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Marta Szpacenkopf

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Argentine President Javier Milei speaking passionately at a podium, wearing glasses, a dark suit, and a blue tie, with a blue background behind him.

Milei’s first year: 739,000 words, 4,000 insults and a war on the press

An AI-driven investigation by La Nación into President Javier Milei’s speeches and interviews found he routinely uses personal attacks to shape a new national narrative. Here’s how a multidisciplinary team conducted the analysis.

Dom Phillips em pé na floresta amazônica, com boné, camiseta azul e mochila, segurando um caderno, posicionado entre as raízes de uma grande árvore.

Friends of slain reporter Dom Phillips trace his steps to finish book on saving the Amazon

Three years after Dom Phillips was killed alongside Indigenous rights expert Bruno Pereira, fellow journalists completed his final work. He sought to answer how to save the world’s largest rainforest — and why.

Vista de um rio cercado por floresta densa na Amazônia, com dois barcos pequenos navegando e uma canoa estacionada na margem.

Cross-border collaboration examines impact of oil exploration in the Amazon

Four Latin American media outlets joined together for the project 'Until the Last Drop,' which looks at the damage oil activity inflicts on communities and ecosystems in Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru and Guyana.

Montagem retangular composta por cinco imagens equilibradas entre si, representando diferentes ferramentas digitais.

Discover five open-source digital tools you can use for free to combat disinformation

The Codesinfo project by Projor (Institute for the Development of Journalism) begins its second phase to expand the use of tools to combat disinformation and disseminate them to national and international media outlets.

Mulher jornalista segurando dois microfones e um caderno de anotações, com crachá de imprensa no peito

Journalists under threat: study reveals violence suffered by women in Argentine journalism

A study conducted by the Argentine Journalism Forum reveals that 70% of the women journalists interviewed have suffered psychological violence in the exercise of their profession.

stock markets falling + journalists in the forefront

Press freedom is eroding in Latin America as the financial viability of independent news outlets grows increasingly uncertain

A new Reporters Without Borders report finds economic instability hurt the media industry in most Latin American countries last year. Nicaragua, under an increasingly repressive dictatorship, overtook Cuba as the region’s worst country for press freedom.

Journalist Guilherme Amado (left) and filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho (right) on set, surrounded by lighting equipment and a film crew, during the recording of a warm-up episode for Papo Amado, a YouTube interview show set to launch in June.

As social media transforms news delivery, more journalists are building personal brands

The line between journalist and influencer is increasingly blurry, raising questions about ethics, credibility and the future of journalism.

A person wearing protective gear and a face mask walks through a flooded and mud-covered corridor inside a building, likely affected by recent heavy rains. Water marks are visible on the walls, and debris is scattered across the floor.

After historic floods, RSF mobilizes to help newsrooms in southern Brazil

After floods displaced 615,000 people in southern Brazil, local media struggled to stay active. Now, Reporters Without Borders has launched a project to help small outlets prepare for future crises.

Woman wearing glasses with microphone in hand

LA Times editor discusses layoffs, financial strain, and journalistic independence at ISOJ

At the 26th International Symposium on Online Journalism, Los Angeles Times Editor Terry Tang addressed the newspaper’s latest wave of layoffs and financial struggles while defending the newsroom’s editorial independence and the vital role of local journalism in times of crisis.

Woman in pink jacket stands at podium

End of federal funds would break fabric of public national network, says NPR’s CEO

Speaking at the 26th ISOJ, Katherine Maher warned that ending federal funding could dismantle the U.S. public national network and harm access to information in rural and underserved communities that rely on public media as their primary source of local news.