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New initiative aims to support, train independent journalists from Nicaragua

The Foundation for Freedom of Expression and Democracy launched Sala de Edición, aimed at strengthening independent journalism in Nicaragua and Central America. Mentoring, editorial support, and guidance on the conceptualization of stories are some of the services provided.

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New site In.Visibles tells stories of victims of organized crime in Latin America

In.Visibles is an independent, regional, bilingual news outlet that focuses on the overlooked stories of those affected by organized crime, highlighting the victims who are rarely in the spotlight. The outlet’s team lists the characteristics a journalist must have to cover this issue in Latin America.

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Global South faces ‘more pronounced challenges’ integrating artificial intelligence with journalism, new JournalismAI report finds

JournalismAI asked 105 news organizations in 46 countries — 16 of them in seven Latin American countries — how artificial intelligence is being used in newsrooms. The survey report explores the global disparity of AI and suggests collaboration to overcome the challenges of incorporating this technology into journalism.

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Performance Journalism Lab explores innovative narratives on the edge between journalism and art

The Performance Journalism Lab is a project of Revista Anfibia and Casa Sofía that seeks new ways of telling stories by developing a journalistic investigation along with an artistic proposal. Five years after its creation, the project has had two editions in Argentina, one in Colombia and another in Chile.

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Useful artificial intelligence resources for journalists

Speakers at the webinar "Generative AI: What journalists should know about ChatGPT and other tools" shared a list of useful artificial intelligence resources for journalists to explore the advantages of this technology. LatAm Journalism Review (LJR) shares the list with additional information about each tool.

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Gabo Award-winning story by IDL-Reporteros from Peru shows power of reconstruction journalism to cover social repression

With a video investigation based on open-source forensic reconstruction, two journalists from Peruvian news outlet IDL-Reporteros challenged the government’s lack of transparency and uncovered the truth about a violent repression incident in the city of Ayacucho that left 10 dead. The work was awarded the 2023 Gabo Prize in the Image category.

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Persistent optimism: Emilia Díaz-Struck's journey from Caracas, Venezuela to becoming GIJN’s new executive director

The work of Venezuelan journalist Emilia Diaz-Struck, appointed incoming executive director of Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN), shows that optimism, collaboration and networking are the best response to difficult challenges facing journalism today.

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Disinformation during Brazil's latest election was in the spotlight at Global Fact 10 conference

Journalists and fact-checking agencies from Brazil discussed coalitions and measures taken during the 2022 presidential elections at the Global Fact 10 summit. The responsibility of social media platforms or text messaging apps in the spread of disinformation was among topics discussed.

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Latin American journalists experiment with ChatGPT in their writing, editing and idea generation processes

Although initially perceived as a threat, Latin American journalists are taking advantage of ChatGPT, and other AI-based tools, in their writing, translation, editing, data analysis, and idea generation processes. However, the results provided by ChatGPT may not be reliable and require human fact-checking.

Latin American journalists discuss current challenges and opportunities for the profession at RightsCon 2023

LatAm Journalism Review (LJR) summarized three panels dedicated to press freedom at the 12th edition of a major human rights and technology conference, RightsCon, held this year in Costa Rica. Journalists from Central America and the rest of Latin America discussed the challenges and opportunities facing the industry.