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.
A new report documents more than 400 online attacks against journalists, activists and non-profit workers across the region. Governments and organized crime are among the key perpetrators.
The #Todos platform, created by an alliance of 10 independent media outlets, has also become a call for the freedom of all political prisoners in Cuba.
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.
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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In 2024, journalists from Mexico to Nicaragua to Brazil faced mounting violence, censorship and harassment — yet persisted through courageous reporting. Here are our reporters’ most pressing and memorable stories of the year.
Since 2020, LatAm Journalism Review has developed a glossary that unravels the meaning of essential journalistic expressions in Spanish, Portuguese and English. This sixth volume addresses common terms such as fixer, stringer and nut graph, as well as Latin American concepts such as prensa chicha and nevera.
Partnering with El Deber, Bolivia’s largest newspaper, Connectas is kicking off a pilot campaign to connect donors in the U.S. with independent media across the continent.
Exile has become the only option for hundreds of Latin American journalists fleeing violence, threats and persecution in their countries. To support them, the Inter American Press Association has launched the Latin American Network of Journalism in Exile (RELPEX).