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The Threat And Possible Effective Solutions to Latin America’s Foreign Donor Funded Journalism

In a region plagued by poverty, inequality, and attacks on press freedom, Latin American journalists have ventured into nonprofit journalism to uphold democracy. Research by SembraMedia found that grants are the primary source of nonprofit [journalism outlet] income, accounting for…

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What’s Lost if Voice of America Disappears: Watchdog Spirit, Intrepid Reporters, and Focus on the Global South

A reporting network that reaches hundreds of millions of people around the world, established with the aim of promoting democracy,…

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Informative Guide to Investigating Land Conflicts in South Asia

The South Asian region, which includes India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, the Maldives, and Pakistan only contains about 3%…

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