Local Journalism Project Case Study: Ojo Con Mi Pisto (Guatemala)   The backstory: This native digital media outlet, a project of Laboratorio de Medios, was launched in 2013, with the aim of monitoring public money in the municipalities of Guatemala. Ojoconmipisto.com (Watch Out For My Money) is all about keeping an eye on public “pisto” […]

Local Journalism Project Case Study: El Debate (México)     The backstory: El Debate was founded in Los Mochis, a city in the north of Sinaloa state, in 1941 by Manuel Moreno Rivas, whose son now runs the company.  Mexico is one of the deadliest countries for the press. Nine journalists were killed in 2019 […]

Local Journalism Project Case Study: Citizen Matters (India)   The backstory: Launched in 2008 by Meera K and Subramaniam Vincent, Citizen Matters (CM) aims to fill a local news gap for Indian cities through fusing community journalism and local investigative work. The digital news site engages citizens by helping them understand that change is possible, […]

Four new bills proposed by the government of Nepal in 2020 are still hanging over independent media in the country like the sword of Damocles. The Advertisement Regulation Bill, the IT Bill, the Nepal Media Council Bill, and the Public Service Broadcasting Bill, if passed in their current form, would criminalize different aspects of journalistic […]