Periodistas exiliados se enfrentan a la paralización de sus casos de asilo y al fin del parole humanitario. Aquellos que sean enviados de regreso a Nicaragua o Venezuela regresarían a regímenes abiertamente hostiles a la libertad de prensa.
Tras analizar horas de grabaciones de cámaras corporales, periodistas de la cadena de TV brasileña GloboNews revelaron supuestos abusos y conductas indebidas de agentes de la policía militar. También descubrieron que, en cientos de casos judiciales, imágenes solicitadas por las cortes no fueron entregadas.
Oficiales militares quieren los nombres de fuentes anónimas, mientras que los políticos descalifican a los medios de comunicación como “pseudomedios”. ¿El resultado? “Autocensura”, advierten defensores de libertad de prensa.
Este año ofrece una serie de oportunidades para fotoperiodistas para impulsar sus carreras y dar visibilidad a sus trabajos. Están abiertas las postulaciones para impulsar imágenes de noticias, naturaleza, documentales y fotografía creativa.
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Journalists in Honduras are going through difficult times. Ahead of the presidential primary elections set for March 9, they’re facing an intense pressure campaign from the Armed Forces of Honduras and members of the country’s leftist ruling party, Liberty and Refoundation (Libre for its abbreviation in Spanish.
In early February, several Honduran media outlets reported that, in an unprecedented case, the legal auditor of the Armed Forces had filed a request with the Public Prosecutor’s Office to initiate proceedings against 12 media outlets for alleged crimes of slander and defamation.
According to local news reports, the case began to move forward in the first week of February. Outlets such as El Heraldo reported that agents from the cybercrimes unit had presented them with official documents demanding the disclosure of sources related to reports containing negative information about the armed forces.
At the same time, key figures from the Libre party, such as the likely presidential candidate and current Minister of Defense, Rixi Moncada, and the President of the National Congress, Luis Redondo, have launched numerous attacks against Honduran media.
Honduran journalists and press freedom organizations see an escalation of these attacks, following a strategy of antagonizing the press similar to that used by heads of state generally considered populist, such as Andrés Manuel López Obrador in Mexico and Nayib Bukele in El Salvador, as well as in countries like Venezuela before its increasingly authoritarian turn. They fear the situation will decline further as the general elections approach on Nov. 30, when the country will elect its president, deputies, and mayors.
"Here in Honduras, we are experiencing a hostile environment for journalism," Carlos Rubén Ortiz, president of the Honduran Press Association (APH for its initials in Spanish), told LatAm Journalism Review (LJR). "With the elections, politicians will try to criminalize us, use the police against us, and launch new legal actions targeting the press."
By André Duchiade
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Journalists in Honduras are going through difficult times. Ahead of the presidential primary elections set for March 9, they’re facing an intense pressure campaign from the Armed Forces of Honduras and members of the country’s leftist ruling party, Liberty and Refoundation (Libre for its abbreviation in Spanish.
In early February, several Honduran media outlets reported that, in an unprecedented case, the legal auditor of the Armed Forces had filed a request with the Public Prosecutor’s Office to initiate proceedings against 12 media outlets for alleged crimes of slander and defamation.
According to local news reports, the case began to move forward in the first week of February. Outlets such as El Heraldo reported that agents from the cybercrimes unit had presented them with official documents demanding the disclosure of sources related to reports containing negative information about the armed forces.
At the same time, key figures from the Libre party, such as the likely presidential candidate and current Minister of Defense, Rixi Moncada, and the President of the National Congress, Luis Redondo, have launched numerous attacks against Honduran media.
Honduran journalists and press freedom organizations see an escalation of these attacks, following a strategy of antagonizing the press similar to that used by heads of state generally considered populist, such as Andrés Manuel López Obrador in Mexico and Nayib Bukele in El Salvador, as well as in countries like Venezuela before its increasingly authoritarian turn. They fear the situation will decline further as the general elections approach on Nov. 30, when the country will elect its president, deputies, and mayors.
