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Author: Teresa Mioli

Velocidad

Coloquio | April 19, 2019

New fund launched to ‘accelerate’ independent digital media in Latin America with financing and advising

By César López Linares

At a time when journalism is subject to various threats in Latin America, independent media require not only sufficient funding, but also encouragement and guidance from other organizations that have tried successful formulas. With that in mind, SembraMedia and the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), with funding from Luminate, launched Velocidad, a media accelerator with …  Read More

Luis Galeano (2019)

Coloquio | April 19, 2019

Nicaraguan journalists explain their work and struggle in the midst of a sociopolitical crisis

By Silvia Higuera

In an emotional panel that at times resulted in tears from both speakers and attendees, journalists from Nicaragua explained to their Ibero-American colleagues the conditions in which journalism is done in that country within the framework of the 12th Ibero-American Colloquium of Digital Journalism that took place on April 14 at the University of Texas …  Read More

Karen Fernández (2019)

Coloquio | April 19, 2019

Independent media from the Northern Triangle are strengthened, but do data journalism with limited resources

By Paola Nalvarte

Corruption, inequality and violence are some of the characteristics shared by Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras, countries of the region known as the Northern Triangle. Yet, in recent years, independent journalism in this region has been strengthened by various training initiatives in data journalism and monitoring that have been coordinated and led by organizations such …  Read More

Salvador Camarena and Daniel Moreno (2019)

Coloquio | April 19, 2019

López Obrador creates polarization with attacks on the press and little transparency, say Mexican journalists

By César López Linares

With little more than four months in power, the president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, has implemented a strategy of harassment and disqualification against media that is causing a polarization of the press in that country, according to journalists Salvador Camarena and Daniel Moreno. Camarena, general director of journalistic investigation at the organization Mexicanos …  Read More

César Batiz (2019)

Coloquio | April 19, 2019

Latin American news sites share innovations to overcome censorship and lack of funding

By Silvia Higuera and Paola Nalvarte

A “lightning round” focused on innovative projects ended the 12th Ibero-American Colloquium of Digital Journalism on April 14, an event held the day after the close of the International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ). Through short five-minute presentations, media representatives from Argentina, Brazil, Guatemala, Uruguay and Venezuela told the audience how their sites try to …  Read More

The impact of artificial intelligence and machine learning on journalism (2019)

Artificial Intelligence | April 16, 2019

ISOJ panelists discuss the importance and challenges of integrating artificial intelligence with journalism

By Sunny Kim

Watch video of this panel from ISOJ 2019. When we are talking about artificial intelligence in journalism, we need to talk about the human-centered aspect, said Nick Diakopoulos, assistant professor in Communication Studies and Computer Science at Northwestern University on April 13 at the 20th annual International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ). Diakopoulos, who is …  Read More

Saving local news in the U.S.: Can we have sustainable online journalism in local markets? (2019)

Local Journalism | April 14, 2019

Online journalism can prosper if the focus on local news is genuine, ISOJ panel suggests

By Sierra Juarez

Watch video of this panel from ISOJ 2019. Local journalism would benefit from more focus on filling in coverage gaps and building strong relationships with readers, according to panelists at the International Symposium on Online Journalism on April 13. During the panel “Saving local news in the U.S.: Can we have sustainable online journalism in …  Read More