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Latin American podcast creators discuss business models, audience building and intellectual property at Estación Podcast festival in Madrid

Representatives of Radio Ambulante, Dementes, Revista Late, Dudas Media, and Convoy Network spoke at the Estación Podcast festival about aspects of sound content creation in Latin America. These include financing methods, the value of catering to a defined audience and the importance of protecting the intellectual property of productions in the face of streaming platforms.

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Self-directed online course in product management now available to take in Portuguese

A free, self-directed online course for journalists to adopt product thinking in their newsrooms is now available to take at any time and at your own pace. “News product management: How to adopt ‘product thinking’ in your newsroom” is taught in Portuguese by Paty Gomes.

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Media, colleges and governments in Latin America experiment with creating virtual TV anchors using artificial intelligence

Grupo Fórmula in Mexico, the regime of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela and the School of Arts and Letters of the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos in Peru have recently created female TV anchors using artificial intelligence. LatAm Journalism Review (LJR) looks behind-the-scenes at each initiative and talks to their creators.

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In ‘a blow to journalism,’ Guatemala’s elPériódico announces closure

After almost 27 years of life, Guatemalan newspaper elPeriódico announced its closure amid complaints of persecution by the government. Its president and founder has served almost 10 months in prison after being arrested on heavily criticized charges.

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Video of ISOJ 2023 now available in English or Spanish; Review main sessions or watch them for the first time

Video recordings from the 24th International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) are now available online to watch at any time, from anywhere in the world. Find the full playlists in English and Spanish on the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas’ YouTube channel.

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Mutant journalism in Latin America: Community interactivity and gamer culture

"Today the quality of information is a collective endeavor among sources, readers, informants, and journalists," said media researcher Adriana Amado. LatAm Journalism Review interviewed her about her book "Journalism metaphors: Mutations and challenges," an investigation and reframing of concepts like "mutant journalism" and "gamer culture."

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Journalists must overcome funding 'taboo' and put it center stage for planning of independent media, highlighted panel at 2023 Festival 3i in Brazil

Although there is still a certain "taboo" when talking about money, journalists need to delve into issues related to financing news media to ensure their sustainability. This is a process that goes far beyond fundraising, said experts on a panel at the 3i 2023 Festival, which took place May 5-7 in Rio de Janeiro.

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Paraguayan alternative news outlets create network to strengthen collaborative journalism and fact-checking in the country

The recently formed Paraguayan Alternative Media Network was put to the test during the general election this past April 30. The network seeks to give visibility to issues underreported by traditional media through collaborative journalism and fact-checking.

'We left El Salvador so we could continue in El Salvador': How El Faro decided to move its management to Costa Rica

El Salvador's most acclaimed newspaper relocated its administrative and legal departments to Costa Rica, due to harassment and government surveillance. However, its journalists remain in the country. Co-founder Carlos Dada told LJR how the move allows them to continue doing their investigative work, while expressing concerns over authoritarianism and potential criminalization of journalists.

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Media literacy, journalistic collaboration and professionalization of the press: Areas to be strengthened to combat misinformation in Caribbean countries

Promoting media literacy in schools, stimulating collaboration among the region's media and journalists, and improving the training and working conditions of communication professionals are necessary measures to lessen the impact of misinformation in the Caribbean, according to a study.

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2022 was the most violent year for the press in Latin America, according to reports by Red Voces del Sur and Reporters Without Borders

In the framework of World Press Freedom Day, the Southern Voices Network and Reporters Without Borders presented annual reports on violations of freedom of expression, freedom of the press and access to information in Latin America. 2022 was a violent year with 31 murders and almost 2 thousand attacks against journalists.

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In Cuba, independent journalists are not entitled to a pension. Crowdfunding campaign tries to help a 84-year-old writer

Cuban independent journalist Tania Díaz Castro dedicated 60 years to her profession, was a political prisoner, and published four books of poetry. Now 84 years old, she lives alone in Cuba without a pension or retirement. The Casa Palanca collective is carrying out a crowdsourcing campaign to obtain a dignified retirement for the journalist.