Invitation & Resources for World Cup Journalists to #EndTheStigma
With the World Cup spotlight comes a fantastic opportunity to set the record straight on Rio’s favelas, for journalists covering the event to promote a more nuanced, [...]
Media Center
Catalytic Communities supports journalists committed to deepening understanding and knowledge on favelas in constructive ways that support their inclusive development. We do this both by speaking directly with journalists as a source, providing story ideas, and connecting journalists with a range of community voices on-the-ground, and by publishing RioOnWatch, through which media outlets can keep abreast of favela perspectives and latest events, gain nuance and perspective from researchers and observers, and get ideas for stories that have yet to be told.
‘In the Way of the Games’: March 2014 Interview
March 14, 2013–CatComm’s Executive Director, Theresa Williamson, was interviewed on New Jersey’s WBGO Journal 88.3 Radio on the upcoming mega-events in [...]
CatComm on Rio Evictions in The Guardian
January 17, 2014–CatComm quoted in important piece in The Guardian. Click to read. Click here for all past media [...]
Is a Favela Still a Favela Once It Starts Gentrifying?
CatComm quoted in important piece in The Atlantic Cities. Click to [...]
RioOnWatch: Our Community News Site
As Rio de Janeiro prepares for the World Cup 2014 and 2016 Olympics, the city is undergoing rapid urban transformations. Private investment, construction and infrastructure [...]
Our Opinion Piece on Brazil Protests in New York Times Debate Forum
Click here for article published in the New York Times Room for Debate Forum on June 19, 2013. Or here for full response. It’s Just the Beginning; Change Will Come to [...]
Journalist Support
There are many important and fascinating stories to be told in Rio today. Many involve the city’s favelas. Yet rarely are community voices represented. This is partly due [...]
Favela News Digest Archives
Our monthly Rio News Digest compiles, in one place, the latest news and opinion on Rio’s favelas from our community news site RioOnWatch, as well as what broader news [...]
