Free online workshop for journalists in Latin America: best practices in LGBTIQ+ coverage
Agencia Presentes will offer an online workshop for journalists working in Latin American media. It will consist of two virtual sessions during the third and fourth weeks of July. Registration is by selection process.

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Agencia Presentes will offer an online workshop for journalists working in Latin American media. It will consist of two virtual sessions during the third and fourth weeks of July. Registration is by selection process.
How should we approach news stories about the LGBTI community? That's the main question we'll address in the workshop "Present: Tools for Gender-Sensitive Journalism." The goal: to analyze how issues of sexual diversity—which are often made invisible or stigmatized—can shape the journalistic agenda and become ways to combat discrimination.
It is aimed at journalists and communicators working in Latin America.
Coordinated by Presentes directors María Eugenia Ludueña and Ana Fornaro, this will be our second workshop of the year. The first was held at the Ombudsman's Office during the week of International Women's Day (#8M) and focused on how to communicate about transphobic and transphobic murders . Last year, Presentes offered workshops at the Rosario Press Union , the Santa Fe Press Association , and the TEM Foundation (Tomás Eloy Martínez), in addition to a virtual workshop for journalists from Argentina, Peru, Paraguay, and Chile.
The workshop's key points
1) How do major media outlets cover LGBTI issues? Diagnosis and case analysis.
2) Theoretical framework. Glossary and definitions.
3) Towards good journalistic practices. Sources and protagonists. How to report from a human rights perspective. Mistakes to avoid.
4) Stories, news, investigations. Pre-production and pre-editing of notes (publication commitment).
When and how
The workshop will consist of two online sessions:
–Monday, July 23rd, from 7 to 9 pm ( Argentine time )
-Wednesday, July 25th from 7 to 9 PM ( Argentine time ).
Requirements:
-Be a working journalist (send a note published during the last year).
-To want to produce articles on sexual diversity issues from a human rights perspective.
-Reside in Latin America.
-Have a commitment to publish an article on LGBTIQ+ topics in a media outlet.
Registration details:
To register, please send the following information by email:
*First and Last Name
*Media outlet(s) where he works and/or publishes his work.
*Commitment to publish an LGBTIQ+ themed article signed by the editor of a media outlet.
Send applications to contacto@agenciapresentes.org
Registration closes: July 19
Announcement of selected candidates: July 21
The selected individuals will be announced on our portal.
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