"Here in Honduras, we are experiencing a hostile environment for journalism," Carlos Rubén Ortiz, president of the Honduran Press Association (APH for its initials in Spanish), told LatAm Journalism Review (LJR). "With the elections, politicians will try to criminalize us, use the police against us, and launch new legal actions targeting the press."
By André Duchiade
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This year brings a range of opportunities for photojournalists and photographers around the world. From prestigious international competitions to specialized grants and awards recognizing bravery and commitment to visual storytelling, open calls encompass different photography genres and approaches.
These initiatives aim to highlight both emerging and established talent, providing financial support and visibility to participants. Among the focuses are photographers ages 18 to 33, the aftermath of conflicts, and female visual journalists.
There are also grants and contests for various creative approaches, such studies in contemporary photography and the best images captured with Apple devices.
These opportunities not only offer financial incentives but also allow photographers to expand their impact, showcase their work internationally, and become part of professional networks committed to using imagery as a means of expression and advocacy.
Opportunities are listed chronologically, with the closest deadline appearing first.
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This year brings a range of opportunities for photojournalists and photographers around the world. From prestigious international competitions to specialized grants and awards recognizing bravery and commitment to visual storytelling, open calls encompass different photography genres and approaches.
These initiatives aim to highlight both emerging and established talent, providing financial support and visibility to participants. Among the focuses are photographers ages 18 to 33, the aftermath of conflicts, and female visual journalists.
There are also grants and contests for various creative approaches, such studies in contemporary photography and the best images captured with Apple devices.
These opportunities not only offer financial incentives but also allow photographers to expand their impact, showcase their work internationally, and become part of professional networks committed to using imagery as a means of expression and advocacy.
Opportunities are listed chronologically, with the closest deadline appearing first.
After years of disruption to news organizations’ business models due to the effects of the digital revolution, multi-million-dollar funds have been created in the United States and other countries to finance new, innovative and self-sustainable independent news organizations.
The creation of these funds to revitalize journalism will be the focus of the opening keynote session of the 26th International Symposium on Online Journalism that will be held at the University of Texas at Austin, March 27-28, 2025.
The keynote panel will feature the leaders of massive U.S. initiatives like Press Forward ($500 million+) and American Journalism Project ($180 million+), as well as projects elsewhere in the world, such as a new fund created for Brazilian journalism ($2 million) and a $50 million global fund that has been investing around the world.
Jim Brady, the Knight Foundation’s vice president for journalism, will lead ISOJ’s opening keynote session that also features panelists Dale R. Anglin, director of Press Forward; Sarabeth Berman, CEO of the American Journalism Project (AJP); Pierrick Judéaux, director of policy and ecosystem development from the International Fund for Public Interest Media (IFPIM); and Carolina Oms, director of partnerships and fundraising for the Brazilian Journalism Support Fund.
In the United States, Press Forward, launched in 2023, has so far invested more than $200 million in local news; venture philanthropy AJP has raised $183 million for local nonprofit news in the last five years; IFPIM, a multi-stakeholder initiative that launched in 2022 with $50 million to support public interest media globally is currently trying to increase its funds to $150 million. And the newest kid on the block, the Brazilian Journalism Support Fund, launched in 2024 with confirmed financial contributions of $2 million from five philanthropic foundations.
Media organizations and funders know sustainability requires more than money, though–a commitment to audiences also is key.
By Knight Center
After years of disruption to news organizations’ business models due to the effects of the digital revolution, multi-million-dollar funds have been created in the United States and other countries to finance new, innovative and self-sustainable independent news organizations.
The creation of these funds to revitalize journalism will be the focus of the opening keynote session of the 26th International Symposium on Online Journalism that will be held at the University of Texas at Austin, March 27-28, 2025.
The keynote panel will feature the leaders of massive U.S. initiatives like Press Forward ($500 million+) and American Journalism Project ($180 million+), as well as projects elsewhere in the world, such as a new fund created for Brazilian journalism ($2 million) and a $50 million global fund that has been investing around the world.
