Our commitment to media literacy
For those who write, we must take into account who we are writing for, and if we have to condense the news even more, do it without missing the truth.
YLAI Fellows 2018
Features YLAI Professional Fellows from the 2018 cohort
Misinformation during natural disasters
I’m originally from Haiti and I have been a journalist for seven years. In my field, I am often faced with a natural disaster … Driven by the urgency to get the story out, we need a lot of reassurance from the community.
Truth or Deception? (Verificados o Engañados)
The only true and real solution to the fake news epidemic our societies are facing is the individual criteria that each of us uses to identify truth from falsehood.
Youth transform Southern Cone into ‘region of makers’
“I quit my job with the intention of creating something that makes me proud.”
Press and social entrepreneurship working together against misinformation
I believe good news has a power to change minds to do something to make the world better. Only knowing problems exist is not enough. We need to know the way to cause positive impact, and I know many people in Latin America who are doing it!
Imprensa e empreendedorismo social trabalhando juntos contra a desinformação
Por: Ester Athanásio Em vez de fake news, nós podemos promover boas notícias. Não apenas verdadeiras, mas boas. Por muito tempo, pessoas de diferentes partes do mundo têm se sentido cansadas de más notícias. Elas estão pessimistas sobre o futuro, sobre o mundo e sobre suas comunidades. Elas nem querem assistir televisão ou ler jornais … Read More »
Meet the 2018 YLAI Professionals Fellows
The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State and its implementing partner, Meridian International Center, are proud to announce the finalists for the 2018 Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Professional Fellows Program.
Advice from YLAI Network entrepreneurs
As an entrepreneur, you may have made a few mistakes in getting started. We all do. But you learned.
We asked YLAI Network entrepreneurs what advice they wish they had when they got started, so we can learn together.