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Nine freelance media professionals from Latin America have been awarded a fellowship to attend and report from the 25th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP25), to be held in Madrid, Spain, from December 2 to 13. The team will report in Spanish for a variety of outlets across Latin America.

Seven journalists, as well as a photographer and a graphic designer, will be part of the COP25 Reporting Fellowship for Latin American Climate Journalists. The initiative is a joint effort of LatinClima, Journalists for the Planet (PxP), the Stanley Center for Peace and Security, and the Regional Network on Climate Change and Decision Making - UNESCO's UNITWIN Programme. 

The fellows will form an independent news agency, reporting about climate negotiations with a Latin American focus. News from the agency in Spanish will complement coverage from traditional media and news wires reporting from the conference.

Stories produced by the fellows will be shared with 15 partner media outlets across Latin America, in coordination with LatinClima and PxP.  Affiliated partners will be free to republish the content across their online and traditional platforms at no cost. In addition, news will be shared with other communication networks in the region.

"This fellowship seeks to ensure that COP25 has a different coverage than the one seen so far, with the objective of generating content in a language accessible to Latin American society, without losing journalistic rigor," explained Pilar Assefh of PxP. 

"As the agency's objective is to provide high quality content focused on Latin America, the fellows have a strong record of experience covering climate news and negotiations, have participated in courses and trainings held by the four organizations and are active members of the LatinClima community," said Katiana Murillo, LatinClima´s Coordinator.

With Chile and Costa Rica jointly organizing the process of COP25, there is an opportunity for Latin American countries to show climate action leadership at this important moment ahead of 2020, the year that marks a climate turning point in which global GHG emissions must peak. 

“The Regional Network on Climate Change and Decision Making – UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Programme-- is keen to support this initiative, where some of the best Latin American journalists specialized in climate change will cover COP25, taking into account the impact of climate change and the role of communications to reach society”, said Paula Bianchi, from the network and LatinoAdapta project.

 In late October, the government of Spain stepped forward to host COP25 in Madrid, after intensifying protests in Santiago led Chile to pull out as host. “While the conference location has shifted to Madrid, Chile continues to hold the Presidency of the climate talks, which makes it all the more important for Latin American journalists to be there to bring news back home to audiences across the region.”, said Devon Terrill, Program Officer for Journalism and Media at the Stanley Center for Peace and Security.

Two journalists were selected from Mesoamerica, two from the Amazon region and three from the Southern Cone. The photographer and graphic designer are from Costa Rica. The fellows, with their respective Twitter accounts, are:

Olga Cajina - Graphic Designer (Costa Rica) - @okajina

Nina Cordero - Photographer (Costa Rica) - @NinaCorderoFoto

Martín De Ambrossio (Argentina) - @mdeambrosio

Eduardo Franco (Bolivia) - @Edufrancoberton

Emilio Godoy (México) - @periodistagodoy

Margaret López (Venezuela) - @Jamsg

Fabíola Ortiz (Brazil) - @FabiolaOrtizRio

Francisco Parra (Chile) - @frparrag

Michelle Soto Méndez (Costa Rica) - @michellesoto80

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LatinClima

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PxP

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The Stanley Center for Peace and Security

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Red Regional de Cambio Climático y Toma de Decisiones  - Programa UNITWIN de UNESCO

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