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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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…
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 […]
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 […]