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Brazilian journalist who reported judge attended demonstration against Supreme Court is the subject of investigation

"Journalist José Maschio, from Londrina, in Northern Paraná, had to testify to the Civil Police for having published a photo of the participation of Judge Isabele Papafanurakis Ferreira Noronha in anti-democratic demonstrations against the Supreme Court (STF) last Sept. 7th The clarifications were provided last Monday (Sept. 27), as part of investigations opened at the […]

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Abraji launches channel for reporting gender-based attacks on press professionals

"The Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism has launched an online form for allegations of attacks against women journalists and gender biases directed at press professionals. Carried out as part of the project to monitor gender attacks against journalists, the initiative aims to establish a channel for the notification of cases that violate freedom of expression […]

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Lessons from Brazil on how to better cover the environment and the climate crisis

"In February this year, secretary-general of the United Nations António Guterres said that climate disruption, pollution, and accelerated loss of biodiversity were the critical elements that make up what he called the 'defining issue of our time'. In Brazil – home to the Amazon rainforest, the Pantanal wetlands, and diverse species of flora and fauna […]

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Registration is open for Congress of Educational Journalism in Brazil

"Registration is now open for the 5th International Congress on Educational Journalism, promoted by Jeduca (Association of Education Journalists). This year, the theme is “Education and inequalities in the pandemic.” The event is free and takes from Sept. 27 to Oct. 1, and for the second time, will be online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. […]

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Facebook announces investment to support journalism in Brazil

“Facebook today announces a three-year investment program in Brazil to support news outlets, of all sizes and regions, and to train thousands of journalists. As part of the initiative, the company has signed commercial agreements with 20 news organizations. In addition, Facebook will invest, in addition to these agreements, more than US$ 2.6 million in […]

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RSF and ITS register half a million offensive tweets against the Brazilian press in just 3 months

"As part of its analyses of attacks on the media in Brazil, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and a local partner, the Rio de Janeiro Institute for Technology and Society (ITS-Rio), are publishing a survey of the behaviour of users of Twitter, the platform used for most of the attacks on the media and journalists in […]

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Latin American newsrooms among finalists for 2021 Online Journalism Awards

Newsrooms from Argentina, Brazil and Venezuela are among the finalists for the 2021 Online Journalism Awards. The awards honor excellence in digital journalism and are a program of the Online News Association. Winners will be announced on Oct. 15. The finalists from Latin America are: GENERAL EXCELLENCE IN ONLINE JOURNALISM Agência Pública (Small Newsroom Finalist) […]

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In Brasil, protesters attack at least six press teams on September 7

"Protesters twice prevented a video team from Jovem Pan from recording images during the coverage of the demonstrations in favor of President Jair Bolsonaro (no party) on Tuesday (Sept. 7, 2021), in São Paulo. The president's supporters even hurled bottles and pieces of wood at the radio professionals. 'Fortunately, we were not injured,' said reporter […]

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Bolsonaro supporters try to invade Ministry of Health in Brazil after threatening TV crew

"A group of Jair Bolsonaro's supporters tried to invade the headquarters of the Ministry of Health, in Brasília, this Wednesday morning (8). The incident took place the day after the pro-government and coup-supporting demonstrations promoted by the president on the Sept. 7 holiday. According to a member of the ministry who followed the confusion, the […]

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Brazilian courts censor four reports published in the press in less than a week

"Brazilian courts censored four reports published by journalistic media [O Globo, piauí and RBS TV] in less than a week. The decisions were made by different courts and tribunals — Amazonas, Federal District, Rio de Janeiro and Rio Grande do Sul ... The censorship imposed by the magistrates was widely criticized by journalistic organizations, defenders […]

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Gênero e Número and RSF invite Brazilian women and LGBTQIA+ journalists to participate in online survey

"Gênero e Número and Reporters Without Borders Brazil invite women journalists and LGBTQIA+ journalists to respond to an online survey for the study 'The impact of disinformation and political violence on the internet against women and LGBTQIA+ journalists and communicators during the pandemic.' The objective of the research is to deepen investigation into the conditions […]