Jim Brady, the Knight Foundation’s vice president for journalism, will lead ISOJ’s opening keynote session that also features panelists Dale R. Anglin, director of Press Forward; Sarabeth Berman, CEO of the American Journalism Project (AJP); Pierrick Judéaux, director of policy and ecosystem development from the International Fund for Public Interest Media (IFPIM); and Carolina Oms, director of partnerships and fundraising for the Brazilian Journalism Support Fund.
In the United States, Press Forward, launched in 2023, has so far invested more than $200 million in local news; venture philanthropy AJP has raised $183 million for local nonprofit news in the last five years; IFPIM, a multi-stakeholder initiative that launched in 2022 with $50 million to support public interest media globally is currently trying to increase its funds to $150 million. And the newest kid on the block, the Brazilian Journalism Support Fund, launched in 2024 with confirmed financial contributions of $2 million from five philanthropic foundations.
Media organizations and funders know sustainability requires more than money, though–a commitment to audiences also is key.
By Knight Center
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This week, our team looks at how independent media outlets in Latin America are adjusting their business models in response to the freezing of US funding, how women journalists in El Salvador are facing online harassment and how Brazilian newsrooms are (or are not) adopting artificial intelligence.
We also have an article detailing Day 1 of the 26th International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ), which opens with a keynote panel on funds to finance journalism in the U.S. and abroad. And don’t forget: if you can’t make it in person to ISOJ, you can still buy a ticket for virtual participation. It’s more than just live streaming!
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This week, our team looks at how independent media outlets in Latin America are adjusting their business models in response to the freezing of US funding, how women journalists in El Salvador are facing online harassment and how Brazilian newsrooms are (or are not) adopting artificial intelligence.
We also have an article detailing Day 1 of the 26th International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ), which opens with a keynote panel on funds to finance journalism in the U.S. and abroad. And don’t forget: if you can’t make it in person to ISOJ, you can still buy a ticket for virtual participation. It’s more than just live streaming!
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“Pendeja”, “inservible”, “loca”, “perra”, “escort”, “sinvergüenza” son algunos de los insultos que recibe de forma constante, a través de sus redes sociales, la periodista salvadoreña Wendy Monterrosa.
Monterrosa, cofundadora y directora de la plataforma de periodismo de profundidad Voz Pública, tiene una trayectoria de más de 20 años en televisión y es una de las caras más visibles del periodismo en El Salvador.
En los primeros tres meses del año pasado, se posicionó como la periodista salvadoreña más atacada en redes sociales según el informe sobre violencia digital basada en género publicado por la Asociación de Periodistas de El Salvador (APES).
Desde que el presidente Nayib Bukele asumió el cargo en 2019, El Salvador ha experimentado un grave deterioro del acceso a la información y un aumento del acoso contra los profesionales de los medios de comunicación. Pero son las periodistas del país quienes se han llevado la peor parte de los ataques. La violencia en línea contra las mujeres -a diferencia de contra sus homólogos masculinos- contiene un elemento significativo de misoginia y lesbofobia. Casi uno de cada cinco comentarios contra mujeres periodistas implica violencia sexual, según la APES.
“Los ataques tienen una manera más intensa y más cruel hacia las mujeres”, dijo Monterrosa a LatAm Journalism Review (LJR). “Difamaciones y calumnias que muchas veces están vinculadas con el tema de nuestro aspecto”.
En 2021, Gabriela Cáceres, periodista de investigación del medio digital El Faro, participó junto a los periodistas Oscar y Carlos Martínez en la investigación que reveló las negociaciones del gobierno del presidente Nayib Bukele con las pandillas.
Los teléfonos de los tres reporteros fueron interceptados con el software de espionaje Pegasus. Pero, Cáceres, a diferencia de sus colegas hombres, recibió amenazas de violación y otras agresiones sexuales.
“Ellos recibieron muchos ataques también pero eran más mensajes de burla o bullying pero no de índole sexual como a mí”, dijo Cáceres a LJR. También circularon en redes sociales montajes de imágenes de la periodista junto a pandilleros.
