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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.

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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.

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Diversity in perspective and audience helps Latin American digital native media tackle polarization, according to researcher

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.

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In Brazil’s sea of news sites, this seal will certify which show commitment to their audiences​​

Projor’s new program assesses news sites based on 11 quality indicators, including author information, correction policies and funding transparency.

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Laura Zommer, a fact-checking pioneer in Argentina, tackles disinformation in Spanish in US

In five questions with LJR, the Maria Moors Cabot Award special citation recipient talks about AI, her experiences at Argentina’s Chequeado and her new project in the U.S.

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Central American community radio stations, facing criminalization and persecution, are fighting for recognition and protection

Community broadcasters in Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras face repression, economic hardship, and lack access to radio frequencies. They’re seeking help from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.