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Brazil: Court to hear appeal by journalist Juliana Dal Piva against Bolsonaro family lawyer on April 20

"When she was feeling threatened by Frederick Wassef, Jair Bolsonaro's family lawyer, journalist Juliana Dal Piva, of UOL, released the printout of a message sent by him on a messaging application. Dal Piva was convicted in a trial court for making public the information and she appealed the ruling. The 4th Chamber of Private Law […]

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Brazil: Cajueira launches map of independent journalism in the Northeast

"We are very pleased to present you the Cajueira Map, an interactive and collaborative platform that brings together all the news outlets mapped by our project. Created by Journalism student Marco Antônio Ferro as a Final Coursework (TCC) at the Federal University of Sergipe, the platform allows you to filter the initiatives by state, theme […]

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Brazil: Google News Initiative launches Sustainability Lab for small newsrooms

"Google News Initiative is seeking Brazilian newsrooms specializing in science and the environment for its newly launched Sustainability Lab. The program will support 20 media organizations through training on seven core areas: data and audience; monetization; startups and entrepreneurship; YouTube and video; product; audience monetization; and content. Eligible organizations should have between two to 100 […]

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Serious attacks on journalists in Brazil doubled in 2022

"Attacks against journalists [in Brazil] grew 23 percent in 2022, reaching 557 episodes. In 41.6 percent of the cases, at least one member of the Bolsonaro family was involved. These are some of the data revealed by the Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism (Abraji, by its Portuguese acronym) in its annual report on two systematic […]

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Brazil: Ajor opens registration for the 3i 2023 Festival

"Ajor (Digital Journalism Association) opened on Wednesday (March 15) registrations for the 3i 2023 Festival. One of the main journalism and entrepreneurship events in Latin America, 3i returns to Rio de Janeiro for its 4th national edition, which will take place on May 5, 6 and 7, at Casa da Glória, in downtown Rio. With […]

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Brazil: Court decision may impact the work of women journalists

"The release of a message, as a form of protection for a woman journalist who felt threatened, is about to be judged in the São Paulo Court of Justice (TJ-SP). In the month of women's struggle, the case of journalist Juliana Dal Piva deserves attention. After receiving a message from the Bolsonaro family's lawyer, Frederick […]

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Brazil: Civil society organizations warn of legal action against journalist Schirlei Alves

"The Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism (Abraji, by its Portuguese acronym) and 20 other civil society organizations published, this Wednesday [March 15, 2023], a collective statement expressing their concern over six legal cases filed against reporter Schirlei Alves, from Santa Catarina [Brazil]. The perpetrators of these actions are a judge, a prosecutor and a lawyer. […]

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Brazil: News Atlas census reaches its sixth edition

"The largest and richest census on the presence of local journalism in Brazil had its sixth edition confirmed this Wed. (March 8, 2023). The announcement of the new News Atlas was made by Projor (Institute for the Development of Journalism), which runs the initiative, and Volt Data Lab, responsible for the organization, analysis and publication […]

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Brazil: Estadão reporters assaulted while covering tragedy due to heavy rains in São Sebastião

"A group of residents of the luxury condominium Vila de Anoman, in Maresias, São Sebastião, Brazil physically assaulted with swear words a reporter of [newspaper] Estadão who was covering the tragedy [caused by a storm] on the northern coast of São Paulo. One of them forced the photo reporter Tiago Queiroz to delete pictures he […]

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Brazil: Violence Observatory aims to restore the press' relationship with official authorities and police forces

"Campaigns to raise awareness of society and public agencies - especially the security forces - about the serious situation of violence that affects press professionals in Brazil are among the measures announced by the National Secretary of Justice, Augusto Arruda Botelho, for the newly created Observatory of Violence Against Journalists and Communicators. Conceived by the […]