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.
LatAm Journalism Review (LJR) offers a roundup of opportunities available to Latin American journalists in early 2025 for investigative reporting, environmental journalism, and AI.
Journalists working in the Amazon now have a new fund at their disposal to help realize coverage of the region thanks in part to the initiative of reporters working in the area.
UNESCO is donating a total of US $500,000 to nonprofit organizations, including media associations and/or journalists, with projects that improve legal protections for journalists, as well as those that support investigative journalism aimed at fighting impunity.
The announcement of the ten Latin American journalism start-ups selected to receive $1.5 million in direct investment from the Velocidad program generated enthusiasm among the winners. In addition to the resources, the outlets will receive 1,600 consulting hours to generate new revenue streams, engage audiences and ultimately develop a more sustainable media business.