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Innovation
The most important stories of 2025, according to LJR

Journalists across Latin America face mounting pressure but persist. This year’s top stories show reporters forced into exile, resisting authoritarian smears, teaching media literacy and exposing multimillion-dollar fraud.

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Innovation
Latin America’s most innovative journalism projects in 2025

LJR’s annual list spotlights 10 projects that tracked criminal economies in the Amazon, exposed abuses against migrants, countered online scams and celebrated a rock icon’s legacy.

False News and Disinformation
Inside the Peruvian campaign to discredit journalists exposing political and judicial corruption

An investigation by IDL-Reporteros and CLIP revealed how disinformation linked to political and business figures spread through social media and escalated to legal pressure and harassment against journalists.

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Public Media
Brazil’s Lula sparks backlash with polarizing pick for public broadcaster

Journalists say José Luiz Datena’s sensationalist record and human-rights violations make him incompatible with EBC’s mission, and call his appointment political interference.