Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas

Knight Center Holds First Ibero-American Colloquium on Digital Journalism
The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas at the University of Texas conducted the First Ibero-American Colloquium on Digital Journalism, on April 5 and 6, 2008 in Austin, Texas. Participants included 26 journalists, academics, and media executives from eight Latin American countries, Spain, and Portugal. Click here to go to the Colloquium page.
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Mario Tascón of Group PRISA/El Pais (Spain) presents at the First Ibero-American Digital Journalism Colloquium organized by the Knight Center in Austin. Go to story.

Journalists Can Apply for Online Course in Spanish: "Digital Tools for Investigative Journalism"
The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas at the University of Texas at Austin will offer a new online Spanish-language course for Latin American and Caribbean journalists: 'Digital Tools for Investigative Journalism,' starting May 26, 2008.
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New Report Published on Press Freedom Monitoring and Advocacy in Latin America
The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas and the Media Program of the Open Society Institute (OSI) released a report this week about the activities of nearly 50 organizations dedicated to monitoring and defense of press freedom in Latin America and the Caribbean. See the conference report in English and Spanish.
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Thousands of Latin American Journalists Download New Digital Literacy Book, Journalism 2.0
The PDF versions of a book about digital journalism that was recently translated into Spanish and Portuguese and placed online by the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas have received more than 10,000 downloads since their posting on Dec. 14, 2007.
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Colombian Journalists Hold First International Gathering on Investigative Reporting
A new national organization of investigative journalists, the “Newsroom Council” (Consejo de Redacción), conducted its First Investigative Journalism Gathering on April 25-26, 2008, in Bogotá, drawing 98 participants.
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BRAZIL/CHILE: Reporters Were 'Accomplices' During Dictatorship, Chilean Journalist Says May 09

VENEZUELA: International Court Hears Case Alleging Violations of Freedom of Expression May 09

ARGENTINA: Lawmakers Condemn Government's Aggression Campaign Against News Media May 09

MEXICO: IAPA Voices Concern Over New Attacks on Journalists May 09

CHILE: International Arbitrator Orders Government to Indemnify Owner of Newspaper Closed by Pinochet May 09

AMERICAS: Journalists Can Apply for Online Course in Spanish: 'Digital Tools for Investigative Journalism' May 09

AMERICAS: Press Freedom Declined in 11 Latin American Countries in 2007, Report Finds May 09

BOLIVIA: Attorney General Orders Nationwide Investigation of Attacks on Journalists May 09

CUBA: Barred from Traveling, Blogger Receives Spanish Award in Absentia May 08

PERU: Two Men Arrested in Killing of Israeli Journalist May 08

MEXICO: UN Calls on Government to Step Up Prosecution of Violence Against Journalists May 07

WORLD: In the Future, News Likely to be Free and Newsrooms More Integrated, Editors Predict May 07

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