 2 million undocumented Afghans in Pakistan, many of whom arrived decades ago and built a life for themselves in the