Brazilian reporters and local news outlets say suspended accounts leave them trapped in endless chatbot loops, with no way to reach a person who can help.
Despite new obstacles to accessing public information, investigators used open data and network analysis to trace decades of contracts linked to shell companies.
The Center for Investigative Journalism has gone to court more than 50 times and pried open government files on deaths, missing persons and other public records.
Mechanisms that once guaranteed access to public information have been dismantled in Mexico. Media and technology organizations are teaching young journalists to fill the gap.
Without electricity or internet access, independent journalists and media outlets are struggling to report and cope with the crisis at home.
Most countries in the region promise citizens access to public data, but a new study finds officials often ignore requests, ranking the region only average worldwide.
A ruling by the Constitutional Court sided with two journalists seeking to unlock the Catholic Church’s 'secret archive' on investigations into priests accused of sexual abuse. Church officials say the ruling goes too far.
Journalists in El Salvador are building their own databases, investigating citizen complaints and cultivating anonymous sources to hold the government accountable.
In 2024, journalists from Mexico to Nicaragua to Brazil faced mounting violence, censorship and harassment — yet persisted through courageous reporting. Here are our reporters’ most pressing and memorable stories of the year.
Lawmakers approved a reform bill that would eliminate Mexico’s transparency agency, which raises questions about how the right to public information will be upheld. Journalists and organizations warn about the risk of longer, costlier and less transparent processes, which would create obstacles for journalism and accountability.
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 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.