The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas is participating in the new Women Journo Heroes campaign led by the International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF). For the month of October, IWMF is asking the community to help in honoring women journalists around the world by sharing photos of stories of courageous women journalists via Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and other platforms.
“Many women journalists work in areas where women have few rights — and women journalists, close to none. Regardless of where they live and work, they persist in bringing us the truth. And in sharing stories of humanity that often, only they can access,” the organization said.
To highlight the role of women journalists in Latin America, the Knight Center is asking journalists to tell us about a woman journalist in the region they admire. We will be sharing these stories on our blog and via social media all month, adding new journalists daily.
Please join us in recognizing your heroes by using the hashtag #JournoHeroes on social media, and read here about women journalists whose courage, dedication and ambition are inspiration for media workers in Latin America and beyond.
Note from the editor: This story was originally published by the Knight Center’s blog Journalism in the Americas, the predecessor of LatAm Journalism Review.
