23 February, 2022

El Pitazo (Venezuela): Getting to know your audience and monetize your news products

Author: Sebastián Ortega In 2014, El Pitazo was created to go beyond reporting on what happens in Caracas, Venezuela, which is often the focus for local […]
11 February, 2022

Red/Acción (Argentina): Finding solutions through sustainability

By Lucía Cholakian Herrera The Argentinean media site RED/ACCIÓN was founded in April 2018 under the slogan “Human Journalism,” with the editorial goal of “hacking” the […]
15 December, 2021

Digital Media Outlets Need Management Too: A toolkit for managing journalism organizations (PDF)

This guide was created by SembraMedia and the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) for the Velocidad Latin American media business accelerator, with the support of Luminate. […]
18 November, 2021

El Surti (Paraguay): Growing from a Facebook Page to a Regional Model of Visual Journalism

By: Sebastián Ortega Before joining the Velocidad media business accelerator program, El Surti had a staff of five people. “We were a small team that worked […]
13 October, 2021

Gender and Equality Guide. Media Kit.

This document was produced by the Asociación Civil Comunicación para la Igualdad and SembraMedia for the Latin American media accelerator Velocidad in alliance with the International […]
7 October, 2021

CIPER (Chile): Restructuring your business model around your community

By: Lucía Cholakian Herrera When CIPER was chosen for the Velocidad media business accelerator program, the organization’s membership program was in its infancy. In 2018, the […]
18 August, 2021

Posta (Argentina): Financial organization is key for media outlet growth

Author: Aldana Vales Posta was a young podcast production company when selected for the Velocidad media business accelerator program. Even though the organization was founded in […]
9 June, 2021

Ponte Jornalismo (Brazil): How to professionalize your news team

When Brazilian media outlet Ponte Jornalismo launched, the team behind it was thinking exclusively about journalism. As Fausto Salvadori, one of the organization’s co-founders said, the […]
8 April, 2021

These are the winners of Phase 2 and their plans at this stage

CIPER is working to strengthen membership as their principal source of income. Their sustainability strategy also includes the development of workshops and a fundraising annual event. […]