Without electricity or internet access, independent journalists and media outlets are struggling to report and cope with the crisis at home.
For the Miami Herald, Gámez Torres has exposed espionage, the Havana Syndrome and the finances of Cuba’s armed forces. Long a target of Havana’s criticism, her relentless reporting now earns her the Maria Moors Cabot Gold Medal from Columbia University.
Journalist José Luis Tan says he feared arrest after months of harassment over his criticism of the Cuban regime. This is his story of a journey through rain, mud, and eleven borders in an attempt to escape a dictatorship that tried to silence him.
The sudden halt in U.S. government support has left dozens of Latin American newsrooms scrambling to stay afloat. While some have begun tapping into new revenue sources, most still face an uphill battle for long-term sustainability.
Exiled journalists face stalled asylum cases and the end of humanitarian parole. Those sent back to Nicaragua or Venezuela would return to regimes openly hostile to press freedom.
While authoritarian leaders in Latin America discredit media funded by US entities, journalists argue that these funds do not dictate their agendas, but rather support informative work in repressive contexts.
A freeze on foreign funding from the U.S. has forced independent media in Latin America to reflect on the importance of diversifying income sources.
The #Todos platform, created by an alliance of 10 independent media outlets, has also become a call for the freedom of all political prisoners in Cuba.
The Cuban regime has intensified repression against independent journalists, subjecting them to interrogations and threats, and accusing them of being mercenaries. Watchdogs say these actions seek to silence the independent press and force journalists to abandon their profession or go into exile.
El Toque’s informal exchange rate is used by taxi drivers, restaurateurs, and small businesses across the island. It’s also grown the news site’s traffic tenfold.
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.
One month after his release from a Cuban prison, journalist Lázaro Yuri Valle Roca speaks with LJR about how being the grandson of a communist commander turned him into an unwavering dissident, and how international pressure led to his release