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Participants of Cari-Bois' inaugural Youth Environmental Journalism Project listen attentively during the project's closing ceremony in October 2023.

Citizen journalists try to fill gap in environmental reporting in Trinidad and Tobago

In a region that’s especially vulnerable to the effects of climate change, environmental content platform Cari-Bois is training teenagers and adults to report on their communities.

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‘A historic sentence’: After 40 years, former Peruvian military officer is convicted for forced disappearance of journalist

Journalist Jaime Ayala Sulca disappeared on Aug. 2, 1984 after entering the Navy Headquarters in the municipality of Huanta, Peru. After two years of trial, one of the defendants has been sentenced.

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How two reporters found 63 political candidates wanted by courts in Brazil

After publication of a G1 investigation, federal police arrested 36 candidates for municipal elections who were wanted by Brazilian courts.

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Chatbot tells story of woman imprisoned for drug trafficking in Paraguay

Eva, a woman imprisoned in Paraguay, shares her story through a chatbot powered by artificial intelligence. Created by the media outlet El Surti, this project seeks to make visible the stories of women trapped in the judicial system for drug trafficking crimes.

In Colombia, Indigenous journalists are breaking barriers to claim their place in radio, TV and film

Indigenous communities in Colombia have long fought for their right to be represented in national and community media.

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How press freedom in Mexico eroded during López Obrador’s presidency

These were the main challenges faced by journalism and press freedom during Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s government in Mexico.

A man on the left, José Luiz Datena, throws a chair at Pablo Marçal on the right, who defends himself during a mayoral debate in São Paulo on September 15

As São Paulo mayoral debates descend into chaos, how can journalists raise the bar?

Chair throwing and a punch spark discussion on journalists’ responsibility to rein in candidates who resort to physical and verbal violence in political debates.

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Journalists face misinformation when covering electronic voting in Brazil

A recent survey found that 35% of Brazilians believe there was fraud in the 2022 elections. Journalists tell how they provide critical coverage of the electronic voting machine, the target of misinformation campaigns.

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Nicaragua’s regime expands repression to exiled journalists through sweeping cybercrime legislation

Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo's regime is wielding a new cybercrime law to target journalists – including those in exile – empowering authorities to seize their assets and monitor their family members in Nicaragua.

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Print media in Haiti is on the brink of extinction

The country's last remaining daily print newspaper, Le Nouvelliste, stopped printing after an armed attack on its Port-au-Prince offices. In the midst of multiple security crises, subscribers have moved and mail carriers don't want to risk their safety.

Headshots of journalists Monica Baro, Diego Fernandez Romeral and Beatriz Valdes. (Photo: Twitter)

15 best practices from award-winning reporters for producing narrative long-form journalism

Three award-winning journalists from Argentina, Colombia and Cuba share tips to improve reporting, interviews and the use of language in a piece of narrative journalism.

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‘Where is Fabiola Tercero?’: Nicaraguan journalists demand information about missing colleague

On July 12, Nicaraguan authorities raided Tercero's home and, since then, her whereabouts have been unknown. Organizations and journalists demand the State of Nicaragua start providing answers.