Alessandra Monnerat
LatAm Journalism Review
São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Jornal do Brasil, traditional daily in Rio de Janeiro, re-launched its print edition after 8 years as digital-only newspaper
In a move contrary to global trends in journalism, the traditional newspaper Jornal do Brasil (JB) returned to the newsstands on Feb. 25 after eight years after it closed its print edition and became → Read More
Folha de S. Paulo stops publishing on Facebook and editor says other newspapers may follow suit
Folha de S. Paulo, the newspaper with the largest circulation in Brazil, surprised the news industry on Feb. 8 by announcing it would stop publishing content on Facebook as its directors believe that → Read More
Conversational bot will help counter false news during Brazil's elections
Brazilian voters will have a robot helper to fight disinformation in this year's general elections. Her name is Fátima, a conversational bot that is being developed by the team at fact-chec → Read More
British journalist living in Ecuador is deported from Argentina
Freedom of expression advocates are looking for answers after a British journalist hoping to cover the World Trade Organization conference in Buenos Aires was deported from Argentina. At dawn on Dec. → Read More
Brazilian journalists report daily sexual harassment and gender discrimination in newsrooms
If you are a woman working on a newsroom, the above accounts may seem familiar. They were collected during focus groups for the report "Women in Brazilian Journalism," produced in partnersh → Read More
Conference reveals growth and consolidation of data journalism in Brazil
Only a couple years ago, data journalism was starting to mature in Brazil, gaining recognition from the country’s media outlets and awards organizations as an effective method of revealing trend → Read More
Brazil prepares fight against fake news ahead of national elections
The fight against fake news will likely be a priority for several Brazilian governmental entities as the country faces national elections in the coming year. The National Congress, the Superior Electo → Read More
Supreme Court decision maintains judicial censorship of Brazilian blog
A decision by the Federal Supreme Court of Brazil (STF for its acronym in Portuguese) maintained the censorship of the blog of carioca journalist Marcelo Auler. Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Mora → Read More
Researcher to build Latin American corruption database sourced from newspaper coverage
Corruption, a common concern among citizens and journalists from several Latin American countries, will be the theme of an exclusive index for the region that plans to launch next month. Daily Corrupt → Read More
Brazilian data journalism conference invites reporters to ‘get their hands dirty’
With the objective of sharing experiences and “getting your hands dirty,” the Escola de Dados (School of Data) is organizing the second edition of the pioneering Brazilian Conference on Da → Read More
Researcher to build Latin American corruption database sourced from newspaper coverage
Corruption, a common concern among citizens and journalists from several Latin American countries, will be the theme of an exclusive index for the region that plans to launch next month. Daily Corrupt → Read More
Brazilian data journalism conference invites reporters to ‘get their hands dirty’
With the objective of sharing experiences and “getting your hands dirty,” the Escola de Dados (School of Data) is organizing the second edition of the pioneering Brazilian Conference on Da → Read More
Communicators from Brazil's peripheries create a support network to defend human rights
Residents of favelas, villages and low-income neighborhoods all over Brazil gathered in Rio de Janeiro for the 1st National Meeting of Communication of the Peripheries. After four days of discussion b → Read More
Public Prosecutor in São Paulo, Brazil to investigate threats against journalists on the internet
The Public Prosecutor of the State of São Paulo wants to identify and punish those who threaten or persecute journalists on social networks. From now on, it will be possible to make a complaint → Read More
Brazilian mayor arrested and accused of involvement in 2016 death of journalist
A Brazilian mayor in the state of Minas Gerais has been arrested and accused of being involved in the 2016 death of journalist Maurício Campos Rosa. Roseli Ferreira Pimentel (Photo: Facebook) R → Read More
Application from Brazil’s Agência Pública combines journalism and geolocation
A mix between journalism and Pokemon Go – this is how site Agência Pública defines its first application, Museu do Ontem (the Museum of Yesterday). On the platform, instead of captu → Read More
Innovative tool created by Brazilian helps to measure journalism's impact on society
From the start, journalists are taught that the profession is important for society and for the defense of democracy. But how can that relevance be measured in people’s everyday lives? To answer → Read More
Brazilian site teaches journalists how to protect sources and personal data from digital attacks
Metadata? Encryption? Backdoor? Tor Browser? VPN? PGP? When it comes to digital security for journalists, the amount of technical terms and acronyms can be scary. But tools to ensure online privacy ca → Read More
Chicas Poderosas to launch incubator for entrepreneurial women journalists in Brazil in 2018
Women journalists, communicators, programmers and designers in Latin American media are like diamonds forming under great pressure, according to CEO and founder of Chicas Poderosas, Mariana Santos. He → Read More
Brazilian journalists host pioneering congress to strengthen education journalism in country
One year after the launch of Brazil’s Association of Education Journalists, also known as Jeduca, the organization is hosting its inaugural Congress on Education Journalism to address the challe → Read More