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Media sustainability

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These news outlets built AI tools to solve newsroom problems. Now they’re turning them into businesses.

It’s becoming increasingly easy for newsrooms to develop their own automated tools. In Argentina, Brazil and Mexico, some have turned those tools into sources of revenue.

In Brazil’s election, small newsrooms bet on the local view

With smaller staffs and budgets, local outlets are leaning into their community ties to find stories national newsrooms can’t easily see.

Brazilian news outlets say they’re rejecting sports betting ads to preserve independence

More than 60 organizations say they won't accept advertising from an industry they argue is fueling a national epidemic and demand independent scrutiny.

Journalists film and photograph a government news conference in Veracruz, Mexico.

In parts of Mexico, journalists charge to cover stories — and barely make a living

Reporters earning less than the minimum wage in Oaxaca and Veracruz accept payments for coverage, blurring the line between journalism and paid promotion.

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Preparing smarter applications: Tips for independent media seeking sustainability

This practical guide will help you refine goals, clarify processes and improve chances of success with funds, grants and journalism programs.

Team of the Salvadoran media Gato Encerrado during the recording of a video podcast.

Hit by suspension of U.S. funds, Latin American news outlets turn to new survival strategies

The sudden halt in U.S. government support has left dozens of Latin American newsrooms scrambling to stay afloat. While some have begun tapping into new revenue sources, most still face an uphill battle for long-term sustainability.

Students attend a class taught by Mexican journalist and professor Abraham Torres.

Classes on journalism entrepreneurship are finding a spot in university curricula in Latin America

More and more journalism programs in Latin America are incorporating instruction on entrepreneurship. However, challenges such as institutional bureaucracy and keeping professors up to date with skills persist.

Copies of six books of investigative journalism in Mexico.

Authors find visibility, prestige and protection against censorship by publishing investigative journalism in books

Although they don't usually represent significant additional income, investigative journalism books offer opportunities for reflection, prestige and editorial support, making them an alternative to precariousness and attacks afflicting journalism in Mexico.

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SembraMedia embraces viability and sustainability as collective paths for independent journalism

At the 18th Ibero-American Colloquium on Digital Journalism, SembraMedia executives said sustainability is a daily and collective process for independent journalism.

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‘We need to rid ourselves of the idea that there is no philanthropy in Latin America’: Vanina Berghella on funding for journalism in the region

At the 18th Iberoamerican Colloquium on Digital Journalism, the regional director for the International Fund for Public Interest Media spoke about lessons learned in the two years since the fund’s launch.

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After historic floods, RSF mobilizes to help newsrooms in southern Brazil

After floods displaced 615,000 people in southern Brazil, local media struggled to stay active. Now, Reporters Without Borders has launched a project to help small outlets prepare for future crises.

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Meta will use fact checkers in Latin America for now, but journalists are bracing for what’s next

Replacing professional fact checkers with community notes in the US may signal a global rollback of disinformation controls.