Silvia A. Higuera Flórez is a Colombian journalist interested in covering Latin American issues and human rights, especially the right to freedom of expression, and investigative journalism. She studied Social Communication and Journalism at Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana in Bucaramanga (Colombia), and received her Master's of Arts in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2015. She worked with the Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) under the Orlando Sierra fellowship during 2014. She also worked for the Colombian newspaper Vanguardia Liberal and wrote for different magazines about local, economic and public order issues. Her work has also appeared in The Miami Herald and El Nuevo Herald of Miami. Email: silvia.knightcenter@gmail.com
Silvia A. Higuera Flórez es una periodista colombiana con interés periodístico es América Latina y los derechos humanos, particularmente el derecho a la libertad de expresión, así como el periodismo de investigación. Estudió Comunicación Social – Periodismo en la Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana de Bucaramanga (Colombia), y recibió su maestría en Periodismo en la Universidad de Texas, en Austin en 2015. Trabajó para la Relatoría Especial para la Libertad de Expresión de la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) en el marco de la beca Orlando Sierra, durante 2014. También hizo parte del diario Vanguardia Liberal y escribió para otras revistas colombianas cubriendo fuentes locales, económicas y judiciales. Algunos de sus trabajos han aparecido en The Miami Herald y El Nuevo Herald de Miami.
Silvia A. Higuera Flórez é uma jornalista colombiana e seu interesse jornalístico é a América Latina e os direitos humanos, nomeadamente o direito à liberdade de expressão. Estudou Comunicação Social – Jornalismo na Universidade Pontifícia Bolivariana de Bucaramanga, na Colômbia e completou seu mestrado em jornalismo na Universidade do Texas em Austin. Silvia trabalhou na Relatoria para a Liberdade de Expressão da CIDH pela bolsa Orlando Sierra, em 2014. Trabalhou para o jornal Vanguardia Liberal e escreveu para outras revistas colombianas cobrindo temas locais, econômicas e judiciárias. Alguns de seus trabalhos apareceram no The Miami Herald e no El Nuevo Herald de Miami.
In Manizales, one of the country’s cities with the highest proportion of residents over 60, a media literacy course teaches older adults how to verify information.
Latin American news organizations have enthusiastically covered the industry's rapid growth. Much less attention has gone to its potential consequences for mental and public health.
Qué digital, a hyper-local outlet from Mar del Plata, used archival footage, interviews and AI tools to produce a documentary that confronts a rising wave of denialism.
Global measurements of trust in the news hit their lowest levels since 2015, with Latin American countries experiencing some of the sharpest declines, according to the latest Digital News Report from the Reuters Institute.
Herrera, despite constant threats, spent two decades reporting on crime and corruption near Colombia’s border with Venezuela.
The Center for Investigative Journalism has gone to court more than 50 times and pried open government files on deaths, missing persons and other public records.
Pablo Piovano, in an independent project, documented the impact of agrochemicals on children and workers in rural Argentina.
Press freedom is categorized as either “difficult” or “very serious” in half of the countries in the region, according to Reporters Without Borders’ annual ranking.
Scientists support euthanasia, while animal rights activists oppose it. How should journalists balance scientific evidence with emotional response?
Following its return in 2022, the Colombian magazine has spearheaded events with companies and public entities that are now key to its sustainability.