Poynter Institute 2022 IFCN Global Fact-Checking Mentorship Program

The IFCN Mentorship Program will match signatories to the IFCN with demonstrated expertise in specific topics with other IFCN signatory organizations with an interest in enhancing skill sets in those areas.  Applicants must define their area of expertise and intended audience for impact. Mentorship topics may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Detecting misinformation on social media. How to use monitoring tools and sourcing tips to identify potential misinformation.
• Communicating fact checks with innovative formats. How to use videos, podcasts, memes and other unique formats to communicate fact-checks to a wider audience.
• Industry collaboration. How to effectively partner with other fact-checking organizations and publishers, particularly during breaking news events, to better address misinformation.
• Media literacy. How to start media literacy campaigns and other initiatives to help local communities spot misinformation.
• Training and operations. How to build effective training programs and operational tactics to help fact-checking organizations better address misinformation.
• Health and science misinformation. How to approach scientific claims and create a system to increase an organization’s capacity to debunk health misinformation.

• Table of Content
• About Poynter Institute
• IFCN Global Fact-Checking Mentorship Program
• Aim and Benefits of IFCN Global Fact-Checking Mentorship Program
• Requirements for IFCN Global Fact-Checking Mentorship Program Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Poynter Institute

rom its earliest days in a former bank on Central Avenue to its current waterfront home alongside the University of South Florida�s St. Petersburg campus, Poynter has made a stubborn man�s dreams come true. For 40 years, Nelson Poynter produced newspapers in St. Petersburg that reflected his belief that excellent journalism, published independently, could help a community prosper and a democracy flourish. And he saw no good reason why his passing should change anything about that. That�s why he founded the Modern Media Institute in 1975 and willed, upon his death in 197... continue reading

IFCN Global Fact-Checking Mentorship Program

Aim and Benefits of IFCN Global Fact-Checking Mentorship Program

Selected mentors will receive $50,000, distributed in payments 

Selected mentees will receive $5,000 upon completion of the training.

Requirements for IFCN Global Fact-Checking Mentorship Program Qualification

Mentors:

• The program is open to IFCN signatories, fact-checking organizations as well as ecosystem partners that have demonstrated success or expertise in a given area.
• Mentors will be required to provide educational materials to support other fact-checkers & journalists
• Applications that include a partnership between an IFCN signatory and another organization will also be considered but would require an additional MOU which will be provided in the application

Mentees:

• All mentees must be signatories to the IFCN Code of Principles in good standings.
• They must also commit to completing all required training and assignments.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details, visit Poynter Institute website.