Author: Silvia Higuera

Four people speaking

Coloquio | April 23, 2024

“Nosotros, por supuesto, vamos a defender los principios del periodismo”, periodistas hablan sobre libertad de prensa en el Coloquio Iberoamericano de Periodismo Digital

By Silvia Higuera

Read this article in English below Hablar del estado actual del periodismo digital no es posible sin tocar uno de los problemas más graves que enfrentan los medios: las violaciones a la libertad de prensa. Esto es particularmente cierto en América Latina. Por eso, el 17º Coloquio Iberoamericano de Periodismo Digital tuvo como protagonista el tema …  Read More

group of journalists speaking at a panel

Coloquio | April 4, 2022

Devastated by the Ortega-Murillo administration, Nicaraguan journalism bets on resistance, resilience and reinvention

By Silvia Higuera

“Brave,” “hopeful,” “combative,” and “creative.” This is how four Nicaraguan journalists described in one word the journalism that is carried out in their country during the panel “SOS Nicaragua: Imprisoned, persecuted and exiled journalists” that took place on April 3 during the 15th Ibero-American Colloquium on Digital Journalism at the University of Texas in Austin. …  Read More

Capital B Keynote 2021

Featured | April 29, 2021

With a national newsroom and several local bureaus, Capital B wants to get closer to Black communities and regain their trust in media

By Silvia Higuera

Lauren Williams and Akoto Ofori-Atta, co-founders of Capital B, opened the fourth day of the International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) speaking about how their new project came to be, it’s main purpose and what they expect when they officially launch the site next Fall. Williams and Ofori-Atta talked to Amanda Zamora, co-founder and publisher …  Read More