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“Pendeja”, “inservible”, “loca”, “perra”, “escort”, “sinvergüenza” son algunos de los insultos que recibe de forma constante, a través de sus redes sociales, la periodista salvadoreña Wendy Monterrosa.
Monterrosa, cofundadora y directora de la plataforma de periodismo de profundidad Voz Pública, tiene una trayectoria de más de 20 años en televisión y es una de las caras más visibles del periodismo en El Salvador.
En los primeros tres meses del año pasado, se posicionó como la periodista salvadoreña más atacada en redes sociales según el informe sobre violencia digital basada en género publicado por la Asociación de Periodistas de El Salvador (APES).
Desde que el presidente Nayib Bukele asumió el cargo en 2019, El Salvador ha experimentado un grave deterioro del acceso a la información y un aumento del acoso contra los profesionales de los medios de comunicación. Pero son las periodistas del país quienes se han llevado la peor parte de los ataques. La violencia en línea contra las mujeres -a diferencia de contra sus homólogos masculinos- contiene un elemento significativo de misoginia y lesbofobia. Casi uno de cada cinco comentarios contra mujeres periodistas implica violencia sexual, según la APES.
“Los ataques tienen una manera más intensa y más cruel hacia las mujeres”, dijo Monterrosa a LatAm Journalism Review (LJR). “Difamaciones y calumnias que muchas veces están vinculadas con el tema de nuestro aspecto”.
En 2021, Gabriela Cáceres, periodista de investigación del medio digital El Faro, participó junto a los periodistas Oscar y Carlos Martínez en la investigación que reveló las negociaciones del gobierno del presidente Nayib Bukele con las pandillas.
Los teléfonos de los tres reporteros fueron interceptados con el software de espionaje Pegasus. Pero, Cáceres, a diferencia de sus colegas hombres, recibió amenazas de violación y otras agresiones sexuales.
“Ellos recibieron muchos ataques también pero eran más mensajes de burla o bullying pero no de índole sexual como a mí”, dijo Cáceres a LJR. También circularon en redes sociales montajes de imágenes de la periodista junto a pandilleros.
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Days after President Donald Trump`s executive order to suspend US financial support to foreign organizations was announced, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele accused journalists and news outlets that have benefited from that aid of being part of "a global money laundering operation" and of promoting a globalist agenda.
Bukele`s message, published on his X account on Feb. 8, came in response to a post from the @wikileaks account about contributions from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to the media. The post made no reference to El Salvador or an alleged money laundering network.
In response, the Association of Journalists of El Salvador (APES, for its acronym in Spanish) said Bukele`s allegations were part of a disinformation campaign that sought to silence journalists who have investigated and denounced abuses of power and the management of public resources.
For Salvadoran journalists, Bukele`s statements are an example of a narrative that authoritarian regimes have used on multiple occasions in order to discredit and criminalize the work of independent media, based on the ways in which they are financed.
“The first thing they do is set up a narrative in which they begin to accuse without evidence, only to discredit, and in a populist way to reach the masses and make them believe that there is really money laundering here,” Ezequiel Barrera, director and founder of the investigative digital magazine Gato Encerrado, told LatAm Journalism Review (LJR). “They have found in this narrative [about USAID support] that comes from the United States the opportunity to be even stronger in discrediting the media.”
Although, like Bukele, several other Latin American leaders have taken advantage of Trump`s executive order to disqualify media outlets and journalists that receive funds from international cooperation, in previous years leaders in the region have already described this type of financing as forms of interference and destabilization.
By César López Linares
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Days after President Donald Trump`s executive order to suspend US financial support to foreign organizations was announced, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele accused journalists and news outlets that have benefited from that aid of being part of "a global money laundering operation" and of promoting a globalist agenda.
Bukele`s message, published on his X account on Feb. 8, came in response to a post from the @wikileaks account about contributions from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to the media. The post made no reference to El Salvador or an alleged money laundering network.
