Journalists create media resources with a Latin American perspective

Posted Thursday, October 14, 2021 4:00 pm

Natalie Van Hoozer | IJNet

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020, the ICFJ Digital Path to Entrepreneurship and Innovation for Latin America (ECA) program pivoted to an online model. Latin American journalists selected for the program participated in a virtual orientation and embedded with U.S. newsrooms remotely. As a new offering for this pandemic format of the program, participants also received seed funding and mentorship for their proposed projects.

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Journalists create media resources with a Latin American perspective

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