Stories about Reframed Stories
“The media talks about progress, but I haven't seen it,” says young Guaraní woman about the megaprojects in communities
When searching the word "road" in some media, Madelyn Paredes Maroni points out that the term is represented as a synonym for "progress" and "revenue" for indigenous communities.
‘The media should report on the water scarcity in the Indigenous communities,’ explains a young Bolivian journalist
What does a media search for the words "incendio" and "chaqueo" reveal? Brisa Abapori considers that these words were relevant in the media only during the fires, afterwards they were neglected.
A Guaraní professor analyzes the perception of Indigenous peoples in Bolivian media
Benjamín Cuéllar Fernández researched how the word "Indigenous" is used in Bolivian media and explained how he would like information about Indigenous peoples to be reported.
Creating new, local narratives on climate change in the Bolivian Chaco
Young Indigenous journalists propose more representative media coverage of climate change focused on their lived realities in the Gran Chaco, Bolivia that extends beyond natural disasters.
“Violence was the concept in dispute”
Reframed Stories asks people to respond to dominant themes in news coverage about themselves and the issues that affect them. Apawki Castro of the Confederation of the Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) shares his commentary.
“Gender is a topic that involves all of us, not only women”
"I think that gender is a topic that involves all of us, not only women, and we continue to have the same discourse that gender is only about women."
“The word ‘contamination’ is not there”
"I would like the word cloud to include more words related to the consequences of mining. The word 'contamination' is not there."
“Start with the basics, with what is the concept of feminism”
"The social struggle, the organizations, collectives, the women’s groups who are constantly conducting this fight are made invisible by media."
“We are people, we are not minorities, and we all have sexual diversity.”
"The word “activism” is also absent, which tells us that the struggles are taking place within collectives, but are not seen as a social demand.."
“The legal system and judges could follow up, minimize the risks, and guarantee the victim’s access to justice”
"I believe that given the commitment and immediate attention by civil society, an attempted feminicide can be identified thanks to public policies, the will of the state, and the funds assigned for security."
“Some of the words that should be linked to feminicide should be justice and sentence”
"the correct words that should be used to explain feminicide and that fall within Bolivian law should be that in a feminicide there was justice without delay.."
“Community work highlights the united participation of citizens to develop activities that improve the image of our community”
"...it is a responsibility of the communities, organizations, and practicing citizens to organize, disseminate and conserve this intangible heritage of our native peoples."
“As an indigenous woman, I would like to see women leaders highlighted”
"As an indigenous woman, I would like to see women leaders highlighted (in the word cloud), the names of women leaders from our bases because I know they exist."
