The director of former newspaper elPeriódico faces multiple criminal charges in cases international and national organizations criticize as flawed and politically motivated.
From Patagonia to Montevideo, independent newsrooms are creating their own artificial intelligence prototypes — no coding expertise required.
Three recent decisions tied to one media conglomerate uphold claims from women forced out after reporting sexual misconduct, underscoring the pervasiveness of newsroom harassment and the cost of defiance.
Journalists at the Peruvian newsroom automated some of their work to build tools so readers could compare dozens of candidates’ backgrounds and proposals. AI handled the repetitive tasks, but journalists provided the judgment.
Brazil’s celebrity gossip accounts, with larger audiences than legacy news outlets, are being used to promote favorable narratives about public figures outside traditional journalistic scrutiny.
Researchers painted a complex, and often troubling, picture of Latin American journalism during a webinar hosted by the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas on Jan. 22, 2026.
As artificial transforms newsrooms, a new study reveals how emerging regulations on the topic could affect journalism and those who practice it.
Independent journalist Reyna Haydee Ramírez describes how confronting two Mexican presidents at their morning press conferences has led to stigmatization and online abuse.
A new law recognizing “multimedia professionals” has drawn opposition from labor unions, which warn it could undermine journalist protections in a time of job losses, automation and rising misinformation.
Reporter Alma Guillermoprieto has spent four decades chronicling power and violence. In an interview with LJR, she discusses her new book and the demands of writing for far-away readers.
To help journalists, news creators and aspiring news entrepreneurs, the Knight Center and Under the Desk News are offering a new, low-cost webinar series, “News Creator Field Guide: Forging New Paths in Journalism."
Seventeen independent media outlets from 12 Mexican states have formed the Territorial alliance to address challenges facing local journalism and reconnect with audiences.