The International Fund for Public Interest Media (IFPIM) seeks to support media in their audience strategies at the service of the public. Until July 1, independent media from Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Paraguay can submit to IFPIM’s open call and obtain financing for 24 months.
LJR spoke with Brazilian researcher and professor Eloisa Beling Loose about how journalism can deepen the discussion on climate change. She highlighted the importance of addressing both the consequences and causes of the climate crisis, as well as disaster prevention. Loose suggests that journalists incorporate care of the environment into their coverage and value traditional knowledge about the environment.
Disinformation and obstacles to accessing public information are some of the challenges that journalists from Bolivia, Colombia and Mexico have faced when covering issues related to water. Reporters shared recommendations to improve coverage of the water crisis, including the use of long-term and long-form reporting.
Days before her landslide victory at the polls and election as the next Mexican president, Claudia Sheinbaum made a commitment to Reporters Without Borders to protect journalists in the country. To keep her word, she will need to promote profound reforms in the Mexican justice system.
News leaders, innovators and editors from the Americas will meet in Miami, Florida this July to discuss advances, trends and perspectives of the industry as part of SIPConnect 2024. It’s the Inter American Press Association’s annual conference, which this year takes a special look at digital media transformation, including the impact of artificial intelligence.
Five philanthropic foundations have already committed to donating US$2 million for the first two years of operation of a new fund to support public interest journalism in Brazil. LJR spoke to the consultants responsible for the fund, which aims to provide “more and better funding” to Brazilian journalistic initiatives.
In the midst of election season in Uruguay and ahead of voting for president this October, congressmen from the ruling party propose a bill that penalizes the creation and dissemination of misleading content. Civil society organizations warn that it is not the appropriate solution to disinformation.
LJR summarizes findings from the Reuters Institute's annual digital news report. These include: readjustments in the way audiences consume news, concerns about misinformation, caution in the use of AI in news, news avoidance at record levels and stagnant subscriptions.
The Gabo Foundation launched El Hormiguero II, its second study on digital native media in Latin America and journalistic sites that serve Latino populations in the United States. Along with the first installment of this investigation, it led to the creation of a database of 1,757 digital native media in 17 Latin American countries, according to the study's deputy director Karen de la Hoz.
A Reuters Institute study showed that the most popular generative AI platform in Argentina is by far ChatGPT, although very few people use it to get news. It also showed that Argentines have slightly more confidence than people from other countries that the news media make responsible use of this technology. Two journalists from that country shared their opinion on the findings.
Over the last decade, the popularity of online audio, podcasts, and audiobooks has surged. According to the Pew Research Center, 75% of Americans aged 12 and older listened to online audio in the past month, and 42% listened to a podcast in the past month. To help you make the most of this trend, the […]
Almost half of Brazilian municipalities do not have local journalistic media, leaving 26.7 million people without news about their cities. A special report by Agência Mural shows how in Pirapora do Bom Jesus, a lack of news coverage mainly affects the periphery, making access to information difficult and increasing socioeconomic inequality.