The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas, in partnership with UNESCO, has been at the forefront of a year-long exploration into what the rise of influencers, or digital content creators, means for the news media industry.
In the workshop at the Autonomous University of Mexico City, students from the city’s peripheral boroughs get an opportunity to highlight their neighborhoods and interests, challenging stigma and filling a void left by major outlets.
The new Network of Afro-Latin Journalists aims to increase diversity in journalism across Latin America and the Caribbean. Its members are working to overcome language barriers to combat isolation and amplify Black voices.
A map by InfoAmazonia shows dozens of independent radio stations broadcasting from remote rainforest communities. Despite financial pressures, many confront agribusinesses while highlighting Indigenous and environmental rights.
The online workshop is designed to help reporters navigate Telegram’s structure, locate critical information, and leverage third-party tools to enhance research and reporting. By the end, participants will be equipped with practical skills to gather information on Telegram.
Authorities in Nicaragua have already shut down, prosecuted or forced critical news outlets into exile. Under the new law, human rights advocates warn officials may access internet users’ locations, calls and browsing histories.
Collusion by authorities, lack of official data and indifference from society make it difficult to cover human trafficking and exploitation, according to journalists who have investigated the topic in Colombia, Mexico and Paraguay.
The law, signed after more than 15 years of advocacy, establishes a framework for access to public information and penalties for officials who resist requests for information.
His career, spanning more than 70 years, was marked by photos of the military dictatorship and important images of Brazilian cultural life.
As women’s rights have advanced in Argentina, six in ten women journalists are facing a backlash of online violence, Amnesty International finds. ‘When progress is made, resistance is greater,’ said one editor.
Three months after Nicolás Maduro’s disputed reelection, authorities are targeting journalists who appear to be critical, pushing many to self-censor, hide or flee the country.
“The journalists tell,” a production from theater company Teatro Línea de Sombra and independent media outlet Elefante Blanco, seeks to raise awareness about the press’ experiences in Mexico.