"The Inter-American Commission has an internship program that is managed in conjunction with the OAS Internship Program. It gives young students and those recently graduated from the OAS Member States the opportunity to learn about the IACHR and work in applying the protection mechanisms provided by the inter-American human rights system. One of the benefits […]
“After a year of challenges and changes in the development of the Roche Prize for Health Journalism, comes the ninth edition in which the stimulus to health journalism in Latin America and the news that have enriched the contest will be strengthened after almost one decade of existence and 3,431 professionals registered. Applications will be […]
"The Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma, a project of the Columbia Journalism School in New York, is launching a project-based virtual Fellowship for journalists based in Brazil, Venezuela and Colombia which will be focused on illuminating the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on young children’s growth, development and wellbeing." Read original announcement
“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)
"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 […]
"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 […]
"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 […]
"The Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) Scholarship Commission invites journalists from the Americas to apply for its Scholarship Program for postgraduate studies. The scholarships consist of a stipend of up to US $ 10,000 thousand, in addition to travel expenses. Since 1954, the IAPA has awarded scholarships to more than 400 journalists in the Americas." Read […]
“The Gabo Foundation, created in 1995 by the journalist and Nobel Prize winner for Literature Gabriel García Márquez, announces the 40 nominees for the 2020 Gabo Prize, the most important recognition of journalism in Spanish and Portuguese. These works stand out, according to the judges of the eighth edition of the Gabo Prize, for their […]
“The team of journalists from Radio Cooperativa in Chile, which stood out for their high quality work and their relevant contribution to the history of Chilean democracy, as well as for the exercise of indispensable journalism and a clear spirit of public service, is the winner of the Gabo 2020 Award for Recognition of Journalistic […]
"Martín Leandro [Amaya] Camacho has always been passionate about being compassionate. The 27-year-old spent the formative periods of his childhood in a small fishing village callas Cancas, in northern Peru. 'I loved the sea and its legends,' he says, recalling his early years. 'But from a young age, I could clearly see injustices all around […]
Winners from across Latin America were recognized as part of the El País 2020 Ortega y Gasset Journalism Awards. Collaborative project "Transnacionales de la fe" (Transnationals of the Faith), which was reported journalists from 16 media outlets, won for best story or journalistic investigation. Best photograph went to María de Jesús Peters for a photo […]