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Misinformation and young people in Costa Rica: a deeply personal problem

Engell Marcela Villafuerte Rogers -
About a year ago, a fake Facebook profile called “Tierrosas de Matina” began to publish photos of girls who live in Matina—a canton in...
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Of presidents and kings

Katherine Stanley Obando -
“Mr. President, I know that you don’t want to talk about this… but what happened?” Live television. International viewers. Glenda Umaña of Costa Rica and...
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Fake news and Costa Rica’s next generation

Katherine Stanley Obando -
Part four in our four-part series on misinformation in Costa Rica. “I took civic education, and it was a joke,” says journalist Ernesto Núñez. “They’d...
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From the hand of a brother: local media and emergency response

Mario Leeans Leitón Romero -
When people find themselves in a situation where they need help, they want to feel understood. That’s why they tend to turn to others...
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A dog’s life, and a worthy one

Katherine Stanley Obando -
Gabriel García Márquez put it this way: "Although you suffer like a dog, there’s no better work than journalism."  One, two, three, four waves of...
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Costa Rica’s local media and the struggle to survive

Katherine Stanley Obando -
Third in a four-part series on Costa Rica’s fight against fake news. Several months into the COVID-19 pandemic, Helen Naranjo noticed that something funny was...
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Towards political literacy in Costa Rica: the story of ‘Animales Políticos’

Roberto Jaén Chacón -
Concern about increasing misinformation in Costa Rica led us to dedicate our September issue, “Infodemia”, to that topic. In the latest installment in our...
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A mentor in the newsroom

Katherine Stanley Obando -
Isn’t it lonely work, starting a media organization, striking out on an untested path? Not if you carry a mentor with you. Helen carries Laura. That’s...
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Why regional media are the front lines in Costa Rica’s fake news battle

Katherine Stanley Obando -
Second in a four-part series on Costa Rica's fight against fake news. With an infodemic raging in Costa Rica as it is around the world—that...
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Misinformation in Central America: a perfect storm

Gustavo Arias -
Costa Rica shares its independence and bicentennial date (September 15th, 2021) with the other countries of Central America. Something else these neighbors have in...
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Why not this? Connecting parents over coffee

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Programs to address drug use can treat addiction and educate the public about the impact of drugs—but what would happen if such a program...

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