Through letters, prison visits and requests for access to information, Belgian journalist Arthur Debruyne investigated a Mexican drug trafficking arm starting with a case in Europe.
Lawmakers voted to eliminate arrest penalties from a century-old press law, but some journalists remain saddled with complaints and fines. “Legally, I’m as good as dead,” one said.
Gênero e Número and Instituto AzMina help monitor hate on YouTube and proposed laws that affect women and LGBTQ communities.
El Colectivo 506 created a free AI chatbot to help reporters develop stronger pitches for articles that focus on solutions for the region’s problems.
A report from Observatório Lupa finds AI-generated falsehoods have tripled since 2024, including videos blending real and fabricated clips, fake text exchanges and selfie videos targeting public officials.
The already limited media landscape on the island is restricted by the blocking of websites deemed critical of the government. The absence of El Toque’s site also affects those seeking to know the price of the dollar.
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.