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In Brazil’s Amazon, local radio stations are covering social and environmental issues and challenging powerful interests

A map by InfoAmazonia shows dozens of independent radio stations broadcasting from remote rainforest communities. Despite financial pressures, many confront agribusinesses while highlighting Indigenous and environmental rights.

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Brasis Newsletter highlights strength and diversity of digital native journalism in Brazil

A newsletter produced by the Digital Journalism Association (Ajor) to promote Brazilian digital native media shares stories from local journalism that echo national and global issues.

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Diversity in perspective and audience helps Latin American digital native media tackle polarization, according to researcher

Brazilian journalist Vanessa de Macedo Higgins Joyce focused on Argentina, Brazil and Colombia and found ways in which digital news media can build consensus in polarized societies.

Projor audience seal on a phone sitting on a laptop

In Brazil’s sea of news sites, this seal will certify which show commitment to their audiences​​

Projor’s new program assesses news sites based on 11 quality indicators, including author information, correction policies and funding transparency.

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How two reporters found 63 political candidates wanted by courts in Brazil

After publication of a G1 investigation, federal police arrested 36 candidates for municipal elections who were wanted by Brazilian courts.

A man on the left, José Luiz Datena, throws a chair at Pablo Marçal on the right, who defends himself during a mayoral debate in São Paulo on September 15

As São Paulo mayoral debates descend into chaos, how can journalists raise the bar?

Chair throwing and a punch spark discussion on journalists’ responsibility to rein in candidates who resort to physical and verbal violence in political debates.

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Journalists face misinformation when covering electronic voting in Brazil

A recent survey found that 35% of Brazilians believe there was fraud in the 2022 elections. Journalists tell how they provide critical coverage of the electronic voting machine, the target of misinformation campaigns.

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Seven tips for producing comics journalism

A newly published manual from Brazilian researcher and journalist Augusto Paim outlines the steps to producing comics journalism, offering guidance from story definition to investigation, scripting, and editing.

Julia Zanatta, federal deputy from Santa Catarina, dressed in pink with a crucifix on her chest and a flag in the background, inside the Chamber of Deputies

In Brazil, politicians are bombarding journalists with lawsuits over unfavorable coverage

Brazilian political and business leaders are opening flurries of lawsuits against multiple journalists all at once, with the effect of inhibiting future critical coverage.​

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Journalists in Brazil reflect on how block of X/Twitter will affect their work

We talked to some of Brazil’s top journalists about the ban on X. Many are relieved, but one reports: “There's a gap in coverage that I don't know how to fill.”

Minimalistic representation of journalistic tools for the Brazilian elections, featuring the map of Brazil with icons symbolizing transparency, technology, and media monitoring

Projects from independent outlets make it easier to access information ahead of Brazilian elections

As Brazil gears up for municipal elections, independent media are introducing new initiatives to make political information more accessible and reliable, ranging from monitoring WhatsApp and Telegram to aggregating official data.

A person stands indecisively between two large symbols: a green checkmark on the left representing "true" and a red "X" on the right representing "false." The person is holding a newspaper and appears confused about which symbol to follow.

Brazil and Colombia rank lowest in identifying false content online. Fact checkers aren’t surprised

People from 21 countries played a game to identify whether information was true or false. Researchers say Colombians and Brazilians had the hardest time telling when it wasn't true.