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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Collaboration, feminist perspectives, and newsroom diversity lead to better migration coverage, according to panelists at this year’s Migration Journalism Congress in Mérida, Spain.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Brazilian journalist Vanessa de Macedo Higgins Joyce focused on Argentina, Brazil and Colombia and found ways in which digital news media can build consensus in polarized societies.