Maldita.es, in partnership with the global non-profit organization Internews, will train 60 journalists in Bolivia, giving them tools to fight disinformation.
As part of an Internews program on disinformation, carried out in partnership with researchers from Harvard University, Columbia University in the United States, and the Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico (ITAM), together with Maldita.es, 60 journalists with a digital presence in Bolivia have been selected to take part in an innovative program to fight disinformation in the country.
The team of journalists and teachers from Maldita.es will deliver three online sessions to the 60 journalists over the course of a month, during which they will learn about the basic concepts of disinformation, receive training in tools to identify and verify information, and get to know our innovative formats for distributing information.
In addition to the training, Internews will provide a grant to all participating journalists for the production of journalistic content. Harvard University, Columbia University and ITAM will carry out an innovative evaluation process to measure the impact of this training on their journalistic work.
These training sessions, coordinated by the Maldita Educa project, are part of Maldita.es’ efforts to combat disinformation through education and tools accessible to the whole population. This is the second time Maldita.es has taken part in training activities for journalists in Bolivia.