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Category: Coloquio

Woman standing at the front of an auditorium with microphone in hand at the ISOJ 2022 symposium

Artificial Intelligence | April 15, 2022

How successful cases explore digital transformation to enable new journalistic products

By Júlio Lubianco

Journalists, directors and editors from various news outlets in Latin America gathered in the panel “Lessons and innovative cases,” at the 15th Ibero-American Colloquium on Digital Journalism, to present success stories that link technological tools to good practices in the profession. Some themes in common among the strategies are the desire to win back an …  Read More

Velocidad Panel at the 15th Coloquio

Coloquio | April 8, 2022

Coloquio Iberoamericano de Periodismo Digital celebra 15 años con charlas sobre libertad de prensa, innovación y desinformación

By Teresa Mioli

El Coloquio Iberoamericano de Periodismo Digital celebró 15 años con un regreso presencial y online. Durante los últimos dos años, la conferencia fue virtual debido a la pandemia. Como en ediciones anteriores, el Coloquio se realizó un día después del Simposio Internacional de Periodismo Online(ISOJ), el domingo 3 de abril, y contó con el patrocinio …  Read More

Velocidad Panel at the 15th Coloquio

Coloquio | April 8, 2022

Ibero-American Colloquium on Digital Journalism celebrates 15 years with talks on press freedom, innovation and disinformation

By Teresa Mioli

The Ibero-American Colloquium on Digital Journalism celebrated its 15-year anniversary with a return in person and online. For the last two years, the conference was virtual because of the pandemic. As in previous editions, the colloquium took place the day after the International Symposium on Online Journalism, on Sunday, April 3, and was sponsored by …  Read More

Velocidad Accelerator at ISOJ 2022

Business Models | April 7, 2022

Aceleradora de medios Velocidad enfocada en sustentabilidad ayudó a diez medios de América Latina a crecer y diversificar fuentes de ingresos

By Paola Nalvarte

“Sembramos una cultura de trabajo, un cambio de mindset en las organizaciones [participantes], en torno a pensar en sustentabilidad e incorporar personas claves para esas áreas [estratégicas]”, dijo Vanina Berghella, directora del Fondo Velocidad el 3 de abril de 2022, durante el 15º Coloquio Iberoamericano de Periodismo Digital, en la Universidad de Texas en Austin. …  Read More

Velocidad Accelerator at ISOJ 2022

Business Models | April 7, 2022

Media accelerator Velocidad focused on sustainability helped ten Latin American media outlets grow and diversify revenue streams

By Paola Nalvarte

“We planted seeds for a work culture, a change of mindset in the [participating] organizations, around thinking about sustainability and incorporating key people for those [strategic] areas,” said Vanina Berghella, director of the Fondo Velocidad [speed fund] on April 3, 2022, during the 15th Ibero-American Colloquium on Digital Journalism, at the University of Texas at …  Read More

row of women speaking, one with a microphone

Coloquio | April 5, 2022

Collaboration among fact-checkers has made a difference during recent disinformation crises, said fact-checkers from Latina America and Spain

By César López Linares

For media specializing in fact-checking, collaboration has been crucial in tackling the disinformation crises that have recently broken out around the world. This is how leading fact-checkers from Latin America and Spain see it: Laura Zommer, executive director of Chequeado (Argentina); Liliana Elósegui, editor-in-chief of Verificado (Mexico); Cristina Tardáguila, Senior Program Director of the International …  Read More

a row of women speaking at a panel, one holding a microphone

Coloquio | April 5, 2022

Colaboración entre verificadores ha marcado la diferencia durante las recientes crisis de desinformación, dicen fact-checkers de Iberoamérica

By César López Linares

Para los medios especializados en verificación de datos, la colaboración ha sido crucial para enfrentar las crisis de desinformación que se han desatado recientemente en el mundo. Así lo consideran Laura Zommer, directora ejecutiva de Chequeado (Argentina); Liliana Elósegui, editora en jefe de Verificado (México); Cristina Tardáguila, directora senior de programa del International Center for …  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

Man with gray hair looking sideways

Business Models | April 4, 2022

Borja Echevarría talks about the success of digital subscriptions and the transformation of Spanish newspaper El País

By Carolina de Assis

Spanish journalist Borja Echevarría is responsible for a global newsroom with more than 400 journalists, which produces one of the most traditional newspapers in the world. El País, founded in Madrid in 1976, is still on sale at newsstands in Spain and, at the same time, is driving a revolution in the digital environment.  Echevarría, …  Read More