The International Center for Journalists, ICFJ, has announced the commencement of application for nominees in the forthcoming 2022 ICFJ Knight International Journalism Award.
This was disclosed in a statement issued by Maggie Farley, Director, ICFJ Knight Fellowships.
“We are now seeking nominees whose pioneering coverage or media innovations have made an impact on the lives of people in their countries or regions. Candidates can be reporters, editors, technologists, media managers or citizen journalists. Those who meet the award’s criteria may nominate themselves,” the statement reads.
Nominees, according to the statement, are to indicate interest by Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022. Please submit your nominations
Winners, the organisers said, would be honoured on Nov. 10 at ICFJ’s 2022 Tribute to Journalists.
ICFJ recalls its 2021 ICFJ Knight Award winners including Natália Leal and Pavla Holcová.
Leal heads the trailblazing Brazilian site, Agência Lupa, which debunked massive amounts of deadly pandemic misinformation from President Jair Bolsonaro and his allies.
Holcová, the founder of a groundbreaking investigative journalism site in the Czech Republic, completed a report she had begun with a colleague who was brutally murdered, helping to bring down the Slovak government in the process.
The award reflects the mission of ICFJ’s Knight Fellowships, which create and spread news innovation to better engage communities and improve lives. The program is supported by John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
For more information about the awards, please contact Monica Lopez at mlopez@icfj.org. For information about the awards event, please contact Emily Schult at eschult@icfj.org.