Carolina de Assis is a Brazilian journalist and researcher who lives in Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil. She holds a master's degree in Women’s and Gender Studies from the GEMMA Programme – Università di Bologna (Italy) / Universiteit Utrecht (The Netherlands) and has worked as an editor at Gênero e Número, a Brazilian digital magazine focused on data journalism and gender issues. She is especially interested in journalistic initiatives aimed at promoting human rights and gender justice. You can find her on Twitter: @caroldeassis
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Carolina de Assis es una periodista e investigadora brasileña que vive en Juiz de Fora, MG, Brasil . Tiene una maestría en Estudios de las Mujeres y de Género del programa GEMMA – Università di Bologna (Italia) / Universiteit Utrecht (Holanda). Trabajó como editora en la revista digital brasileña Gênero e Número. Le interesan especialmente iniciativas periodísticas que tienen el objetivo de promover los derechos humanos y la justicia de género. Puedes encontrarla en Twitter: @caroldeassis.
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Carolina de Assis é uma jornalista e pesquisadora brasileira que vive em Juiz de Fora (MG). É mestra em Estudos da Mulher e de Gênero pelo programa GEMMA – Università di Bologna (Itália) / Universiteit Utrecht (Holanda). Trabalhou como editora na revista digital Gênero e Número e se interessa especialmente por iniciativas jornalísticas que promovam os direitos humanos e a justiça de gênero. Você pode encontrá-la no Twitter em @caroldeassis.
Vanina Berghella, director for Latin America and the Caribbean of the International Fund for Public Interest Media (IFPIM), presented the fund's work in the region during the 17th Ibero-American Colloquium on Digital Journalism. According to Berghella, IFPIM works with two main approaches: direct assistance to media outlets and encouraging changes in the media ecosystem.
In a year when almost half the world's population is expected to go to the polls in national and local elections, the 25th ISOJ featured a workshop offered by YouTube with suggestions on how journalists and media outlets can use the platform in their election coverage.
At the 25th International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ), journalists from around the world shared challenges they face: in Afghanistan, restrictions imposed by the Taliban drive journalists into exile; in Mexico, drug trafficking and organized crime create zones of silence; in Israel, journalists deal with the trauma of the Hamas invasion and media outlets provide limited coverage of Gaza; in Ghana, journalists suffer attacks and threats when investigating corruption cases.
The 25th International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) brought examples of the uses of artificial intelligence at UOL, The Marshall Project and The New York Times, while research by the Associated Press reveals the impact of generative AI on journalism around the world.
Brazilian journalism faces challenges in academic training and in newsrooms. While many journalism courses tend towards theory and develop practice sparingly, training programs promoted by media outlets seek to fill the gaps. Programs from newspapers Folha de S. Paulo and Estadão, active for over 30 years, more recently began to prioritize diversity.
Two local Brazilian media outlets have adopted generative artificial intelligence to amplify their impact and automate tasks that require precious time and effort from their lean teams. Discover the projects by Agência Tatu and Farolete, which combine data scraping and ChatGPT technology to produce content based on public data.
Since March 4, the headquarters of the Argentine state news agency Télam have been surrounded by police. Its employees have been suspended, its services have been interrupted and its website is down. Télam workers are mobilizing in public events, publishing an alternative website and preparing a bill to defend the agency.
Environmental and climate journalists face extreme risks, including physical and legal threats, when reporting on environmental degradation, according to a new report from the International Press Institute. In Latin America, organized crime, businesses and corrupt state forces represent the main threats to these professionals, Barbara Trionfi, author of the report, told LJR.
Mariama Correia and Nayara Felizardo are co-founders of Cajueira, launched in 2020 as a newsletter and today a network that promotes journalistic production in Northeast Brazil. They spoke with LJR about what has changed – and what has not changed – in coverage of the region, the strength of independent journalism carried out in the Northeast and Cajueira's next steps.
The world is experiencing a climate emergency and Latin America has recently seen extreme weather events like droughts, torrential rains and heat waves. Journalists from the region discuss challenges and solutions for communicating about the climate crisis while covering elections in 2024.