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Illustration depicting a human hand holding a smartphone while browsing Colombian news outlet Economía para la Pipol website, with a background of Colombian peso bills.

In Colombia, a chatbot that talks money like a friend

News site Economía para la Pipol teamed up with tech firm Datasketch to build an AI-powered, fact-based bot to make business and economic news easier for everyone to understand.

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Traveling to COP30 in Belem is too costly for many Latin American journalists

With few hotel rooms and high travel costs to the heart of the Amazon, many reporters may be shut out of the climate summit, raising fears of fewer diverse voices in its coverage.

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In Uruguay, this newspaper builds journalism with radio, documentaries — and its readers

la diaria calls its approach “human journalism.” With support and input from its readers, the paper investigates government corruption, airs a radio station and produces documentaries.

Scene of the movie "Cocodrilos", by Mexican filmmaker J. Xavier Velasco.

Film ‘Cocodrilos’ uses fiction to reveal the real cost of reporting in Mexico

The murders of Mexican journalists Regina Martínez and Rubén Espinosa left their mark on filmmaker J. Xavier Velasco, who seeks to highlight violence against the press in Mexico.

Journalists use podcasts to bring audiences behind the scenes of journalism

LJR presents five podcasts that address issues impacting journalism, from press freedom threats to the digital revolution.

: A single brown women’s sandal lies on cracked pavement, surrounded by yellow police tape in a dimly lit alleyway. No people are visible.

Brazilian journalists say newsrooms need better training to report on femicides

With high rates of violence against women, coverage of the crime has improved in the country, but sensationalism and superficiality persist.

Ecuadorian journalist Johnny Lucas prepares a bouquet of flowers at his brother's flower shop in Manta, Ecuador.

In Manta, Ecuador, journalist combines reporting and roses

Johnny Lucas balances journalism with selling flowers to earn a minimum wage. His story reflects the reality of many Ecuadorian journalists who juggle multiple jobs to survive amid precarious working conditions.

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More than 350,000 people worldwide have taken a journalism course from the Knight Center

Students have benefited from 170 free and low-cost online courses and webinars since 2012, when the Knight Center started its pioneering MOOC program.

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Brazilian fact-checker eliminates ‘false’ and ‘misleading’ labels in shifting strategy against misinformation

Comprova, a collaborative fact-checking project in Brazil, bets on more explanatory language to connect with audiences resistant to corrections.

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Even in exile, Central America’s women journalists face relentless online attacks

A new report finds online harassment, disproportionate caregiving burdens, and workplace bias are pushing exiled women journalists from Central America to altogether leave the profession.

Illustration displaying the photos of 21 journalists who were killed in Paraguay, from the Alianza Paraguay investigation, by Forbidden Stories and OCCRP.  (Photo: Courtesy Forbidden Stories)

International alliance investigates negligence and impunity in journalists’ murders in Paraguay

Corruption, infiltration of organized crime and negligence by authorities are constant in the murders of 19 journalists since 1991, according to Alianza Paraguay, a collaborative, cross-border project led by Forbidden Stories and OCCRP.

Marcelo Beraba, pioneering investigative journalist and visionary editor at Brazil’s top newspapers, dies at 74

Beraba held top positions at Brazil’s four largest newspapers and co-founded the Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism. Colleagues from across Latin America have eulogized him for his generosity, restlessness and rigor.