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Factchequeado received support from the Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI) to develop, from July 2023 to August 2024, a practical guide for journalists that will contribute to the development of journalistic content - in large and small media - linked to issues that affect communities. Latinas in the United States.
With support of USD 30,000, and under the leadership of Tamoa Calzadilla, Editor in Chief of Factchequeado, this work will provide information, resources, research and data journalism tools, and good practices for journalists. The content will bring together successes, challenges and learnings from Factchequeado and allied media, using the experience in the field of media literacy from Chequeado (Argentina) and Maldita (Spain), media co-founders of Factchequeado, to get closer to Latin audiences, create proactive communities and counteract misinformation.
The misinformation narratives that are spread and repeated in Latino communities in the United States are often linked to issues of particular concern to this population. In turn, they increasingly turn to social networks and messaging platforms to consume and share news, where they can be affected by various misinformation in Spanish that can remain unverified.
A 2021 Nielsen report found that Hispanics are 57% more likely to use social media as a primary source of information. And Hispanic young adults are more than twice as likely as the general population to use messaging apps like WhatsApp.
In this context, the work will be shared through the Factchequeado website and social networks, as well as will have the collaboration of more than 40 organizations and media that are currently part of the Factchequeado collaborative alliance. It will also be shared with partner universities, such as NYU and CUNY, which have bilingual journalism programs.
