❗GRANT APPLICATION: The Asia Investigative Reporting Network is now accepting applications for newsroom grants. Applicants should be based in Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand. The grant will fund projects focused on building community: buff.ly/4fXnMaX

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Despite facing threats for his reporting in Guinea, IJNet JOTM Facely Konaté remains committed to delivering the truth. "I am convinced that I still have a significant contribution to make in this sector in my country,” he said. Read more: buff.ly/3ARTxm0

For our 40th, we’re highlighting journalists in our network. Today, read more about Indian journalist Rohit Upadhyay — equipped with a YouTube channel and a motorbike, he aims to bring attention to the struggles of marginalized groups: buff.ly/3MjzmzA

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📣 ICFJ Voices: ChenZhang Li from @Tsinghua_uni emphasizes, "Interacting with students from different backgrounds grows our understanding of each other." Hear more about Global Business Journalism’s global reach:

“In Guinea journalists regularly face censorship, arrests and even violence. This climate of repression led me to lead this noble fight [to defend press freedom],” said IJNet JOTM Facely Konaté. Read his story here: buff.ly/3ARTxm0

The United Nations said that ICFJ Knight Fellowships Award winner Jose Rubén Zamora, who has been wrongfully imprisoned in Guatemala for over two years, is being held in potentially life-threatening, inhumane conditions that could amount to torture. #FreeZamora reuters.com/world/americas…

During a year with at least 64 elections worldwide, journalists are remaining vigilant about disinformation. Read about James Okong'o’s recent ICFJ-backed investigation, which uncovered networks of hate and lies during past elections in Kenya and Nigeria: buff.ly/3XAhqYh

Have a collaborative project idea for your outlet? Apply for our newsroom grant for an opportunity to receive funding! Applicants should be based in Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand. Pitches should aim to strengthen investigative journalism: buff.ly/4fXnMaX

“When you talk and interact with students from different backgrounds, we can understand each other better,” says ChenZhang Li, the director of International Affairs at @Tsinghua_uni. Hear more about the impact of cross-cultural collaboration at Global Business Journalism:

In IJNet's most recent IJNotes episode, they spoke with Chip Mahaney, who offered advice on what key skills student journalists should strive to develop now while they’re still in college. Listen here: buff.ly/4e2rGOk

“I love journalism because it allows us to hold the powerful to account,” says journalist Tom Meagher (Tom Meagher). Meagher has worked with ICFJ to support grantees through mentorship and data journalism workshops. Learn more about his work: buff.ly/4ggB82a

Join ICFJ as a Program Director to lead the design and implementation of some of our programs worldwide! Apply now: buff.ly/3ufCIdl

Are you an accountant with exceptional team management skills? Apply to be our Director of Finance & Accounting, where you’ll lead our accounting team to ensure financial accuracy and integrity. Learn more: buff.ly/3Y7VF2H

Sri Lankan journalist Dilushi Wijesinghe is the only female photographer at her newspaper — a situation she and others are changing by picking up cameras. In a recent workshop, female journalists joined SLPI and Jessica Rinaldi to build their portfolios: buff.ly/4dRpx8p

“I think ICFJ shows you to love journalism again, to remember how & why you decided to be a journalist,” says ICFJ-backed journalist Daniel Nardin. With the support of ICFJ, Nardin created Amazônia Vox, a site that publishes reporting through a journalism solutions lens.

We’re looking for a consultant specialized in monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) for U.S. government proposals to support our Development team, focused on contributing sections related to MEL for our proposals for government funding. Apply here: buff.ly/4cxQDzJ