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CTRL+J LATAM: Information is Power: The Need For More Research
Panel 8: Information is power: the need for more research
Sérgio Ludtke, President, Instituto Para o Desenvolvimento do Jornalismo (Projor)
Luciana Cardoso,Media Business Advisor, Media Development Investment Fund
Paula Miraglia, Founder and CEO, Momentum – Journalism and Tech Task Force
Lucía Camacho, Public Policy Coordinator, Derechos Digitales
Moderated by Verônica Lima, Communications Coordinator, Associação de Jornalismo Digital (Ajor)
This session highlighted the pressing need for more data and research on media consumption, particularly among younger audiences. Panelists pointed out that most newsrooms in Latin America lack both the culture and the resources to conduct user research, which hinders their ability to innovate and effectively respond to audience needs. Paula Miraglia emphasized the importance of collaborative efforts in identifying information deserts and developing tools that enable media outlets to understand and expand their reach.
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CTRL+J LATAM: Journalism & Tech: Lessons from the Past, Solutions for the Future
Panel 1: Journalism & Tech: Lessons from the Past, Solutions for the Future
Samira Castro, President, Brazilian National Federation of Journalists (FENAJ)
Michael Markovitz, Director, GIBS Media Leadership Think Tank in South Africa
Natalia Viana, Executive Director, Agência Pública
Moderated by Laís Martins, Journalist and Researcher
In this session, media practitioners and experts from Brazil and South Africa assessed the evolving landscape for journalism amid technological disruption. They reflected on previous successes and shortcomings, drawing some essential lessons for building a fairer relationship between media and tech platforms. Michael Markovitz emphasized that the collapse of the ad-based model and structural asymmetries with big techs demand bold regulatory frameworks and increased public funding. Natalia Viana called for international collaboration among media actors in the Global South and emphasized the importance of ensuring sustainability while maintaining editorial independence.
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CTRL+J LATAM: The LATAM Challenge: Between Sustainability, Innovation, and Regulation?
Panel 5: The LATAM Challenge: Between Sustainability, Innovation, and Regulation?
Luis Fernando García, Co-founder and Executive Director, Red en Defensa de los Derechos Digitales (R3D)
Jonathan Bock, Executive Director, Fundación para la Libertad de Expresión (FLIP)
Diego Garazzi, President of the Intellectual Property Commission, Asociación de Entidades Periodísticas Argentinas (ADEPA)
César Ricaurte, Executive Director, Fundación Andina para la Observación y Estudio de Medios (Fundamedios)
Jazmin Acuña, Co-Founder and Editorial Director, El Surtidor
Gustavo Gómez (Observacom, Uruguay)
Moderated by Ester Borges, Head of Program, Momentum
This panel shed light on the region’s unique socio-economic context, the difficulty of countering disinformation, and the fragile state of the Latin American media ecosystem. Luis Fernando García denounced surveillance capitalism as central to platform business models, while Gustavo Gómez called attention to the lack of civil society participation in regulatory debates. The panel advocated for regional collaboration and policies grounded in human rights and democratic values.
