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The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) enables a global network of journalists to provide the trustworthy news essential to free and strong societies.

ICFJ serves more than 177,000 journalists around the world, helping them cover the most critical issues of today, innovate to deeply connect with communities, and build news organizations that thrive.

It supports journalists everywhere as they face immense challenges: online and physical attacks, disinformation, an erosion of trust, an ever-changing media landscape, and threats to their freedom and their lives.

ICFJ programs include a mix of training, mentorship, fellowships and financial support.

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.

Nasr ul Hadi is a member of the executive committee at ICFJ+ — the joint venture between the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), Code for Africa (CfA) and Proto, the innovation studio he founded for civic and media ecosystems in the Middle East and South Asia. He’s also joining the steering committee for the Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD).

Hadi has led C-level collaborations with legacy and startup newsrooms, on everything from redesigning workflows and setting up awardwinning verticals, to pioneering structured content projects and new technologies — in partnership with big tech, global foundations, UN agencies, top J-schools, among others.