InquireFirst Executive Director Lynne Walker (left) moderates a panel at the Jack F. Ealy Science Journalism Workshop with independent science journalist Sergio Vicke (center) and Enrique Bustamante, director of Mexico City-based Fundación Ealy Ortiz A.C. Photo courtesy of El Universal/Germán Espinosa SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – The 2017 Latin America edition of the Jack F. … Read more
ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay – It’s been two years since Paraguay’s access to information law went into effect and reporters say they are often turned away when they use the law to request documents. As Paraguay becomes the latest country in Latin America to adopt an access law, some reporters say their requests have been denied and … Read more
Robert Hernandez, InquireFirst board member and USC Annenberg professor reminded journalists of the “rules of the road: journalism first, technology second. We always follow our ethics. Social media does not replace good journalism.” Photo by Luis J. Jiménez/InquireFirst SAN DIEGO — The future of journalism lies in being able to tell stories visually. “If your … Read more
InquireFirst Executive Director Lynne Walker talks about the importance of press freedom during an interview at La Prensa, the leading daily newspaper in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. Photo by Yoseph Amaya/La Prensa SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras – InquireFirst Executive Director Lynne Walker traveled to San Pedro Sula in June 2017 to meet with investigative journalists … Read more
InquireFirst Executive Director S. Lynne Walker instructed a two-day workshop for reporters and editors in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on investigative journalism and journalist safety. Photo by Gustavo Cabullo Madrid CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — InquireFirst Executive Director Lynne Walker met with reporters and editors in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, on May 15-16, 2017, to instruct a two-day … Read more
Executive Director Lynne Walker travels to 5 Mexican states to instruct journalism workshops S. Lynne Walker, executive director of InquireFirst, traveled to five Mexican states in September 2016 to instruct a series of investigative journalism and digital journalism workshops for reporters, editors, students and professors. More than 150 journalists, university students and professors in Chihuahua, … Read more
NOGALES, Mexico – This is a city of commerce, a bustling town leaning into the U.S.-Mexico border where billions of dollars of tomatoes and squash and peppers are shipped into the United States every year along with shiny Ford Fusions, computer electronics and parts for the aerospace industry. Underneath this sunbaked city, another kind of … Read more
CULIACAN, México — Journalists are under seige in the northern Mexico state of Sinaloa, where notorious drug trafficker Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera was captured in January after a fierce gun battle with soldiers. Grenades have been hurled at El Debate, Culiacán’s largest-circulation newspaper. Gunmen have opened fire with AK-47s on the reception desk of … Read more
GUATEMALA CITY — InquireFirst.org Executive Director Lynne Walker instructed a week-long series of journalism training symposiums in Guatemala in February — the first under our organization’s international journalism symposium program. Reporters, editors, media owners and university students in Quetzaltenango, Huehuetenango and Guatemala City attended the symposiums, which focused on new techniques for investigative journalism. The … Read more
The Jack F. Ealy Science Journalism Workshop is a forum for professional training on topics related to science, technology, health, and sustainable development, organized since 2004 by the Fundación Ealy Ortiz A.C. and EL UNIVERSAL, with the participation of more than 420 specialists, researchers, Nobel Prize winners, entrepreneurs, and government officials who are experts in … Read more