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Meta will use fact checkers in Latin America for now, but journalists are bracing for what’s next

Replacing professional fact checkers with community notes in the US may signal a global rollback of disinformation controls.

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How to cover migration in Latin America during Trump's second term

Countering narratives of hate, listening to migrants and delivering practical information are practices journalists who report on migrant communities are implementing to improve coverage ahead of possible measures from the U.S. president.

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Approval of repressive laws, growth of influencers and adoption of AI: 2025 predictions from Reuters Institute

Restrictive laws inspired by Russia and Hungary threaten independent journalism in Latin America, while the industry faces challenges from the economic crisis, influencers and advances in artificial intelligence.

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Grants, fellowships, and opportunities available for Latin American journalists in January 2025

LatAm Journalism Review (LJR) offers a roundup of opportunities available to Latin American journalists in early 2025 for investigative reporting, environmental journalism, and AI.

Diario de Pernambuco edition from 1829

Despite historical recognition of its archive, 200-year-old Brazilian newspaper faces financial and legal woes

Diario de Pernambuco reported on monarchy, pandemics and wars. It’s struggling to pay its debts to continue telling the stories of Brazil.

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Venezuelan journalists detained, censored as Maduro takes oath

The weeklong disappearance of free speech advocate Carlos Correa and a widespread block on TikTok signal escalating repression as Nicolás Maduro begins his third term.

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ISOJ 2025: Registration open and keynote speakers announced for global conference on future of journalism

Early bird registration is now open for the 26th International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ), which will feature four stellar keynote sessions, panels and workshops on the current trends and the future of the news industry.

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Journalists accuse Haitian authorities of negligence after hospital attack leaves two reporters dead

The botched hospital reopening in a gang-controlled Port-au-Prince neighborhood left two reporters dead and seven injured.

: "Cover of the book 'A Globo: Hegemony 1965-1984,' the first volume of a trilogy about Brazil's TV Globo network by journalist and professor Ernesto Rodrigues. The cover features a close-up of a camera lens with dynamic green and blue lighting effects."

New book tells story of how Globo became an empire during Brazilian dictatorship

A detailed investigation reveals the complex interplay of collaboration, coercion, and cultural influence that shaped the network’s trajectory and Brazil’s modern history.

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Twenty years later, Brazilian journalist reveals identity of woman whose story captured the country

The book Dona Vitória Joana da Paz tells the story of the woman who fought against organized crime in one of Rio de Janeiro’s most famous neighborhoods, Copacabana.

In Colombia, a reporter’s investigation on deadly lead poisoning put her own safety at risk

In her debut book ‘A Poison Called Lead,’ reporter Eél María Angulo chronicles her decade-long fight to expose lead pollution's impact on Colombia's children.

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How Salvadoran journalists fight for public information despite increasing obstruction

Journalists in El Salvador are building their own databases, investigating citizen complaints and cultivating anonymous sources to hold the government accountable.