The panel will focus on the challenges of protecting free speech when one’s country is at war. Two years into the Russian war, the state of free speech in Ukraine has worsened. As noted by a local w...

A panel discussion on how Next Gen journalists and innovative traditional news organizations are creating content for Gen Z audiences, building loyal audiences, and reaching significant scale.

2024 is the biggest election year in history. Starting with Taiwan in January and running through to the US presidential election in November, more than two billion people in 65+ countries will take p...

To thrive in the age of AI, freelance journalists need to know how to adapt. This expert-led panel session will explore the challenges and opportunities of AI for freelancers and discuss how they can ...

Exchanging perspectives across national and societal borders is vital to nurture understanding and diminish differences between people. Cross-border journalism plays an important role not just in brin...

There have never been so many fact-checking organizations around the world, and yet disinformation still thrives. Once trendy, has fact-checking become outdated and exhausted? Should it radically chan...

At last year’s IJF, one independent news editor said “We are being trained to death, but that’s the only way we can access funding.” The viability of independent media relies on long-term str...

Though the science of climate change is well understood, and has been broadly accepted for more than thirty years, the problem is still growing - with increasingly dire consequences for the planet. As...

From envisioning change to its successful implementation and sustained impact, change management may seem daunting; however, with strategic planning and execution, it can transform into an illuminatin...

Three quarters of the journalists who died in 2023 were Palestinians killed by Israel during the Israel-Gaza war. According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, more journalists died in the first ...