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Patricia Torres-Burd

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Acting Prog. Dir. LATAM & M.D. /MAS @mdiforg Posts are for information & not endorsements - @[email protected]

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Committee to Protect Journalists (@pressfreedom) 's Twitter Profile Photo

CPJ will hold a press conference to mark the one-year anniversary of Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora’s imprisonment. 🗓️ July 26, 9:30 a.m. EDT 📍National Press Club, Washington, D.C. Register by July 25: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… cpj.org/2023/07/cpj-to…

Nigeria Media Innovation Program (@namip_mdif) 's Twitter Profile Photo

NAMIP hosted its first cohort of its Media Product Fellowship last week, it was an intensive 2-day workshop where @egoigbeanita taught the fellows about media products, audience development, and audience mapping.

NAMIP hosted its first cohort of its Media Product Fellowship last week, it was an intensive 2-day workshop where @egoigbeanita taught the fellows about media products, audience development, and audience mapping.
Media Dev Inv Fund (@mdiforg) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🇬🇹 After 1 year in jail, it’s time to #FreeJRZ! MDIF and 36 other orgs supporting #media and #pressfreedom call on the authorities in #Guatemala to release elPeriódico’s #ZamoraLibre #FreeJRZ immediately! Join us and sign the #ZamoraLibre petition ➡️mdif.org/petition-free-… #mediadev

🇬🇹 After 1 year in jail, it’s time to #FreeJRZ! MDIF and 36 other orgs supporting #media and #pressfreedom call on the authorities in #Guatemala to release <a href="/el_Periodico/">elPeriódico</a>’s <a href="/ChepeZamora/">#ZamoraLibre #FreeJRZ</a> immediately! Join us and sign the #ZamoraLibre petition ➡️mdif.org/petition-free-… #mediadev
El CLIP (@clip_americalat) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🚨 Mañana🚨 No se pierda el lanzamiento de #MercenariosDigitales, una investigación transnacional de periodistas e investigadores coordinada por El CLIP, que estudió la industria de la manipulación digital en América Latina.

Media Dev Inv Fund (@mdiforg) 's Twitter Profile Photo

.Daily Maverick's transformation project called "Securing our Future" led to the outlet growing from a startup into a serious, award-winning #media house, with its readers' needs at the heart of its editorial focus. Via WAN-IFRA Styli Chara wan-ifra.org/2023/07/idea-i…

Media Dev Inv Fund (@mdiforg) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We are thrilled to present our Portfolio Review 2022. Dive in to read about: 📈 our investments in #media, 📢 urgent #PressFreedom issues, ✍️ critical #journalism of our clients, ➕ other work around #mediadev, #impinv & #philanthropy mdif.org/mdif-portfolio…

We are thrilled to present our Portfolio Review 2022. Dive in to read about:
📈 our investments in #media,
📢 urgent #PressFreedom issues,
✍️ critical #journalism of our clients,
➕ other work around #mediadev, #impinv &amp; #philanthropy
mdif.org/mdif-portfolio…
Media Dev Inv Fund (@mdiforg) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“From raising funds to launching innovation programs, localization drove our work as never before,” says our CEO Harlan Mandel about last year. Read more about our #mediadev & #impinv work in our Portfolio Review 2022 📑👉 mdif.org/mdif-portfolio…

“From raising funds to launching innovation programs, localization drove our work as never before,” says our CEO <a href="/HarlanMandel/">Harlan Mandel</a> about last year. Read more about our #mediadev &amp; #impinv work in our Portfolio Review 2022 📑👉 mdif.org/mdif-portfolio…
Patricia Torres-Burd (@patburd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Generative AI is here to stay. Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas Rosental are hosting a free webinar "Generative AI: What journalists need to know about ChatGPT and other tools!"Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, at 11 a.m. (CST) multi language translation utexas.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Media Dev Inv Fund (@mdiforg) 's Twitter Profile Photo

.Daily Maverick was forced to temporarily block internet traffic from #India after a large-scale denial of service attack caused its site to crash, only hours after it published a report on the Indian Prime Minister's refusal to get off his plane. dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-0…

Media Dev Inv Fund (@mdiforg) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A Guatemalan appeals court on Friday overturned a six-year prison sentence handed down to independent #journalist #ZamoraLibre #FreeJRZ on trumped-up money laundering charges. The court also ordered a new trial date to be fixed. Via FRANCE 24 #ZamoraLibre #FreeJRZ france24.com/en/live-news/2…

Media Dev Inv Fund (@mdiforg) 's Twitter Profile Photo

1/ 📢 📢 📢 MDIF Impact Dashboard 2023 is out! Explore our annual analysis of impact results here 👉 mdif.org/news/mdif-impa… #impinv #mediadev #impactinvesting

Media Dev Inv Fund (@mdiforg) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#Media pioneers worldwide! 📢🌍 MDIF Ventures opens doors to the next investment wave! We’re offering equity to young digital media making impact where #PressFreedom is at risk. Apply by 10 Dec! mdif.org/news/mdif-vent… #mediabiz #mediadev

#Media pioneers worldwide! 📢🌍 MDIF Ventures opens doors to the next investment wave! We’re offering equity to young digital media making impact where #PressFreedom is at risk. Apply by 10 Dec! mdif.org/news/mdif-vent… #mediabiz #mediadev
Media Dev Inv Fund (@mdiforg) 's Twitter Profile Photo

From Nigeria to Brazil to the Philippines, Dataphyte, Nexo Jornal, and PumaPodcast all have one thing in common – MDIF Ventures. Discover how our equity fund is empowering media worldwide. Applications open until 10 Dec 🗓️👉 mdif.org/news/mdif-vent… #mediabiz #mediadev

From Nigeria to Brazil to the Philippines, <a href="/Dataphyte/">Dataphyte</a>, <a href="/NexoJornal/">Nexo Jornal</a>, and <a href="/PumaPodcastPH/">PumaPodcast</a> all have one thing in common – MDIF Ventures. Discover how our equity fund is empowering media worldwide. Applications open until 10 Dec 🗓️👉 mdif.org/news/mdif-vent… #mediabiz #mediadev
Media Dev Inv Fund (@mdiforg) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This morning kickstarts MDIF's Media Forum 2023 in Chiang Mai, Thailand. More than 170 MDIF clients, investors, staff, and board members have gathered to participate in panel discussions on today's most pressing issues in the #media industry. #MediaForum2023

This morning kickstarts MDIF's Media Forum 2023 in Chiang Mai, Thailand. More than 170 MDIF clients, investors, staff, and board members have gathered to participate in panel discussions on today's most pressing issues in the #media industry. #MediaForum2023
Media Dev Inv Fund (@mdiforg) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"There are a whole lot of stories of women that aren't told. And the fact that these stories aren't told is just as important" said Media Hack's Laura Grant in a #GIJC23 panel on reporting on femicide. Via Global Investigative Journalism Network gijn.org/stories/humani…

elDiario.es (@eldiarioes) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🔵 Comienza la quinta edición del Encuentro de Periodismo Iberoamericano organizado por elDiario.es. Sigue el evento en directo por aquí 👇 eldiario.es/eventos/encuen… #epi2023 x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

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Hailed as a "victory for all defenders of #pressfreedom and democracy," the final version of the European Media Freedom Act no longer refers to the possibility of spying on #journalists on the basis of vague "national security" imperatives. Via @EFJEUROPE europeanjournalists.org/blog/2023/12/1…