Independent digital media in Latin America are not just producing news — they are generators of change, promoting better laws, defending human rights, exposing corruption and fighting abuses of power.
Despite the challenges they face, a growing number of entrepreneurial journalists in Latin America have developed sustainable — and even profitable — business models. And it doesn’t cost much to launch them.
These are among the many findings of an extensive new study of digital media in Latin America designed to identify best practices and help other digital outlets around the world strengthen their business models as well as their editorial independence.
The report,“Inflection Point: Impact, Threats, and Sustainability, A study of Latin American digital media entrepreneurs,” is based on interviews with 100 digital news startups across Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Mexico. It was published in July 2017 by SembraMedia, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping digital media entrepreneurs become more sustainable and successful (founded by ICFJ Knight Fellow Janine Warner).
Journalists worldwide can join a webinar led by Warner on Tuesday, Aug. 15 that will draw heavily from the report’s findings on business models and will also share highlights and lessons learned on how to mitigate other challenges that face digital media outlets, such as violence against their staff and rampant cyberattacks.
The webinar, which is supported by the Dow Jones Foundation, will be offered first in English (link to join) at 1:00 p.m. EDT and then repeated in Spanish (link) at 2:30 p.m EDT. EDT Both versions will also be broadcast via Facebook Live on the IJNet English and Spanish Facebook pages, respectively.
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