"Fake news in the science universe is dangerously popular. Misleading data about drugs and vaccines became even more common in the COVID-19 pandemic, but misinformation about biology, chemistry, physics, computer science and mathematics also goes viral with force, often hand-in-hand with fake studies and low-quality research. It was because of this scenario that the International […]
"The Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) has announced its Excellence in Journalism 2023 contest, aimed at media and communication professionals from North America, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Spain. (...) The contest is open to works published between July 1, 2022, and June 30, 2023, in print media, whether newspapers, weeklies or magazines, digital native media, […]
"'I don't work to win awards, I work because it excites me, because I like photography, because I like journalism,' said photojournalist Pedro Valtierra upon receiving the Fernando Benítez National Tribute to Cultural Journalism awarded by the Guadalajara International Book Fair (FIL, by its Spanish acronym). He dedicated this recognition 'to all my fellow photographers, but […]
"The Fund for Investigations and New Narratives on Drugs -FINND, by its Spanish acronym- in its fourth edition, seeks to support research and publication of innovative journalistic works that address the obstacles, challenges and opportunities related to drug policies in Latin America. The FINND was created from an alliance between the Gabo Foundation and the […]
"Rio de Janeiro will host the first edition of the Community Journalism Conference that will take place between Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 for invited journalists. About 20 journalists from the favelas of Rio, Bahia and Espírito Santo will discuss the new directions of community journalism, participate in activities and watch panels on media sustainability, […]
"Independent reporter Abraham Jiménez Enoa received on Thu. Nov. 17 the International Press Freedom Award granted by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). The Cuban journalist, the only Latin American nominated this year, dedicated the award to his colleagues Lázaro Yuri Valle Roca and Jorge Bello Domínguez, currently imprisoned on the island, during his thank […]
"In late September, the Environment Minister of Jair Bolsonaro's government, Joaquim Leite, expressed his intention to explore for oil in the Equatorial Margin, a coastal region that runs from Amapá to Rio Grande do Norte. 'It is certainly possible to do both things together: explore for oil and guarantee environmental protection,' Leite said. However, weeks […]
"Four journalists from Venezuela, Cuba, El Salvador and Nicaragua are participating in the fifth Temporary Shelter Program of Reporters Without Borders (RSF, for its acronym in French) in Spain. The program provides them with three months away from their countries to 'disconnect and recover physically and psychologically' from the threats and many other pressures they […]
"The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) and CONNECTAS open this call for journalists -independent or linked to media outlets- from Latin America and the Caribbean who want to develop in-depth, high-impact journalistic stories that help expose cases of corruption and abuses of power in the region. What will you get? Editorial support. Selected proposals will […]
"The Entrepreneurial Journalism Creators Program (EJCP) at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY is proud to welcome 35 journalism entrepreneurs from around the world — based in 19 different countries — to the fifth cohort of the program. This 100-day online program, which begins on Oct. 25, aims to help creators develop newsletters, podcasts, […]
"Registration for the 7th edition of the Brazilian Conference on Journalism of Data and Digital Methods (Coda.Br 2022) is open. Aimed at journalists and civil society organizations, the event will be held in a hybrid way: online from Oct. 31 to Nov. 3 and in person on Nov. 5 and Nov. 6 at ESPM in […]
"The Gabo Foundation, an institution created by journalist and Nobel Prize winner in Literature, Gabriel García Márquez, announced the winners of the Gabo Award 2022, the most important recognition of journalism in Spanish and Portuguese, in its five competition categories: Text, Coverage, Image, Photography, and Audio. [...] 'El polizón y el capitán,' a chronicle by […]