ORGANISATIONS
International Center for Journalists (ICFJ+)
ICFJ+ is a civic technology and media support organization that cultivates civic intelligence – information that helps people make sense of their world and act constructively to shape it. A partnership between the International Center for Journalists, tech powerhouse Code for Africa, and systems builder PROTO, they collaborate with journalists, technologists, civil society, researchers and others to forge stronger, more effective news and information ecosystems.
Attending the Μedia Village will be:
Sharon Moshavi is the president of the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) and the co-CEO of ICFJ+, a new global nonprofit co-founded with the civic tech powerhouse Code for Africa.
ICFJ+ exists to get actionable information into the hands of people, working with journalists, technologists, and civil society to foster systemic solutions. Moshavi, who previously served as ICFJ’s senior vice president of new initiatives, has worked to advance journalism globally for nearly two decades.
Prior to ICFJ, she worked at the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. A former international correspondent, Moshavi was based in Jerusalem, New Delhi, and Tokyo, and has reported from more than a dozen countries.
David Maas is the senior editorial director of IJNet, ICFJ’s website that delivers the latest on global media innovation, news apps and tools, and professional opportunities in multiple languages. He manages a team of editors based around the world.
Before joining ICFJ, Maas covered local politics at AL DÍA, a Spanish-English news outlet in Philadelphia. He also previously worked in Medellin, Colombia, for the English-language news site, Colombia Reports where he covered political developments in the wake of the country’s 2016 peace deal with the FARC rebel group. Prior to working in journalism, Maas managed USAID projects primarily across Central and South America.
Maas graduated from Tufts University in 2012 with a B.A. in international relations. In 2018, he earned an M.A. in investigative journalism from City, University of London.
