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Articles tagged Latin America (14)

Jaime Longoria, Daniel Acosta Ramos, and Madelyn WebbSeptember 2, 2020

In Latin America, religious misinformation on Covid-19 spreads with the help of the Christian press

Christian outlets work in tandem with religious leaders, retweeting and sharing one another’s content to maintain a media ecosystem editorially independent from the secular press.

Hanaa' TameezDecember 3, 2019

Seeking a new international audience, The Washington Post launches its first Spanish-language news podcast

“I think people in the Spanish-speaking world want to know about what’s happening everywhere, in France, in the U.S., with Brexit, and of course what’s happening with Ecuador, the protests happening in Colombia…It’s a kind of global podcast in Spanish.”

Christine SchmidtSeptember 30, 2019

Radio Ambulante’s audience is worldwide. Listening clubs help bring them together

“She said…‘What you’re describing in the episode is what I’ve lived and what my family has experienced.’ She started sharing her experience. That completely changes the mood, the direction of the conversation.”

Shan WangJuly 20, 2017

Chicas Poderosas is launching an accelerator in Latin America for digital news projects led by women

“We are hoping to change the narrative in Latin America, where most media organizations are led by men.”

Nieman Lab StaffApril 21, 2017

Nieman Lab is looking for more stories of digital innovation outside the U.S., and we’d love your help

Have ideas for things we should cover? Want to help us cover them? Want to help us translate stories so that they reach more people? Join our new Slack community!

Natalia MazotteApril 20, 2017

How the Argentinian daily La Nación became a data journalism powerhouse in Latin America

“We have a role that is almost like an NGO. We build and open databases, break with the exclusivist paradigm — we even train competitors!”

Carlos SerranoMarch 20, 2017

To slow the spread of false stories on WhatsApp, this Colombian news site is enlisting its own readers

Have a WhatsApp chain message you want factchecked? La Silla Vacía’s WhatsApp Detector first wants you to commit to spreading the factcheck to your friends.

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