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Latin America Media Project

LAMP FORUM

LAMP spotlights media pros covering Latin America. We celebrate our fifth anniversary in October 2008.

PHOTO GALLERY: News
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HEADLINES

10+ Ways to Improve Environmental Journalism
Tourism and Climate Change
Food, Health and Building Communities
Fair Trade in Travel Writing and Photography

PLANETA FORUM

FORUM FYI - The LAMP Forum has received more than 120,000 views as of March 2008.

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

TRAINING

Travel Writing Boot Camps - Join Viva Travel Guides for Summer Courses in Latin America: Chile, Bolivia, Nicaragua. Details

ACTIVE MEMBERS

BrazilMax - The hip guide to Brazil edited by Bill Hinchberger Updates ..
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.

BLOGS

Mexico Premiere
Beyond the Border
La Plaza (LA Times)
BLOGS

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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.

This idea is expanded in the Sustainable Tourism Wish List.

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.

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