Researchers painted a complex, and often troubling, picture of Latin American journalism during a webinar hosted by the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas on Jan. 22, 2026.
Behind headlines in Latin America are journalists navigating risk, precarity and a commitment to the public. A new ebook uncovers the realities shaping their work and their safety.
The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas closed out 2025 on a high note, cementing its role at the forefront of global efforts to strengthen independent and quality journalism.
The ebook "Journalism in Central America: Facing Democratic Backsliding" reveals how independent media and journalists face a dual economic and political crisis, marked by dependence on international funding and State repression.
Students have benefited from 170 free and low-cost online courses and webinars since 2012, when the Knight Center started its pioneering MOOC program.
In the physical world, we instinctively sense danger. But online, threats are harder to notice. In a new Knight Center course, expert Luis Assardo offers practical tools to stay safe.
The Knight Center’s highlights this year include training nearly 30,000 journalists, hosting the 25th annual ISOJ conference, and supporting exiled journalists — achievements that helped it earn IAPA’s Great Friend of the Press award.
The e-book features interviews, research and first-hand accounts with journalists, content creators and activists from around the world. It coincides with the launch of a free online course from the Center's Journalism Courses program.
Upon accepting the award, Knight Center founder and director Rosental C. Alves said he is “optimistic about the future,” even if the journalism of the future doesn’t look like it does today.
From artificial intelligence training to coverage of impunity in crimes against journalists, read about all the work we’ve been doing at the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas over the past year, as well as our plans for the future.
A new course from the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas, "How to Use ChatGPT and Other Generative AI Tools in Your Newsroom," is resonating with a massive global audience. The course, which started on Monday, Sept. 25, has already attracted nearly 8,000 participants from around the world and there is still time to […]
The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas is pleased to announce the hiring of Summer Harlow as its new associate director and as visiting associate professor at the University of Texas at Austin School of Journalism and Media.