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Latin America Media Project 2009

LAMP FORUM

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LAMP spotlights media pros covering Latin America. Join us as we celebrate our sixth anniversary in October 2009.

COMPETITION

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HONDURAS

HEADLINES

EcoAméricas Web Tour
BrazilMax
Media Forum
Mexico Connect
World Economic Forum
GUIDELINES

FLICKR

News
Jon Clark
David Agren
ONLINE FLICKR

WIKI

Mexico News
Truthiness
ONLINE WIKI

ACTIVE MEMBERS

Ecoamericas - English-language publication dedicated exclusively to ongoing coverage of Latin American environmental developments and trends. Updates ... Web Tour
Mexico Connect - Access Mexico Connect (known as MexConnect) is a monthly, electronic magazine and resource center supported by a searchable and cross-indexed database of over 10,000 articles and 1,700 photographs. Updates ..
Planeta - Global Journal of Practical Ecotourism founded by Ron Mader. Updates ..

MEMBERSHIP

Membership is by invitation.

Members should budget 1-2 hours per month in keeping us informed of current work and upcoming projects, and in order to maintain active status, we ask that you share news about your work and post recommended features elsewhere on the Web in the LAMP Forum. Members are asked to link to LAMP and to feature logos and/or banners.

To identify reporters and photographers in the field and editors outside the region, LAMP hosts the Directory of Latin America Media Pros. Registration is open.

FRIENDS

BrazilMax
Jeanine Kitchel
David Brackney
Soll Sussman
BrazilMax
Jonathan Clark
David Agren
John Mitchell
Jeremy Schwartz
Conrad Fox
Ecuadorial
Latin America Data Base
Mexico Guru
Venezuela Voyage

HISTORY

Latin America Media Project debuted in October 2003.

WISHLIST

If we wish to develop such noble concepts such as 'fair trade' and 'responsible travel,' we need to consider how to implement Fair Trade in Travel Writing and Photography.

Unfortunately, the paying market for articles, books and other media focusing on Latin America has declined in the past decade.

Top-notch journalists could expand the coverage of such pertinent issues as community-based tourism and park management strategies if there were more reliable funding. Portals that feature sustainable development issues should begin paying retainer to journalists in the field. It would be good to see more grants for independent travel and research and a lucrative publishing market.

LAMP encourages members and supporters to work toward expanding the paying market for news that makes us better aware of the changes occurring in the region. Improving the quality, accuracy and visibility of regional reporting is our goal.

SUPPORTING LAMP

Support the work of our members. You can purchase newsletters and books, buy advertising space and contribute to niche projects. Institutional support toward developing LAMP is also welcome and we have a number of proposals outlined in Planeta's alliances.

NEWS ABOUT NEWS

IMPROVING REGIONAL COVERAGE

Latin America Links
10+ Ways to Improve Environmental Journalism
Digesting Borderland Environmental News
Por un nuevo periodismo ambiental
Tips for Authors and Editors
Tips for Journalists and News Editors
The Coverage of Place

FEATURES

Latin American Travel Planner - Transitions Abroad
Responsible Travel and Ecotourism in Mexico and Central America - Transitions Abroad

REGIONAL NEWS

Mexico
South America
Central America

WORLD NEWS

Environment
Travel
News

ELSEWHERE ON THE WEB

Asociacion Latinoamericana de Educacion Radiofonica (ALER)
Americas - Global Voices Online
Florcanto: Exploring Mexican Culture
AméricaEconomía
Internet Resources for Latin America - Molly Molloy
Latin America Media and Marketing - Zona Latina
The Daily Glyph - Dave Pentecost
Honduras This Week
Inside Latin America - BBC
Beyond the Border
Latin American Traveler
Peruvian Graffiti
Latinamerica Press
Latin Trade

MORE NEWS FROM THE AMERICAS

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