"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 […]
"The Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN) is excited to join with two local co-hosts for GIJC23: The Fojo Media Institute at Linnaeus University, and Föreningen Grävande Journalister, Sweden’s national association of investigative journalists. The conference venue is the world-class Swedish Exhibition & Congress Centre. The Global Investigative Journalism Conference is the world’s largest international gathering […]
"The Gabo Foundation announced as the winner of the Gabo Award 2022 Recognition of Excellence Award the Mexican writer and journalist Juan Antonio Villoro Ruiz, one of the most important voices of commentary and literature today, and an exceptional interpreter and narrator of the social, cultural and political realities of Mexico, Latin America and the […]
"IPI [International Press Institute] and IMS [International Media Support] are proud to announce that distinguished Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, a pioneering figure for women in media in the Middle East who was killed while on assignment this year, and El Salvador’s Carlos Dada, co-founder and director of El Faro, one of Latin America’s most prominent […]