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How to be a trusted voice online

Free Knight Center course teaches journalists and content creators how to be trusted voices online

The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas, in collaboration with UNESCO, announced the launch of a free multilingual online course, “Digital Content Creators and Journalists: How to be a Trusted Voice Online."

Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora vows to keep fighting after being released to house arrest

Zamora, known for exposing corruption, had been behind bars for more than two years in a detention observers say was mired in irregularities. “I have the spirit, courage and faith” to keep fighting, he says.

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New wave of repression hits independent press amid arrival of Cuba’s new communications law

The Cuban regime has intensified repression against independent journalists, subjecting them to interrogations and threats, and accusing them of being mercenaries. Watchdogs say these actions seek to silence the independent press and force journalists to abandon their profession or go into exile.

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Digital content creators’ transformation of news landscape showcased in free Knight Center e-book

The e-book features interviews, research and first-hand accounts with journalists, content creators and activists from around the world. It coincides with the launch of a free online course from the Center's Journalism Courses program.

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Brasis Newsletter highlights strength and diversity of digital native journalism in Brazil

A newsletter produced by the Digital Journalism Association (Ajor) to promote Brazilian digital native media shares stories from local journalism that echo national and global issues.

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IAPA gives Knight Center the Great Friend of the Press award for contributions to journalism

Upon accepting the award, Knight Center founder and director Rosental C. Alves said he is “optimistic about the future,” even if the journalism of the future doesn’t look like it does today.

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How to better cover migration? Latin American journalists share practices and experiences

Collaboration, feminist perspectives, and newsroom diversity lead to better migration coverage, according to panelists at this year’s Migration Journalism Congress in Mérida, Spain.

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Winners of 2024 Cabot Prizes celebrate ‘duty and responsibility’ to cover Latin America

Lalo de Almeida, Carlos Ernesto Martínez, John Otis and Frances Robles received gold medals alongside special citation winners Steven Dudley, Jeremy McDermott and Laura Zommer, at the 2024 Maria Moors Cabot Prize ceremony at Columbia University, in New York.

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Want to change money in Cuba? It’ll probably involve an exiled news outlet — and AI

El Toque’s informal exchange rate is used by taxi drivers, restaurateurs, and small businesses across the island. It’s also grown the news site’s traffic tenfold.

A collage featuring five political figures from Latin America: President Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua, President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador, President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela.

Governments across Latin America are tightening their grip on non-profits, squeezing out independent journalism

Lawmakers from the left and the right are drafting ‘foreign agent’ laws they claim protect their national sovereignty. They also threaten independent news outlets that rely on international funding.

Créditos: El Estor, 22 de octubre de 2021. Foto Nelton Rivera

Prensa Comunitaria redefines representation of marginalized populations in Guatemalan media

Despite threats, violence and criminalization against the journalistic profession in Guatemala, news agency Prensa Comunitaria has been changing the way women, youth and Indigenous peoples are covered in the media for 12 years.

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Colombia creates $500K annual fund to combat violence against women journalists

The fund was established after journalist Jineth Bedoya won a lawsuit after she was tortured and sexually abused for her reporting. It aims to support prevention efforts and helps female journalists who survive violent attacks.