Post-Olympics Debrief & Next Up for CatComm | RioOnWatch
November 1, 2016–Now that the Olympics are over we have the chance to reflect and take stock of all Catalytic Communities and RioOnWatch have been able to accomplish [...]
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RioONWire Favela News Wire Wraps Up 17 Months of Hourly Coverage
August 31, 2016—After 17 months of 24/7 hourly English news from Rio’s favelas, Catalytic Communities’ RioONWire news wire service fulfilled its goal and was [...]
The Tiny NGO That Changed Reporting on Rio’s Favelas – CatComm Featured in The Development Set
The article below about Catalytic Communities’ work with journalists in the years leading up to and during the Olympics was published on August 24, 2016, in The [...]
CatComm’s Theresa Williamson Visits Santa Marta Favela with Matt Lauer and The TODAY Show
Watch Theresa Williamson with Matt Lauer, visiting the Santa Marta favela on The TODAY Show [...]
On openDemocracy: CatComm’s Theresa Williamson Summarizes the ‘Real’ Legacies from the 2016 Olympic Games
On August 5, 2016, as Rio held the 2016 Olympic Games’ opening ceremony, openDemocracy featured on its homepage Catalytic Communities’ Executive Director Theresa [...]
CatComm’s Social Media Campaign #StopFavelaStigma Highlights Resistance and Creativity in Favelas
As the Olympics were about to start, on August 3, 2016, Catalytic Communities ran a one-day social media campaign via the RioOnWatch Facebook page with the intention of [...]
Olympics Press Materials: Favela contacts, stories, events for great Rio2016 coverage
With 16 days to the start of the Rio Olympic Games, it’s crunch time for reporting on the city of Rio and the transformations that have taken place since Rio was [...]
What is a Favela? [ANIMATED VIDEO]
July 19, 2016–Catalytic Communities launched ‘What is a Favela,’ a short animated educational video describing the historic and socio-cultural basics of [...]
IJNet Features RioOnWatch Olympics Resources for Journalists
RioOnWatch launches guide to encourage nuanced news coverage of Rio de Janeiro Olympics — by Sheila Taylor Click here for article published on IJNet on May 18, 2016. [...]
Olympics Resources For Journalists now available
Did you know some 30,000 journalists are expected to be in Rio covering the Olympic Games? With the unprecedented global media spotlight on Rio in mind, as part of our [...]