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Versión en español. It was a bit depressing to hear the results of a study of 34 digital media natives during the  Third Latin American Forum of Digital Media and Journalism. Overall, these sites showed little interaction with their audiences in social media , little use of maps, graphics, and visualizations , and little consideration of the business side of journalism before launching. The Center of Economic Research and Teaching  hosted the session Oct. 9 in Mexico City. ( Videos of all the sessions here , in Spanish.) Read more »

Versión en español. Four digital journalism pioneers in Latin America have four different solutions for the problem of how to finance an independent news organization. For  Daniel Moreno , director general of  Animal Politico  in Mexico, one strategy has been to launch a brand extension called  Animal Gourmet , a publication about fine dining, which attracts a new group of users and advertisers. Jorge Zepeda Patterson , founder and publisher of  Sin Embargo  (On the Other Hand) in Mexico, has patient investors and a model of online advertising. For  Juanita Leon , founder and publisher of  La Silla Vacía  (The Empty Chair) in Colombia, the solution has been constant innovation. Besides landing grants from NGOs, the site generates revenue from its club of Super Amigos, from universities, and from sponsorship of online discussion groups. And Oscar Castilla , executive director of a new investigative journalism site in Peru,  Ojo Publico  (Public Eye), is still looking at many possibiliti...