It is appalling how little coverage the shootings at the CDC received. A government agency was attacked with over 180 rounds of gunfire and David Rose, a responding police officer, was killed in the line of duty. Vaccine disinformation and hostility against science have

Ep 30- Roberta Braga, fundadora y directora ejecutiva de la Digital Democracy Institute of the Americas, alerta: las redes no siempre muestran ambos lados. Roberta Braga

Nuestra consejera, Olga Belogolova, directora de la Iniciativa de Tecnologías Emergentes en Johns Hopkins University, dijo a Factchequeado Rafael Olavarría que “las operaciones de influencia rusas han empleado durante mucho tiempo una estrategia de jugar en ambos bandos”.

En Bolivia, el público se prepara para votar hoy con una inflación del 24%, su nivel más alto en más de tres décadas. Esto convierte la elección presidencial en una prueba impredecible del sistema político y sus instituciones. Lea el análisis: americasquarterly.org/article/escape…

In #Bolivia, looks like we have a 2nd round for the future president between Tuto Quiroga and Rodrigo Paz Pereira with this last one as a probable favorite as he just received the endorsement of the Samuel Doria Medina. #BoliviaElige

“Chemophobia was born from the appeal to nature fallacy, which is the false belief that natural substances are inherently safe, beneficial or superior, whereas synthetic substances are inherently bad, dangerous, harmful, worse than a natural counterpart.” huffpost.com/entry/chemopho…

We know that it is important to be mindful about what we put in our bodies. Are we as careful about what goes into our heads? Watch the whole thing: bit.ly/YNH-CMM

Growing ties between Brazil and China were a reality well before Trump came into office. But as the U.S. president tries to intervene in Brazil’s judiciary and politics and imposes one of the highest tariffs in the world, enthusiasm for collaboration between the two governments

Maritza Chan Costa Rica @ the UN F. Marani NYU Center on International Cooperation (CIC) MTV “Our entire mission is to strengthen trust between communities and democracy, and we do that by contributing to building a healthier internet”—Digital Democracy Institute of the Americas Founder and Executive Director Roberta Braga. She shares lessons learned, including: 1️⃣ We need to respect people’s

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💭 “Access to justice allows people to move through their lives freely, maintain their livelihoods and wellbeing, and enjoy their economic, social, and political rights prescribed by the states”—Ambassador Maritza Chan, Permanent Representative of Costa Rica @ the UN. ⚖️ “The rule of

Social impact demands bold ideas and even bolder innovators. Roberta Braga will speak at Solve Challenge Finals today in NYC, where MITSolve will announce its Solver teams: innovators tackling issues related to climate, prosperity, education. Learn more: lnkd.in/gKCDdyGx

In a digital world full of information, what makes content memorable? With Factchequeado, DDIA spoke w/ Latinos living in the U.S. to learn what catches their attention while browsing social media. Findings below! 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽

TOMORROW + WEDNESDAY: With Factchequeado, DDIA will be sharing findings/best practices for creating content that breaks through the noisy Internet. Join us for briefings in English (tomorrow, Sept. 30, 2 pm ET) & in Spanish (Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2 pm ET). Register below!

English: lnkd.in/eRexV5Qd Spanish: lnkd.in/eAMMijda

New resource alert! We designed tailored Best Practice Checklists to help journalists, creators, civil society, and policymakers engage Latino communities with trust, relevance & accountability. Explore & download them here: ddia.org/en/content-cre… Save & share w/ your team!

Missed our English briefing? Yesterday we walked through the findings of our study “Conversations with Latinos: What Makes Content Stick?” Watch the recording: youtu.be/cOrpDL41-3I And don’t miss today’s Spanish briefing at 2 PM ET. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…