Centro De Periodismo Investigativo Inc

BE AN INSTRUMENT TO PRODUCE, PROMOTE AND DEFEND INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM AND THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT TO ACCESS INFORMATION

THE JOURNALISM THE CPI WORK HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANT IN THE PRODUCTION, PROMOTION, AND DEFENSE OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM IN PUERTO RICO AND ACROSS THE AMERICAS. OUR EFFORTS HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO HOLDING THOSE IN POWER ACCOUNTABLE. AS A STRATEGY TO ACHIEVE OUR OBJECTIVES, WE JOIN FORCES WITH MEDIA PARTNERS IN PUERTO RICO, THE U.S. MAINLAND, AND WITH JOURNALISTS IN THE CARIBBEAN. THE REPORTING IN 2021 STAYED GROUNDED IN CORE HEALTH, ECONOMIC, EDUCATION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL STORIES, WHICH ADDRESSED ISSUES IMPACTING THE EVERYDAY LIFE OF OUR COMMUNITIES. WE CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE ONGOING RECOVERY FROM HURRICANE MARIA AND THE COVERAGE OF THE PANDEMIC. IN THE EDITORIAL AREA, WE HAVE ACHIEVED ONE OF OUR STRATEGIC GOALS: SOLIDIFYING THE PUBLIC EDUCATION COVERAGE WITH TWO JOURNALISTS DEDICATED TO THIS ISSUE IN A BROAD AND TRANSVERSAL WAY.

TRANSPARENCY AND LITIGATION OUR TRANSPARENCY PROGRAM ADVANCES OUR MISSION OF PROVIDING ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND TRANSPARENCY INTENDED TO HAVE MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE CITIZENS CAPABLE OF HOLDING THE POWERFUL ACCOUNTABLE. THE TRANSPARENCY TEAM WORKS WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE LEGAL CLINIC OF THE INTER-AMERICAN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, INCLUDING LITIGATION WHEN NECESSARY. IN 2021 A LAWYER JOINED OUR TEAM AS AN EQUAL JUSTICE WORKS FELLOW TO DO IN-HOUSE LEGAL RESEARCH, ADVISORY ON STRATEGIC LITIGATION CASES, COMMUNITY OUTREACH, AND GIVE WORKSHOPS ON ACCESS TO INFORMATION. WE FILED EIGHT NEW ACCESS TO INFORMATION CASES AND GAINED ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS THROUGH TIMELY LETTERS SENT BY OUR TEAM OF LAWYERS, AND FILED THREE FOIA REQUESTS. WE DID SEVERAL FACEBOOK LIVES AND RADIO INTERVIEWS DURING THE YEAR TO UPDATE OUR AUDIENCE ABOUT THE CASES.

TRAINING INSTITUTE THE INSTITUTE OFFERS PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION TO JOURNALISM STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONALS IN INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM. THE PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES MENTORSHIP AND FELLOWSHIPS. IN 2021, WE HAD OVER 225 ATTENDANCE AT OUR DIFFERENT EDUCATIONAL EVENTS, AND 11 FELLOWSHIPS WERE AWARDED TO JOURNALISTS. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENT WAS HOLDING THE FIRST VIRTUAL CARIBBEAN INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM CONFERENCE. MORE THAN 30 JOURNALISTS FROM OVER 20 COUNTRIES IN THE CARIBBEAN PARTICIPATED IN THIS EVENT WHICH COVERED CLIMATE CHANGE AND ITS INTERSECTION WITH HEALTH. WE HELD A MASTER CLASS ABOUT EDUCATION COVERAGE WITH THREE RENOWNED JOURNALISTS, WHO HAVE INVESTIGATED CORRUPTION AND THE MISHANDLING OF FUNDS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. FINALLY, WE OFFERED A MASTER CONFERENCE THAT COVERED THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON MIGRATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE.