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Consortium opens call for investigative journalism projects in Honduras

“The Consortium to support Regional Journalism in Latin America (CAPIR, for its acronym in Spanish) calls on local independent media and independent freelance journalists in Honduras to participate in a national or local investigative journalism project which will be carried out between March and October 2021." Read more (in Spanish)

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2020 Gabo Award announces winners

"Venezuela, o paraíso dos contrabandistas" (Venezuela, smugglers' paradise), "Defensores de la selva" (Defenders of the jungle), "Frontera Sur. La frontera desconocida de América" (Southern Border The unknown frontier of America) and Radar Aos Fatos are the four winners of the 2020 Gabo Awards, the most important recognition of journalism in Spanish and Portuguese, in its […]

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Brazilian Congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro is sentenced for insulting journalist Patricia Campos Mello

"Congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro [son of the country's president] was sentenced, on Wednesday (Jan. 21, 2021), to compensate journalist Patricia Campos Mello, of newspaper Folha de S.Paulo. The decision was handed down by judge Luiz Gustavo Esteves, of the 11th Civil Court of the TJ-SP (Court of Justice of the State of São Paulo). The damages […]

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2021 ICFJ Knight International Journalism Awards opens call for nominations

"Each year, the International Center for Journalists honors outstanding colleagues with the ICFJ Knight International Journalism Award at our Tribute to Journalists. We are now seeking nominees whose pioneering coverage or media innovations have made an impact on the lives of people in their countries or regions. Candidates can be reporters, editors, technologists, media managers […]

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Salvadoran site El Faro starts new era with an office in Washington, D.C.

"José Luis Sanz, director of El Faro since mid-2014, left his position at the end of 2020 to open an office in Washington D.C., officially inaugurated on Jan. 20 with his coverage of the presidential change in the United States. [...] 'Having a presence in the United States and specifically in Washington is a historical […]

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Mexican fact-checker offers advice on how to handle a change of executive power

"Mexican fact-checkers say consistency, transparency and humility helped them maintain credibility with their audience after executive power shifted in their country in 2018. As America prepares for the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, Jorge Ramis, audience editor at the Mexican fact-checking organization Animal Político, said U.S. fact-checkers should build on their work fact-checking the Trump […]

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Mexican fact-checker offers advice on how to handle a change of executive power

"Mexican fact-checkers say consistency, transparency and humility helped them maintain credibility with their audience after executive power shifted in their country in 2018. As America prepares for the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, Jorge Ramis, audience editor at the Mexican fact-checking organization Animal Político, said U.S. fact-checkers should build on their work fact-checking the Trump […]

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Argentine municipal government files criminal complaint over journalist’s COVID-19 vaccine reporting

"On Jan. 13, the municipality of Quilmes, a city in Buenos Aires province, filed a criminal complaint to a federal court over [Roberto] Carrigall’s reporting on the municipal government’s alleged mishandling of the coronavirus vaccine, according to news reports, the journalist, who spoke with CPJ via messaging app, and a report by the Forum of […]

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Argentine municipal government files criminal complaint over journalist’s COVID-19 vaccine reporting

"On Jan. 13, the municipality of Quilmes, a city in Buenos Aires province, filed a criminal complaint to a federal court over [Roberto] Carrigall’s reporting on the municipal government’s alleged mishandling of the coronavirus vaccine, according to news reports, the journalist, who spoke with CPJ via messaging app, and a report by the Forum of […]

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Brazilian journalist Lalo Almeida is the Ibero-American Photographer of the Year at POYLatam 2021

"The Brazilian, Lalo Almeida, was selected as the Ibero-American Photographer of the Year at POY Latam 2021, which in its sixth edition broadcasted live the judging and selection of finalists through the competition’s social networks. [...] The special health categories, sponsored by Janssen, from the Johnson and Johnson group, which aim to highlight the importance […]