Knight International Journalism Fellow Maria Martin completed 6 months of journalism training in Guatemala and Uruguay in 2002, partnering with the Asociación de la Prensa Uruguaya.

Knight International Journalism Fellow Carole Brennan completed three months of journalism training in Colombia, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Peru in 1997.

Knight International Journalism Fellow Nancy Cole completed five months of journalism training in Guatemala in 2000, partnering with the Universidad Rafael Landivar.

Knight International helped radio stations serving indigenous rural communities in Guatemala to build NoticiasdemiGente.com, a Web site for sharing content. Led by Knight Fellow Maria Martin, rural radio reporters now can upload stories and disseminate them across the country.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Raised the quality of local news reports produced by rural journalists.
• Linked the radio stations via a digital platform, expanding the menu of programs reaching rural communities.