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, […]

Stories published by IPI’s partner media organisation in India as part of the South Asia Cross-border Journalism Project: Article on Nobel peace prize for journalists: Maria Ressa, Dmitry Muratov typify challenges faced by media globally → Read more here. Maria Ressa, Rappler and the insidious world of social media → Read more here. Maria Ressa […]