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Cartoonists give visibility to tragedy of drug trafficking in Mexico and criticize authorities' inability to deal with problem

Mexican cartoonists use humor and satire to mock narco culture and organized crime in Mexico through comic strips and political cartoons, while making visible the tragedy and surrealism of drug trafficking and criticizing the inefficiency of authorities to combat it.

Mexican journalist creates play about mental health and emotional well-being of journalists

During a fellowship at Stanford University, Mexican Luisa Ortiz interviewed a hundred journalists from around the world to find out how they relate to their work and what mental wounds they have. She then created Human Condition, a play that seeks to create healthier conditions for journalistic practice.

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Efecto Cocuyo and Crónica Uno aim to identify trends and challenges for Venezuelans ahead of elections

Independent Venezuelan media outlets Efecto Cocuyo and Crónica Uno gave life to Mirador Electoral, a journalistic project that seeks to be a space for discussion on politics and elections before citizens vote on the next president. The initiative is made of TikTok videos, interviews on YouTube and a series of articles.

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Covering extreme weather events, the climate crisis and 2024 elections in Latin America

The world is experiencing a climate emergency and Latin America has recently seen extreme weather events like droughts, torrential rains and heat waves. Journalists from the region discuss challenges and solutions for communicating about the climate crisis while covering elections in 2024.

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Paraguay's El Surti reveals effects of rising temperatures through experiment with delivery drivers

Independent media outlet El Surti of Paraguay has dedicated a significant part of its coverage in recent years to climate change. In the team’s most recent report, they carry out an experiment with delivery workers in Greater Asunción to reveal risks they face due to the increase in temperatures aggravated by the climate crisis.

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How journalists from Global Press Journal’s Puerto Rico bureau seek to expand narratives about the island in the news

For a long time, narratives in news about Puerto Rico have centered on politics, the economy and natural disasters, according to María Arce, editorial coach from Global Press Journal. Reporters from the magazine’s Puerto Rico bureau are working to change that.

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LJR publishes fifth volume of glossary of journalistic expressions that every journalist in Latin America should know

The Latin American journalistic profession has its own vocabulary and at LJR we have given ourselves the task of collecting the most popular expressions. Chayotero, enyerbado, pastel, carnitas and plantón are some of the words added to the fifth volume of the glossary of journalistic expressions that every Latin American journalist should know.

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Mexican press has great challenge of learning how to better report people’s disappearances, says journalist Marcela Turati

Mexican journalist Marcela Turati, who recently released the book “San Fernando. Última parada,” spoke about the challenges and lessons learned from investigating disappeared people for more than a decade. She also spoke about what she believes journalists should do to better cover violence committed by organized crime.

Most important stories of 2023, according to LatAm Journalism Review team

In 2023, LatAm Journalism Review (LJR) published more than 250 stories, interviews and articles on events concerning urgent topics for journalism from a Latin American perspective. Our reporters tell us which stories they found most memorable this past year and why. We also highlight some of the stories that most captivated our readers in 2023.

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New podcast highlights stories of Latin American communities solving problems without government help

After noticing that traditional media in Latin America do not usually cover community self-governance initiatives, Mexican communicator Pamela Carmona created Autonomías Podcast, which tells stories about how communities in Latin America access water and care for the environment themselves.