Peru

Peru: Journalism Training (1995)

In Partnership With: 
Empresa Editora "La Industria" de Chiclayo

Knight International Journalism Fellow Peter Morales completed four months of journalism training in Peru in 1995, partnering with the Empresa Editora "La Industria" de Chiclayo.

Oct 202010

The Power of Three

by Hena Cuevas

The first step in establishing a permanent training system in Peru takes place, as the nine stations are close to coming on board.

I love to run, something I’ve continued to do in Peru. But I never expected to find THIS growing under my shoe a mere 48 hours after my last outing! Mold. It’s one of the biggest problems in Lima, a city with one of the highest asthma levels in the world. But what really surprise me was how fast it grew. If only the rest of business in Peru moved as quickly...

48-hour mold

48-hour mold

Janeth Sarmiento

Janeth Sarmiento

Miguel Piscoya

Miguel Piscoya

Yovany Quintana

Yovany Quintana

Peru: Create the First Broadcast Training Center

In Partnership With: 
Red TV

Hena Cuevas trained broadcast news reporters and producers in Peru to improve the quality of news reports and increase local news in national coverage. Her partner, the National Association of Local Television Channels (Red TV), is Peru’s largest network of local TV stations, an alliance of 40 independent channels that reaches more than a third of Peru’s TV viewers. She has created a two-person training team that is working with Red TV’s affiliates to improve everything from reporting standards to camera work.

Oct 62010

Rock-a-bye Baby… at the polling booth?

by Hena Cuevas

Peru’s mandatory voting law has some frustrating, and unexpected results during the recent regional and municipal elections.

Rock-a-bye Baby… at the polling booth?

"Lady" was born at the polling station

Sep 112010

I Say Potato. You Say Papa Nativa.

by Hena Cuevas

Thousands of potatoes, the world's best coffee, and the secret to getting married take center stage at Peru's largest food festival.

Finding a boyfriend and getting married in Peru must be pretty difficult. That is if you follow the tradition behind the Yana Piña potato, also known as the "Mother-in-Law Potato." According to tradition, before a girl can get married she needs to prove her love- and worth- to her future mother-in-law by peeling this grenade-looking thing...