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Katherine Pennacchio

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.

Recent Articles

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Training program seeks to change stories of violence in Latin America and transcend gender stereotypes

DW Akademie and Salvadoran feminist media outlet Alharaca lead Cambia la Historia, a training program that seeks to help in the development of alternative narratives from a gender perspective. The call for journalists and editors closes on June 9.

Guatemalan court grants house arrest to journalist José Rubén Zamora, yet he remains in prison

On May 15, the Ninth Court of Criminal Sentencing in Guatemala granted a substitute measure of house arrest, without surveillance, to journalist Jose Rubén Zamora, as reported by Guatemalan media. However, the founder of elPeriódico remains in prison due to another case against him. "They offered for me to leave the country and I never […]

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Maria Moors Cabot Prizes Board condemns criminalization of independent journalism in Latin America

The board of directors of the Maria Moors Cabot Prizes, the oldest international journalism awards in the world, drew attention to the cases of persecution against Gustavo Gorriti, from Peru; José Rubén Zamora, from Guatemala and the team of the Venezuelan investigative journalism organization Armando.info.

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Paraguayan journalists face judicial criminalization, threats for their work

The Inter American Press Association (IAPA), in its mid-year report on the state of press freedom in the Americas, warned about judicial criminalization and the threats suffered by journalists in Paraguay. LJR spoke with journalists in the country who have been intimidated for doing their work.

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Despite positive signs from new president, threats, violence and criminalization of the press continue in Guatemala

During the first quarter of 2024, the Observatory of Journalists in Guatemala recorded 22 attacks and restrictions on the press. Although there has been a small improvement compared to the same period last year, organizations and journalists remain concerned about the criminalization of the profession in the country.

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Journalists share innovative projects to keep journalism alive in Latin America

Through presentations of just five minutes during the 17th Ibero-American Colloquium on Digital Journalism, journalists from Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Panama, Colombia, Honduras and Cuba presented a series of projects that aim to keep journalism alive and to continue telling stories about Latin America.

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Media must manage their numbers and keep records of work they do on daily basis, according to SembraMedia

At the 17th Ibero-American Colloquium on Digital Journalism held on April 14, Micaela Fernández and Chiara Finocchiaro from SembraMedia spoke about the importance of media leaders and journalists managing their numbers, knowing accounting and feeling comfortable talking about finances.

Strategies to improve revenue of local news media and projects are subject of debate at 25th ISOJ

If there is one topic that journalists should talk more about, it is money. That is why on the first day of the 25th International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ), the lunch hour was used to talk about strategies to optimize revenue for local media.

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Five things The New York Times has done in pursuit of a sustainable business model, according to its president and CEO

Meredith Kopit Levien, president and CEO of The New York Times Company, has worked for years on the sustainability of quality journalism. In her ISOJ keynote session, she summarizes the most important aspects that the outlet has prioritized in the pursuit of a sustainable business model.

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10 books and guides worth reading about journalism and artificial intelligence in Spanish, English or Portuguese

Media, journalists and researchers are increasingly looking for spaces to reflect on the emergence and impact of artificial intelligence in the profession in recent years. LJR presents a list of 10 guides or books written on the topic in Spanish, English or Portuguese that no journalist can afford to miss.