Our annual roundup for 2025 features fellowships and opportunities for Latin American journalists seeking to strengthen their skills or develop projects that advance journalism in the region.
Breaking down economic issues for everyday readers, Cota is one of four women to win this year’s Cabot award. “Powerful men hate being questioned by women,” she said.
Viana is one of four journalists honored by Columbia University this year. She sees the award as a milestone for recognizing independent Brazilian journalism in a space historically occupied by major media outlets.
For the Miami Herald, Gámez Torres has exposed espionage, the Havana Syndrome and the finances of Cuba’s armed forces. Long a target of Havana’s criticism, her relentless reporting now earns her the Maria Moors Cabot Gold Medal from Columbia University.
Program directors and fellows share advice on navigating rigorous applications for programs that let journalists study and develop media solutions at leading universities.
Omaya Sosa Pascual of Puerto Rico’s Center for Investigative Journalism receives the prestigious Maria Moors Cabot Gold Medal—marking the first time in 57 years the award has gone to a journalist from the island.
The 2025 Cabot Prizes at Columbia University honored four women for courageous and insightful journalism in Brazil, Cuba, Mexico and Puerto Rico.
This year offers a range of opportunities for photojournalists to boost their careers and showcase their work. Submissions are open for news, nature, documentary, and creative photography.
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.
LatAm Journalism Review (LJR) offers a roundup of opportunities available to Latin American journalists in early 2025 for investigative reporting, environmental journalism, and AI.
Lalo de Almeida, Carlos Ernesto Martínez, John Otis and Frances Robles received gold medals alongside special citation winners Steven Dudley, Jeremy McDermott and Laura Zommer, at the 2024 Maria Moors Cabot Prize ceremony at Columbia University, in New York.
These resources offer financial support and mentorship for photographers interested in environmental, humanitarian and travel projects.