In response, the Association of Journalists of El Salvador (APES, for its acronym in Spanish) said Bukele`s allegations were part of a disinformation campaign that sought to silence journalists who have investigated and denounced abuses of power and the management of public resources.
For Salvadoran journalists, Bukele`s statements are an example of a narrative that authoritarian regimes have used on multiple occasions in order to discredit and criminalize the work of independent media, based on the ways in which they are financed.
“The first thing they do is set up a narrative in which they begin to accuse without evidence, only to discredit, and in a populist way to reach the masses and make them believe that there is really money laundering here,” Ezequiel Barrera, director and founder of the investigative digital magazine Gato Encerrado, told LatAm Journalism Review (LJR). “They have found in this narrative [about USAID support] that comes from the United States the opportunity to be even stronger in discrediting the media.”
Although, like Bukele, several other Latin American leaders have taken advantage of Trump`s executive order to disqualify media outlets and journalists that receive funds from international cooperation, in previous years leaders in the region have already described this type of financing as forms of interference and destabilization.
By César López Linares
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Register today to virtually attend the 26th International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) and take advantage of exciting perks like special meet and greets with speakers and giveaways exclusively for virtual participants.
ISOJ is a unique global conference that brings together journalists, media executives and scholars to explore how journalism is changing with the advent of new technologies. Don’t worry if you can’t make it to Austin, Texas, for the conference– for just US$30, virtual participants can join the discussion online in an innovative conference experience that goes beyond mere live streaming.
Of course, like many other conferences, ISOJ will be streamed live via Zoom, but we offer so much more:
Meet & greet sessions: The ISOJ team is preparing six special meet and greet sessions exclusively for virtual participants. During coffee breaks, you’ll be able to ask select speakers questions about their presentations and areas of interest directly via an intimate Zoom conversation.
ISOJ Slack workspace: Connect with colleagues from dozens of countries – Argentina to Mauritius to the UK — in our shared ISOJ Slack community. Talk in special ISOJ-related channels or reach out to a fellow participant to network and form relationships for future collaborations. Slack gives you the opportunity to interact not just with other remote participants, but also those ISOJ-ers attending in-person.
Quick access to recorded sessions: You’ll receive recordings via email of all ISOJ sessions shortly after they conclude. Non-ISOJ participants will have to wait until they are released to the public a couple months following the conference.
Simultaneous interpretation to Spanish: All keynotes and panels are simultaneously interpreted to Spanish thanks to the team at Interpret Language Services.
Participation in Q&As: Submit your questions to speakers easily through the designated Q&A channel in the Slack workspace.
Get help connecting: We’ll have a dedicated team that will help troubleshoot connectivity issues.
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Register today to virtually attend the 26th International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) and take advantage of exciting perks like special meet and greets with speakers and giveaways exclusively for virtual participants.
ISOJ is a unique global conference that brings together journalists, media executives and scholars to explore how journalism is changing with the advent of new technologies. Don’t worry if you can’t make it to Austin, Texas, for the conference– for just US$30, virtual participants can join the discussion online in an innovative conference experience that goes beyond mere live streaming.
Of course, like many other conferences, ISOJ will be streamed live via Zoom, but we offer so much more:
Meet & greet sessions: The ISOJ team is preparing six special meet and greet sessions exclusively for virtual participants. During coffee breaks, you’ll be able to ask select speakers questions about their presentations and areas of interest directly via an intimate Zoom conversation.
ISOJ Slack workspace: Connect with colleagues from dozens of countries – Argentina to Mauritius to the UK — in our shared ISOJ Slack community. Talk in special ISOJ-related channels or reach out to a fellow participant to network and form relationships for future collaborations. Slack gives you the opportunity to interact not just with other remote participants, but also those ISOJ-ers attending in-person.
Quick access to recorded sessions: You’ll receive recordings via email of all ISOJ sessions shortly after they conclude. Non-ISOJ participants will have to wait until they are released to the public a couple months following the conference.
Simultaneous interpretation to Spanish: All keynotes and panels are simultaneously interpreted to Spanish thanks to the team at Interpret Language Services.
