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#ijf26: a triumph. We celebrated our 20th in style. Onwards!

The 2026 festival was a blast. So much positive energy. So much goodwill. An unforgettable few days. A big thanks to all of you – speakers, sponsors, attendees, guests – who took part. This was unquestionably the best festival yet. Mind you, we said the same about last year’s festival. And the one before that. […]

The 2026 Stories on Umbria International Journalism Awards ceremony

The awards ceremony for the 16th edition of the “Stories on Umbria” International Journalism Award, sponsored by the Umbria Chamber of Commerce and part of the official program of the International Journalism Festival, took place on 17 April 2026 in the Sala delle Colonne of Palazzo Graziani. The Award’s formula, year after year, remains its […]

Rethinking journalism awards, Philippines Supreme Court ends decade-long case to shut down Rappler, and using AI to write isn’t always wrong

The International Journalism Festival weekly round-up. Stay up to date by subscribing to our newsletter, by following us on Instagram or Telegram, or by joining us on Bluesky. The festival takes place next week. See you in Perugia! Here is the 2026 festival e-brochure for an easy-to-read view of the main programme. Kindly check the online programme […]

Hotline to the Kremlin, Israeli strike kills 3 journalists in south Lebanon, and what is humanitarian journalism?

The International Journalism Festival weekly round-up. Stay up to date by subscribing to our newsletter, by following us on Instagram or Telegram, or by joining us on Bluesky. The 2026 festival e-brochure is now available Here is the 2026 festival e-brochure for an easy-to-read view of the programme. The main programme (191 sessions and 524 speakers) is […]

This is different, Hungary’s government files charges against journalist for alleged espionage, and statement on smear campaign against VSquare journalist

The International Journalism Festival weekly round-up. Stay up to date by subscribing to our newsletter, by following us on Instagram or Telegram, or by joining us on Bluesky. I’ve been an investigative journalist for more than two decades and have been fortunate enough to be part of some impactful investigations. But what’s happening now is different. By […]

Science journalism under attack, the chilling escalation of online violence against women, and journalists face restrictions covering Mideast war

The International Journalism Festival weekly round-up. Stay up to date by subscribing to our newsletter, by following us on Instagram or Telegram, or by joining us on Bluesky. Is science journalism under attack? Stéphane Horel, award-winning science journalist at Le Monde, reveals that she has been the target of several thefts and attempted break-ins at her home […]

Twenty Years

by Arianna Ciccone We were sitting in our garden just outside Perugia. I was a journalist back then (after a year at the journalism school in Urbino and an internship at a radio station and different experiences in newspaper and radio newsrooms). A few years earlier, I’d founded my own communications and events agency named […]

Strengthening investigative journalism through sustainable revenue, journalism as resistance, and investigating the impact of AI data centers

The International Journalism Festival weekly round-up. Stay up to date by subscribing to our newsletter, by following us on Instagram or Telegram, or by joining us on Bluesky. OCCRP and the revenue axis: strengthening investigative journalism through sustainable revenue. Report For The World and OCCRP are empowering investigative newsrooms worldwide to build sustainable revenue and maintain…

Tributes to Paul Conroy, eyes of Iran, and strengthening Arab fact-checking

The International Journalism Festival weekly round-up. Stay up to date by subscribing to our newsletter, by following us on Instagram or Telegram, or by joining us on Bluesky. Tributes to Paul Conroy, the photographer who refused to look away. Tributes have been paid to the photographer and freelance journalist Paul Conroy, who has died from a heart […]

First they came for the journalists, the rise of live journalism in an age of doubt, and why did ICE lock up this pro-Trump reporter?

The International Journalism Festival weekly round-up. Stay up to date by subscribing to our newsletter, by following us on Instagram or Telegram, or by joining us on Bluesky. The 2026 festival programme is now online The partial and provisional 2026 programme is now online. There are currently (the morning of Friday 27 February) 155 sessions in the […]