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In Colombia, a reporter’s investigation on deadly lead poisoning put her own safety at risk

In her debut book ‘A Poison Called Lead,’ reporter Eél María Angulo chronicles her decade-long fight to expose lead pollution's impact on Colombia's children.

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Mexico and Venezuela top lists of murders and detentions of journalists in 2024

Latin America remains one of the most dangerous regions for journalists, with criminals and governments using killings and arbitrary detentions to silence press workers.

Who’s laughing now? Latin American creators of digital satire shape public discourse with criticism of power

Digital satire programs, such as Mexico’s “El Pulso de la República” or Colombia’s “La Pulla,” are gaining increasing visibility and having big impacts on public discourse in their countries. They’re also filling the gap in sociopolitical criticism left by traditional media, according to research by Peruvian journalist and academic Paul Alonso.

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Journalists tell stories of human trafficking and exploitation - the ‘elephant in the room’ in Latin America

Collusion by authorities, lack of official data and indifference from society make it difficult to cover human trafficking and exploitation, according to journalists who have investigated the topic in Colombia, Mexico and Paraguay.

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Latin American journalists reporting on the Darien Gap uncover tragedy and transformation in the jungle

Colombian José Guarnizo and Panamanian Grisel Bethancourt focus on the human rights of migrants and local communities along the dangerous migration route.

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Colombia creates $500K annual fund to combat violence against women journalists

The fund was established after journalist Jineth Bedoya won a lawsuit after she was tortured and sexually abused for her reporting. It aims to support prevention efforts and helps female journalists who survive violent attacks.

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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.

In Colombia, Indigenous journalists are breaking barriers to claim their place in radio, TV and film

Indigenous communities in Colombia have long fought for their right to be represented in national and community media.

Headshots of journalists Monica Baro, Diego Fernandez Romeral and Beatriz Valdes. (Photo: Twitter)

15 best practices from award-winning reporters for producing narrative long-form journalism

Three award-winning journalists from Argentina, Colombia and Cuba share tips to improve reporting, interviews and the use of language in a piece of narrative journalism.

Periodista del medio Proclama Valle y Cauca, de Colombia, entrevista a ciudadano en la ciudad de Santander de Quilachao. (Foto: Cortesía Proclama

In rural and small-town Colombia, community journalists face violence, stigmas and job insecurity

Threats from armed groups, insults from officials and low salaries put local journalism in Colombian in check, according to entities defending press freedom.

Newspapers in Colombia and Puerto Rico bet on transparency to cultivate credibility, get approval from The Trust Project

Colombia’s El Tiempo and Puerto Rico’s El Nuevo Día recently got a nod from the Trust Project, an international consortium for accountability and transparency in newsrooms worldwide.

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After Pablo and El Chapo: how investigative outlets are covering organized crime in Latin America

GIJN spoke to reporters from outlets based in Colombia, Honduras, and Mexico, as well as from two region-wide projects, to hear how they carried out their recent work, where they are innovating on this beat, and how they are changing the narrative about organized crime from a focus on kingpins to investigations into the impact of organized crime on ordinary people.