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Patricia Mercado, director of Conexión Migrante website, speaks in front of an audience with a big screen behind her at the 17th Ibero-American Colloquium on Digital Journalism

Founder of Conexión Migrante tells how site helps Latin American migrants through journalism and other services

At the 17th Ibero-American Colloquium on Digital Journalism, Patricia Mercado, director of Conexión Migrante, explains how the media outlet offers quality information to Latin American migrants in the U.S., to migrants crossing Mexico, and also to those who have yet to arrive in the country.

Journalists and speakers attending the 17° Ibero-American Colloquium on Digital Journalism, in Austin, Texas, pose at the end of the event.

Journalists share innovative projects to keep journalism alive in Latin America

Through presentations of just five minutes during the 17th Ibero-American Colloquium on Digital Journalism, journalists from Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Panama, Colombia, Honduras and Cuba presented a series of projects that aim to keep journalism alive and to continue telling stories about Latin America.

Nicaraguan journalist Enrique Gasteazoro speaks during the 17° Colloquium on Digital Journalism in Austin, Texas.

Internews presents projects with cross-border approaches to strengthen information ecosystems in Latin America

At the Ibero-American Colloquium on Digital Journalism, part of the Americas team at Internews shared how cross-border approaches can empower local journalism, mitigate disinformation and help media survive.

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Media must manage their numbers and keep records of work they do on daily basis, according to SembraMedia

At the 17th Ibero-American Colloquium on Digital Journalism held on April 14, Micaela Fernández and Chiara Finocchiaro from SembraMedia spoke about the importance of media leaders and journalists managing their numbers, knowing accounting and feeling comfortable talking about finances.

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Metro newspapers focus on data and local stories to boost their relationship with audiences

Discussing local news was one of the biggest topics at the 25th International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ). This includes the strategies adopted by newspapers covering metropolitan areas to boost their audience and build a stronger relationship with their communities. For one of the panels of the symposium, four editors were invited to talk about […]

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War and corruption coverage expose journalists to risk in Slovakia, Haiti, Nigeria and Ukraine, say panelists at 25th ISOJ

Journalists reporting in Slovakia, Haiti, Nigeria and Ukraine shared at the 25th International Symposium on Online Journalism about attacks on press freedom due to their coverage of corruption and violence.

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Workshop at 25th ISOJ presents best practices for election coverage using YouTube

In a year when almost half the world's population is expected to go to the polls in national and local elections, the 25th ISOJ featured a workshop offered by YouTube with suggestions on how journalists and media outlets can use the platform in their election coverage.

25th ISOJ closes with call to support journalists facing legal cases and jail for their work

As part of closing remarks at the 25th International Symposium on Online Journalism, Romina Mella and José Zamora shed light on legal cases and jail time facing their colleague in Peru and father in Guatemala, respectively. ISOJ participants were called on to support these two renowned journalists.

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Local journalism and solutions journalism could be the way out of polarization, say ISOJ panelists

From producing more solutions journalism stories, offering audiences spaces to participate in public life or reporting with a different approach from “them vs. us,” ISOJ panelists offered paths out of global polarization.

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Wendi C. Thomas reimagined what a newsroom could be. Then she created MLK50: Justice through Journalism.

Wendi C. Thomas, founding editor and publisher of nonprofit newspaper MLK50: Justice through Journalism, created a newsroom that centered “people traditionally pushed to the margins.” During her keynote session at the 25th International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ), on April 12, Thomas told that story.

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ISOJ panelists present on the state of journalism in Afghanistan, Mexico, Israel and Ghana

At the 25th International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ), journalists from around the world shared challenges they face: in Afghanistan, restrictions imposed by the Taliban drive journalists into exile; in Mexico, drug trafficking and organized crime create zones of silence; in Israel, journalists deal with the trauma of the Hamas invasion and media outlets provide limited coverage of Gaza; in Ghana, journalists suffer attacks and threats when investigating corruption cases.

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Data structuring and collaborative design: Panelists at 25th ISOJ highlight uses of AI in newsrooms to improve journalism

The 25th International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) brought examples of the uses of artificial intelligence at UOL, The Marshall Project and The New York Times, while research by the Associated Press reveals the impact of generative AI on journalism around the world.