Journalists across Latin America face mounting pressure but persist. This year’s top stories show reporters forced into exile, resisting authoritarian smears, teaching media literacy and exposing multimillion-dollar fraud.
LJR’s annual list spotlights 10 projects that tracked criminal economies in the Amazon, exposed abuses against migrants, countered online scams and celebrated a rock icon’s legacy.
An investigation by IDL-Reporteros and CLIP revealed how disinformation linked to political and business figures spread through social media and escalated to legal pressure and harassment against journalists.
Journalists say José Luiz Datena’s sensationalist record and human-rights violations make him incompatible with EBC’s mission, and call his appointment political interference.
During a recent webinar, journalists and scholars from northern Central America describe the threats and violence they face at home. For some, it’s led to exile, but not to giving up.
Mechanisms that once guaranteed access to public information have been dismantled in Mexico. Media and technology organizations are teaching young journalists to fill the gap.
For Luis Núñez, journalism is an act of love and community service. He anchors two newscasts on Colombia’s Pacific coast and sells viche liquor, knowing he can’t live off journalism alone.
Digital tools such as FactFlow, Archive.org and OSoMeNet help journalists and fact-checkers in Latin America track false narratives, analyze dissemination networks and authenticate online content.
Brazilian social media users now favor news creators over traditional brands, a Reuters Institute study finds. The trend opens opportunities for collaboration between creators and newsrooms.
With the military casting suspicion on the press and pushing to unmask sources, local journalists are turning to one another — and to bulletproof vests — to ensure they can cover their country’s elections.
In this one-hour workshop, journalist Craig Silverman will show how to track social media, investigate websites, archive pages, verify videos and assess AI-generated content—all with practical, accessible tools.
Independent newsrooms from host city Belém and across Brazil joined forces to play to their strengths and center communities already living with the effects of climate change.