Participation in Q&As: Submit your questions to speakers easily through the designated Q&A channel in the Slack workspace.
Get help connecting: We’ll have a dedicated team that will help troubleshoot connectivity issues.
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A adoção da inteligência artificial nas redações brasileiras tem se concentrado principalmente no aumento da produtividade, com ferramentas como transcrições e traduções automáticas facilitando o trabalho diário dos jornalistas. No entanto, a tecnologia ainda inspirou pouco a criação de novos produtos jornalísticos, com exemplos limitados nesse sentido. Além disso, os veículos de mídia estão cada vez mais vulneráveis à exploração de seus dados por grandes plataformas de tecnologia, que utilizam esse conteúdo para treinar seus sistemas e, muitas vezes, redirecionam o tráfego, prejudicando a relevância dos jornais na disputa por atenção do público.
Estas estão entre as principais conclusões do relatório “Jornalismos e Inteligência Artificial – Impacto para publishers brasileiros”, a primeira publicação do Momentum – Journalism and Tech Task Force, novo think tank brasileiro dedicado a pensar as interseções entre a imprensa, a tecnologia e as políticas públicas no chamado Sul Global. Com versões em português, inglês e espanhol, o relatório foi divulgado em novembro e contou com apoio do Fundo Internacional para a Mídia de Interesse Público (IFPIM, na sigla em inglês).
O estudo foi realizado a partir de entrevistas com representantes de 13 empresas e associações jornalísticas, incluindo tanto veículos menores e independentes, como a Agência Pública e a agência Aos Fatos, quanto vários dos maiores meios de comunicação do país, como os jornais Folha de S.Paulo, O Estado de S. Paulo e O Globo.
A principal conclusão do estudo é de que “o impacto da IA no jornalismo brasileiro apresenta desafios significativos, ligados à dependência das Big Techs e à dificuldade em determinar e negociar valores atribuídos aos conteúdos jornalísticos. Ao mesmo tempo, é percebido como uma oportunidade, que pode trazer, entre outras coisas, o aumento de produtividade”.
Por André Duchiade
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A adoção da inteligência artificial nas redações brasileiras tem se concentrado principalmente no aumento da produtividade, com ferramentas como transcrições e traduções automáticas facilitando o trabalho diário dos jornalistas. No entanto, a tecnologia ainda inspirou pouco a criação de novos produtos jornalísticos, com exemplos limitados nesse sentido. Além disso, os veículos de mídia estão cada vez mais vulneráveis à exploração de seus dados por grandes plataformas de tecnologia, que utilizam esse conteúdo para treinar seus sistemas e, muitas vezes, redirecionam o tráfego, prejudicando a relevância dos jornais na disputa por atenção do público.
Estas estão entre as principais conclusões do relatório “Jornalismos e Inteligência Artificial – Impacto para publishers brasileiros”, a primeira publicação do Momentum – Journalism and Tech Task Force, novo think tank brasileiro dedicado a pensar as interseções entre a imprensa, a tecnologia e as políticas públicas no chamado Sul Global. Com versões em português, inglês e espanhol, o relatório foi divulgado em novembro e contou com apoio do Fundo Internacional para a Mídia de Interesse Público (IFPIM, na sigla em inglês).
O estudo foi realizado a partir de entrevistas com representantes de 13 empresas e associações jornalísticas, incluindo tanto veículos menores e independentes, como a Agência Pública e a agência Aos Fatos, quanto vários dos maiores meios de comunicação do país, como os jornais Folha de S.Paulo, O Estado de S. Paulo e O Globo.
A principal conclusão do estudo é de que “o impacto da IA no jornalismo brasileiro apresenta desafios significativos, ligados à dependência das Big Techs e à dificuldade em determinar e negociar valores atribuídos aos conteúdos jornalísticos. Ao mesmo tempo, é percebido como uma oportunidade, que pode trazer, entre outras coisas, o aumento de produtividade”.
Por André Duchiade
