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Laboratorio universitario de medios (LABU)
LABU is a virtual training program for journalism students and professors in Argentina. The goal of this incubator is to foster new journalistic projects that combat mis/disinformation and news deserts in the country, and to promote knowledge that lays the foundation for training future journalists.
Thanks to support from: Embassy of the United States in Argentina.
It is a training program for journalists and social entrepreneurs in Chile. The goal of this incubator is to support and facilitate the launch of new media outlets in the country, prioritizing news deserts and semi-deserts areas.
Thanks to support from: Google News Initiative
Thanks to support from: Google News Initiative
ONGOING INITIATIVES
Our initiatives are based on our extensive research and provide training, consulting, and funding to help journalism entrepreneurs build more sustainable media organizations.
It is a virtual training program for journalists and social entrepreneurs in Argentina, conducted in partnership with FOPEA. The goal of this incubator is to support and facilitate the launch of new media outlets in the country, prioritizing news deserts and semi-deserts areas.
Thanks to support from: Google News Initiative
Developing a business model is a challenge for any entrepreneur, but creating a sustainable, and independent media business in areas of conflict is even more complex. To help overcome these challenges, SembraMex provides online training and intensive consulting support for independent digital media that conduct investigative journalism and cover news along the US-Mexico border.
Thanks to support from: International Center for Journalists y The Border Center and the Border Center
Thanks to support from: Google News Initiative
Metis is a mentoring program designed to help women founders of Latin American digital media build stronger leadership and business skills. The program combines mentoring with expert training sessions and all participants are required to share their stories in order to inspire others in the media ecosystem. (Read more in Spanish.)
Thanks to support from: Google News Initiative
It is an initiative that aims to empower those who are leading changes in the media in Latin America. We want to support these talents so that they can consolidate dynamic teams and agile, inclusive and diverse work spaces where they can develop journalism at the service of their audience.
Thanks to support from: Meta Journalism Project
Thanks to support from: Luminate Group
This program began as a proposal to strengthen independent digital journalism in Argentina; in 2023, it will reach all of Latin America. It is an education and acceleration program for digital native media in which we aim to boost the sustainability and innovation of their projects through training, consulting and financing.
Thanks to support from: Meta
Google News Initiative Startups Lab Hispanoamérica is an accelerator for Spanish-language independent digital media that supports the development of journalistic ventures and the personal growth of the team members behind those ventures. During the program, digital media entrepreneurs strengthen their organizations’ business models, expand their understanding of their audiences, and design innovative teamwork strategies.
Thanks to support from: Google News Initiative
SembraTEC was designed to provide small grants and training to Spanish-language media sites to help them use technology to build better relationships with their audiences and explore new sources of revenue. As part of this pilot program, we created a toolkit in Spanish with programs and services that help foster engagement and monetization.
Thanks to support from: Lenfest Institute
This is a training program for journalists, social entrepreneurs, and people without professional experience who are passionate about the role of journalism in civic life. The program seeks to support innovative ideas to cover news deserts in the region.
Thanks to support from: Google News Initiative
SembraEducativo is a scholarship program for entrepreneurial journalists in Latin America. Through virtual classes in the SembraMedia school, as well as highly interactive webinars, we train journalists on topics related to sustainability, including income diversification, team and audience management, fundraising and more.
Thanks to support from: the Embassy of the United States in Chile.
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