A recent podcast episode sparked controversy in Brazil by telling a personal story without including the other side. The case raises a key question: to what extent do the ethical dilemmas of new formats differ from those of traditional media?
A study conducted as Chileans voted on a new constitution in 2022 found that false information – magnified by newspapers and TV programs – influenced the outcome of the referendum.
As two armed groups fight for control to traffic drugs through the Catatumbo region, local journalists are facing new risks to cover violence that has displaced 36,000 people.
Combining investigative journalism and academic research, Agência Pública's unprecedented project mapped the genealogies of 116 Brazilian politicians to show links between power and the country's slave-owning past.
The Central American Independent Media Archive, founded by the son of imprisoned journalist José Rubén Zamora, seeks to ensure that journalism remains accessible in Central America despite persecution and censorship.
The #Todos platform, created by an alliance of 10 independent media outlets, has also become a call for the freedom of all political prisoners in Cuba.
The newly released schedule for this year’s ISOJ, to be held online and at the University of Texas at Austin, features four keynote sessions, ten panels and a research breakfast. Workshops will be announced in the coming weeks.
Several Haitian journalists have opted for exile in the face of the social, political, economic and security crisis affecting their country. Roberson Alphonse, Dieu-Nalio Chery and Jacky Marc explain what it means to be Haitian journalists in exile.
In less than a month, at least four journalists have been killed in Mexico, Peru and Colombia for reasons that could be linked to their work. Experts say these numbers are evidence that violence continues to be one of the main ways to censor in many countries in the region.
From festivals in Cartagena for developing community projects to specialized conferences in Rio de Janeiro on investigative journalism and fact-checking, LJR lists some of the biggest events for Latin American journalists in 2025.
The just-announced slate of speakers for the 26th International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) will feature leading journalists from top news outlets and organizations.
Replacing professional fact checkers with community notes in the US may signal a global rollback of disinformation controls.