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Federico Acosta Rainis
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Data Specialist at Pulitzer Center • Chevening alumni at BCU • Former La Nacion, The Guardian GNI fellow • El universo en cada historia
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As we wrap up 2024, we are proud and excited to share a hand-picked selection of Pulitzer Center-supported stories that shaped our year.

Explore our 2024 Year in Stories 👉 bit.ly/2024YISpc

#PulitzerStaffPicks
December 6, 2024 at 5:46 PM
✨ Unregulated gold mining has devastating environmental impacts: deforestation, water and land contamination, and harm to local communities. 🌳💧

🗓️ Join us tomorrow for the webinar "Mining's Footprint in Latin American Forests" by @worldresources.bsky.social

📍 More details in the thread 👇
December 4, 2024 at 8:01 PM
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🚨 Happening tomorrow!

We are partnering with @vox.com to discuss how journalists, editors, and newsrooms can enhance their ocean storytelling and engage audiences.

🗓️ Dec. 3
⏰ 4:00 pm GMT

Still time to register 👉 bit.ly/4hZOzVp
December 2, 2024 at 7:19 PM
🔍 In the age of IA, how can we audit algorithms?

In this piece by @pulitzercenter.bsky.social we show how we did with Karol Ilagan to analyze the pricing system of Grab, the Philippines' most popular ride haling app 🚗

Spoiler: creativity & team work are key!

pulitzercenter.org/opening-ai-b...
Opening the AI 'Black Box': How We Investigated Grab’s Fare System
Users of Grab, the Philippines' most popular ride-hailing app, are at the mercy of an opaque algorithm that calculates service prices. When they book a ride, the amount to be paid for the distance...
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November 26, 2024 at 8:28 PM
Pulitzer Center is also here :)
Welcome to the Pulitzer Center's @bsky.app account!

For those who don't know about our work, we support in-depth journalism & audience engagement on underreported topics.

We aim to shed light on critical issues, inspire action, & positively impact communities.🧵

pulitzercenter.org/about/our-mi...
November 22, 2024 at 8:57 PM