Two journalism and technology projects are sharing tools and methods to map where mining is devastating the Amazon and Congo basins.
The alliance identified the actors and industries behind online harassment that can often precede real-world violence.
To address challenges such as polarization, data scarcity and disconnect with audiences, climate journalism in Latin America must rely on science, local approaches and collaboration, say expert journalists Daniel Nardin and Fermín Koop.
“Las prendas hablan,” a project developed by journalists and hackers in Mexico, turned images of abandoned clothing into a searchable catalog for families, and a record of questions ignored by the justice system.
Seventeen independent media outlets from 12 Mexican states have formed the Territorial alliance to address challenges facing local journalism and reconnect with audiences.
Working from exile and inside Venezuela, journalists from 9 outlets and organizations collaborated to counter disinformation and protect one another while reporting under extreme risk.
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.
During a recent webinar, journalists and scholars from northern Central America describe the threats and violence they face at home. For some, it’s led to exile, but not to giving up.
Corruption, infiltration of organized crime and negligence by authorities are constant in the murders of 19 journalists since 1991, according to Alianza Paraguay, a collaborative, cross-border project led by Forbidden Stories and OCCRP.
Mongabay Latam combined tech with shoe-leather reporting to find and report on clandestine airstrips and violence against Indigenous communities in the jungle. Now, it’s bringing those findings to the stage.
From AI tools to combat censorship and disinformation to international collaborations exposing cross-border crime, these 10 projects advanced journalism and made an impact on their communities.
Collaboration, feminist perspectives, and newsroom diversity lead to better migration coverage, according to panelists at this year’s Migration Journalism Congress in Mérida, Spain.