Innovative Journalism in Latin America
Austin, Tex.: Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas;Open Society Foundations (2017), 86 pp.
Other editions: also published in Portuguese and Spanish
"This e-book was first published in Spanish on April 23, 2017 on the occassion of the 10th Ibero-American Colloquium for Digital Journalism organized by the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas at the University of Texas at Austin. The book compiles reports from the series “Innovative Journalism in Latin America,” published on the Knight Center’s blog between December 2016 and April 2017. It also offers practical advice for digital journalistic innovation on different topics." (Cover)
Independent Venezuelan news site triumphs with live video on Periscope while many move to Facebook Live / César López Linares, 1
Virtual reality in Latin America: introducing the audience to a new way of seeing the world / César López Linares, 5
Virtual reality and 360 video still not profitable in Latin American journalism, but they are attracting new audiences / César López Linares, 9
Mexico's Pictoline engages audiences by explaining complex issues with intelligent, fun graphic communication / César López Linares, 13
Investigative journalists use digital tools to map massacres from the armed conflicts in Colombia / César López Linares, 17
How to use Facebook Live for journalism and improve user engagement: Lessons from Spanish-language media / César López Linares, 20
What to do after losing your job at a newspaper: Brazilian reporter creates a profitable startup and hires 20 journalists / Natalia Mazotte, 26
In the era of short Tweets, Latin American media launch innovative digital projects for long-form journalism / César López Linares, 29
Venezuelan digital media launch joint advertising strategy to ensure profitability / César López Linares, 33
What would you do if you were president? Innovative journalists in Ecuador launch interactive game as part of election coverage / César López Linares, 36
With short videos, less text and a lot of humor, Latin American sites are looking for the formula to attract millennials / César López Linares, 39
Traditional radio faces new competition in Latin America: Podcasts from digital native media arrive on the scene / César López Linares, 45
Peruvian investigative journalism website Ojo Público experiments with innovative digital narratives / Paola Nalvarte, 50
Journalistic investigations without borders: Latin American journalists innovate with transnational projects / César López Linares, 54
How Argentina’s La Nación became a data journalism powerhouse in Latin America / Natalia Mazotte, 59
Beyond the news: Brazilian site innovates by investing in contextual and multidisciplinary journalism / Marina Estarque, 62
The bet on fact checking: Journalists create more initiatives to verify public discourse and reveal false news / Alessandra Monnerat, 65
PRACTICAL ADVICE ABOUT JOURNALISTIC INNOVATION
How to create a data journalism team / Fabiola Torres López, 70
How media outlets and journalists can develop their audiences / André Monteiro, 74
Practical guide for the production and distribution of online video for journalists / Jorge Villalpando Castro, 78
How to launch a podcast / Pablo Fernández Delkader, 81
Virtual reality in Latin America: introducing the audience to a new way of seeing the world / César López Linares, 5
Virtual reality and 360 video still not profitable in Latin American journalism, but they are attracting new audiences / César López Linares, 9
Mexico's Pictoline engages audiences by explaining complex issues with intelligent, fun graphic communication / César López Linares, 13
Investigative journalists use digital tools to map massacres from the armed conflicts in Colombia / César López Linares, 17
How to use Facebook Live for journalism and improve user engagement: Lessons from Spanish-language media / César López Linares, 20
What to do after losing your job at a newspaper: Brazilian reporter creates a profitable startup and hires 20 journalists / Natalia Mazotte, 26
In the era of short Tweets, Latin American media launch innovative digital projects for long-form journalism / César López Linares, 29
Venezuelan digital media launch joint advertising strategy to ensure profitability / César López Linares, 33
What would you do if you were president? Innovative journalists in Ecuador launch interactive game as part of election coverage / César López Linares, 36
With short videos, less text and a lot of humor, Latin American sites are looking for the formula to attract millennials / César López Linares, 39
Traditional radio faces new competition in Latin America: Podcasts from digital native media arrive on the scene / César López Linares, 45
Peruvian investigative journalism website Ojo Público experiments with innovative digital narratives / Paola Nalvarte, 50
Journalistic investigations without borders: Latin American journalists innovate with transnational projects / César López Linares, 54
How Argentina’s La Nación became a data journalism powerhouse in Latin America / Natalia Mazotte, 59
Beyond the news: Brazilian site innovates by investing in contextual and multidisciplinary journalism / Marina Estarque, 62
The bet on fact checking: Journalists create more initiatives to verify public discourse and reveal false news / Alessandra Monnerat, 65
PRACTICAL ADVICE ABOUT JOURNALISTIC INNOVATION
How to create a data journalism team / Fabiola Torres López, 70
How media outlets and journalists can develop their audiences / André Monteiro, 74
Practical guide for the production and distribution of online video for journalists / Jorge Villalpando Castro, 78
How to launch a podcast / Pablo Fernández Delkader, 81
