Katherine Pennacchio is a Venezuelan journalist with a master's degree in Investigative, Data and Visualization Journalism from Unidad Editorial and the Rey Juan Carlos University of Madrid. Katherine is passionate about data analysis and currently works as a freelancer.
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Katherine Pennacchio es una periodista venezolana con una maestría en Periodismo de Investigación, Datos y Visualización de la Unidad Editorial y la Universidad Rey Juan Carlos de Madrid. Katherine es una apasionada del análisis de datos y actualmente trabaja como independiente.
As media outlets in Latin America face sustainability challenges, NINA has become a tool for facilitating cross-border investigations. Despite high maintenance costs, the Latin American Center for Investigative Journalism (CLIP) supports this platform, allowing journalists to save time and resources in their search for key information.
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Puerto Rico’s Center for Investigative Journalism, with support from the American Journalism Project, has developed a custom AI assistant that supports—but doesn’t replace—human editors translating news articles.
This year offers a range of opportunities for photojournalists to boost their careers and showcase their work. Submissions are open for news, nature, documentary, and creative photography.
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From festivals in Cartagena for developing community projects to specialized conferences in Rio de Janeiro on investigative journalism and fact-checking, LJR lists some of the biggest events for Latin American journalists in 2025.
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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