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Gabo Foundation announces list of 50 nominees for 2024 Gabo Prize

"The Gabo Foundation, an institution created by recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Gabriel García Márquez, announces the 50 nominees for the twelfth edition of the Gabo Prize. The main award for journalistic works in Spanish and Portuguese recognizes the best references of quality, rigor and contribution to the strengthening of democracy and a […]

Jamaica, Dominican Republic and Guyana shine at Caribbean Climate Justice Journalism Awards

"The non-profit Climate Tracker (CT), which aims to support, train and incentivise climate journalism globally, launched its inaugural Caribbean Climate Journalism Awards. [...] Award winners included two reporters from the Dominican Republic — Rubí Morillo, a 23-year-old journalist and video editor known for her ability to create compelling audiovisual content, picked up the prize for Best Youth Climate […]

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Final days to apply for Javier Valdez Latin American Investigative Journalism Award

Journalists have until June 2 to apply for the Javier Valdez Latin American Investigative Journalism Award organized by the Press and Society Institute (IPYS, for its acronym in Spanish) and Transparency International (TI). Journalists working in Latin America and the Caribbean with work published between July 1, 2023 and June 2, 2024 can participate. The […]

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Photojournalists from Chile, Colombia and Mexico among AP's 2024 Pulitzer-winning team for work on immigration

Six Latin American photojournalists are part of the Associated Press (AP) team that was awarded with the 2024 Pulitzer Prize in the Feature Photography category. This year's Pulitzer winners were announced this Monday, May 6. The awarded Latin American photojournalists are Fernando Llano and Iván Valencia, from Colombia; Marco Ugarte and Eduardo Verdugo, from Chile; […]

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Palestinian journalists covering Gaza war win UNESCO press freedom prize

"The Palestinian journalists who have been covering the devastating war in Gaza were named winners of the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize on Thursday [May 2nd]. The top award for reporters who have born witness to the destruction of much of their homeland under Israel’s relentless bombardment came at the recommendation of an international […]

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Registration open for Climate Tracker's climate journalism mentoring program

“[...] In this training initiative, each participant faces the challenge of creating three high-impact stories about the energy transition in Latin America. In these texts, the common challenges of three Latin American giants will be addressed: Argentina, Brazil and Mexico, seen as the largest emitting countries of greenhouse gases in the region. [...] This initiative […]

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Call open for Roche Prize for Health Journalism 2024

“In 2024, the Roche Prize for Health Journalism returns to celebrate the best stories and coverage focused on health and science issues from Latin America, Spain and the United States, in Spanish and Portuguese. [...] The call for this twelfth edition will be open until Monday, June 10, 2024, but the recommendation is not to […]

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Migration journalism is a new category in the IAPA Awards for Excellence in Journalism

“Migratory movements in the hemisphere are impacting journalistic coverage and content, which is why the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) has added a new category to its journalistic excellence contest this year. The ‘Claudio Paolillo Migration Journalism’ award is a new genre in the 2024 contest, which has already begun to receive applications. […] The […]

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Registration for seminar to strengthen journalistic writing in English is now open

The News and Opinion University Agency (AUNO) of the Faculty of Social Sciences of the National University of Lomas de Zamora, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, will offer the seminar "English for Journalists," aimed at journalists who want to strengthen their journalistic skills in English. The program will be held every Wednesday in April at 6:00 […]

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Journalists from Honduras, Nicaragua and Mexico among winners of Ortega y Gasset awards

The jury for the Ortega y Gasset Journalism Awards announced the winners of the 41st edition of the prizes, considered the most prestigious in journalism in Spanish. In the best story or investigation category, the winning project was about an Indigenous community on the border between Honduras and Nicaragua, published in Insight Crime. The story […]

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Pulitzer Center offers grants for reporting on tropical forests

"The Pulitzer Center is opening a new call for rainforest grant applications. We invite journalists, editors, and independent media organizations to submit proposals on Innovative Reporting: Mapping Transparency and Governance on Rainforest Issues.  During this historic election year around the globe, it’s important to take note of how these events may impact the world’s vital rainforests. […]

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UNESCO opens call for photographs on climate change and environmental emergencies

"UNESCO is inviting professional photographers from all over the world to send a sample of their best photographs reporting on environmental issues and emergencies. [...] The selected photographs will help to raise awareness on the work on environmental journalists and the importance of journalism and freedom of expression in the context of the current global […]