5 Questions Archives

Laura Zommer, a fact-checking pioneer in Argentina, tackles disinformation in Spanish in US

In five questions with LJR, the Maria Moors Cabot Award special citation recipient talks about AI, her experiences at Argentina’s Chequeado and her new project in the U.S.

Colombian journalist Yolanda Ruiz, co-director of the Gabo Foundation's Ethics Office.

‘Journalists have to be open to public scrutiny’: Yolanda Ruiz from the Gabo Foundation Ethics Office

Ruiz spoke with LJR about who should monitor the media, the line between critique and attempted censorship, violations of the ethical principles of journalism, the need for self-critique, and the role of audiences in this process.

‘Journalism finds it very difficult to discuss and highlight the causes of the climate crisis’: 5 questions for researcher Eloisa Beling Loose

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.

Journalist and Nobel Peace laureate Maria Ressa to Latin American journalists: ‘You are not alone. Collaborate and ask for help’

Journalist and 2021 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa, who was attacked by an authoritarian regime for her critical journalism in the Philippines, said the harassment faced by many journalists working today in Latin America is identical to what she experienced. In our 5 Questions section, she advises her Latin American colleagues to join forces, collaborate and seek support.

‘We need to look at what professionals from the Northeast produce’: 5 questions for the founders of Brazil’s Rede Cajueira

Mariama Correia and Nayara Felizardo are co-founders of Cajueira, launched in 2020 as a newsletter and today a network that promotes journalistic production in Northeast Brazil. They spoke with LJR about what has changed – and what has not changed – in coverage of the region, the strength of independent journalism carried out in the Northeast and Cajueira's next steps.

Santiago Marino, Argentinian media researcher, poses in a professional portrait where one can read 'Five questions' circling his name

'Milei's problem is with journalists, not with the press itself': 5 questions with Argentine researcher Santiago Marino

In the style of Trump and Bolsonaro, the new president of Argentina, Javier Milei, employs rhetoric that is openly hostile to the press. Since he took office, this speech has been accompanied by concrete measures, such as suspending advertising from the Executive branch in the media. LatAm Journalism Review interviewed Santiago Marino, a leading Argentine researcher in communication policies, to understand the Milei government's relationship with journalism and public communication policies in Argentina.

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‘Times we’re living in demand journalism that calls a spade a spade’: 5 questions with Colombian journalist Carlos Eduardo Huertas

LatAm Journalism Review (LJR) spoke with Colombian journalist Carlos Eduardo Huertas about his recent Maria Moors Cabot Prize 2023 gold medal. Huertas spoke about exposing hidden truths in Latin America, what good journalism should look like and the future of the profession.

‘I know I stray away from local patterns, and that puts me in danger’: 5 questions for Mexican journalist María Teresa Montaño

María Teresa Montaño, who has been investigating corruption in the state of Mexico for almost three decades, won two international awards in 2023 and published an investigation that had global repercussions. These triumphs, however, were marked by violence and job insecurity, she said in conversation with LJR.

Guyanese journalist Nazima Raghubir, president of the Guyana Press Association.

An increase of online attacks against journalists in Guyana is raising red flags: 5 questions for Nazima Raghubir, Caribbean journalism leader

Although violence against journalism in the Caribbean hasn’t reached the levels of other parts of the continent, a recent increase of online attacks in Guyana is raising red flags, according to journalist Nazima Raghubir. She spoke about challenges Caribbean journalism faces, such as inadequate access to information laws and the reluctance of politicians to engage with the press.

'In difficult times, hope is what makes us stronger': 5 questions for Claudia Ferraz, from the Wayuri Network of Indigenous Communication of the Amazon

The Wayuri Network, made up of Indigenous communicators from the Alto Rio Negro region, on the border between Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela, is celebrating its sixth anniversary in 2023. Claudia Ferraz, of the Wanano people, spoke to LatAm Journalism Review (LJR) about the work of the internationally-awarded network and the lessons from these six years of existence.

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By not doing our job 'we leave room for those who seek to intimidate us': 5 questions to Venezuelan journalist Ronna Rísquez

Venezuelan journalist Ronna Rísquez, who specializes in violence and organized crime, spoke with LatAm Journalism Review about the publication of her first book 'El Tren de Aragua: The gang that revolutionized organized crime in Latin America,' about this criminal organization that has a presence throughout the region.

‘Independent journalists in Cuba are dying out and those who are left are tied up’: 5 questions for Cuban journalist Abraham Jiménez Enoa

Journalist Abraham Jiménez Enoa, who in January this year published his first book, ‘La Isla Oculta’ [The hidden island], spoke to LJR about how independent journalism in his country struggles to survive in the face of a dictatorship. Also, he talked about how he found, in the long-form crónica, the ideal genre to narrate the complexities of Cuba, his exile and capitalism.