French
DeutschAvispa Mídia
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| Founded | 2014/2015 |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | Brazil |
| Area served | Latin America |
| Editor | Aldo Santiago |
| Services | Investigative Journalism |
| URL | avispa |
Avispa Mídia is an independent journalism collective, reporting on corporate activity, criminality and equity issues in Mexico and Central America.
Organisation
[edit]Avispa Mídia translates into English as Wasp Media, and is a Mexican website that reports on land rights, exploitation, organised crime, paramilitary activities and extractive industries in Central America and Mexico. It is operated by researches and journalists.[1] The website is edited by Aldo Santiago.[2]
History
[edit]Avispa Mídia is a collective[2] that started in Brazil towards the end of 2014, and the start of 2015, in the aftermath of the Iguala mass kidnapping. Contributors to the website are located throughout the Americas, but mostly in Mexico.[3]
In 2018, Avispa Mídia was shortlisted for an Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression award.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "#IndexAwards2018: Avispa Midia reports on Mexico's atrocities with multimedia". Index on Censorship. Archived from the original on 2023-01-28. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
- ^ a b Nalvarte, Paola (2021-09-15). "Ten digital native media from Latin America selected for new mentorship and funding program". LatAm Journalism Review by the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas. Archived from the original on 2023-03-22. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
- ^ "Independent Media in the Social Struggle: An Interview with Avispa Midia". It's Going Down. 2023-05-27. Archived from the original on 2023-06-01. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
- ^ Milekic, Sven (2018-02-16). "Croatian 'Novosti' Shortlisted for Freedom of Expression Award". Balkan Insight. Archived from the original on 2022-07-16. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
