Trust and verification in an age of misinformation: Register now for Knight Center’s new online course. It’s free!
If news headlines and journalism conference panels are any indication, trust and misinformation are huge issues facing journalism and the media industry. And there may be a good reason for it.
According to the 2018 Edelman Trust Barometer, media is now the least-trusted institution globally and seven in 10 people “worry about false information or fake news being used as a weapon.” Read more »
Risk and security in journalism in Latin America: new free course in Spanish. Register now!
For years, Latin America has been one of the most dangerous regions for journalism. In 2017 alone, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), at least eight journalists were murdered in the region for exercising their work, although the organization is investigating at least six more cases. Read more »
Latin American innovators talk comic journalism, interactive graphics, transnational collaboration & diversifying revenue models
By Teresa Mioli and César López Linares
Latin American innovators talk comic journalism, interactive graphics, transnational collaboration and diversifying revenue models
Innovators in Latin American journalism joined the Knight Center for the 11th Iberian American Colloquium on Digital Journalism on April 15, sharing lessons on new storytelling formats, ways to expand reach of a site’s content and revenue models that offer hope for attaining financial sustainability. Read more »
Ibero-American journalists innovate in content production by using new technologies and seek to create community
By Paola Nalvarte and César López Linares
To investigate corruption issues, Latin American journalists must reinforce their security on all fronts
Cybersecurity, legal shields and working in alliances are some of the fundamental factors to consider when conducting journalistic investigations on corruption issues in Latin America, according to speakers on the Corruption Coverage panel, held during the 11th Ibero-American Colloquium of Digital Journalism in Austin, Texas on April 15, 2018. Read more »
Journalists using tools from the future –like blockchain or augmented reality– to enhance, optimize and protect their stories
New technologies such as virtual reality, artificial intelligence and machine learning will be important for journalism in the future, and some news organizations are already using them, according to the members of the panel “What’s Next: Artificial intelligence, machine learning, blockchain, augmented reality and other tech trends that will impact journalism” from the 2018 International Symposium of Online Journalism (ISOJ). Read more »
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