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Our Resources for Journalists page is\u00a0a collection\u00a0of materials about Rio de Janeiro’s favelas and the city’s ongoing\u00a0transformations. In its original version<\/a>, the page was designed to facilitate productive reporting ahead of and during the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Since the Games, it has been updated to reflect the continued need for nuanced coverage of favelas that recognizes these communities’ qualities and opportunities alongside their challenges. The resources include must-know\u00a0background information on favelas, food for thought on the challenges and responsibilities of reporting on these neighborhoods, overviews of and favela perspectives on urban policies, and thematic categories of articles aimed to inspire and inform your stories.<\/p>\n These resources have been developed through Catalytic Communities<\/a>‘ 18 years of building networks among community leaders and activists, and our eight years of reporting on Rio\u2019s favelas through RioOnWatch.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n Explore the compilation of Resources for Journalists here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Read RioOnWatch’s<\/em>\u00a0policy for reporting and working with journalists here.<\/a><\/p>\n Rio\u2019s favelas are often portrayed<\/a> as violent, crime-ridden, or impoverished, and\u00a0labeled in English<\/a> as \u201cslums\u201d or \u201cshantytowns.\u201d In reality, favelas are simply <\/a><\/span>neighborhoods<\/a> that emerged as an informal solution over a century ago to the\u00a0unmet need for housing (one might have accurately used these terms in their founding years, though they are derogatory terms nonetheless), and which have since been established and developed with no outside or government regulation. The primarily brick and cement houses are built well and to last, with running water, electricity, garbage collection and Internet access, though of low quality due to their systemic historic exclusion by the authorities. During Brazil’s recent boom,\u00a065% of favela residents<\/a> were in Brazil\u2019s middle class, while less than 1%<\/a>\u00a0are involved in drug trafficking. As the affordable housing<\/a> stock in a city with severe inequality, Rio\u2019s favelas are also home to samba, funk, and passinho, bustling entrepreneurship, racial and cultural diversity, a strong tradition of activism, and a burgeoning community media scene. For a deeper understanding, contact us<\/a> for a copy of\u00a0the chapter in Perspecta 50: Urban Divides<\/em><\/a> entitled \u201cRio\u2019s Favelas: The Power of Informal Urbanism.”<\/span><\/p>\n The image of favelas portrayed in the media matters because productive reporting enables productive policies, whereas lazy journalism<\/a> can perpetuate policies that treat favelas as the dark side to be removed, ignored, or dealt with through violence. In particular, the international portrayal of favelas matters now,\u00a0as\u00a0the city of Rio strives to define itself and its priorities in the wake of the Olympic Games that dominated its development agenda for seven years.<\/p>\n Read more about international reporting on favelas in our 2016 analysis<\/a> of favela portrayals in Rio’s mega-event years, and in our 2017 analysis<\/a> comparing favela portrayals in eight global outlets and in articles written by favela journalists.<\/p>\n Catalytic Communities<\/a>\u00a0is an 18-year-old community planning and advocacy nonprofit working on-the-ground across hundreds of Rio’s favelas with local leaders and organizers. CatComm\u2019s mission is to\u00a0create models for effective integration between informal and formal settlements in cities across the globe, based on the experience of Rio de Janeiro. We believe the qualities of Rio’s favelas can inspire communities everywhere. CatComm\u00a0is dedicated to improving the quality of life for all Rio de Janeiro residents by driving a more creative, inclusive and empowering integration between the city\u2019s informal and formal communities, in which the city\u2019s favelas are recognized for their heritage status and their residents fully served as equal citizens.\u00a0This is done through a combination of education, research, training, strategic communications, technology, networks, advocacy, and participatory planning.<\/p>\n RioOnWatch<\/em><\/a>\u00a0began in 2010 as CatComm’s program to bring visibility to Rio’s favela community voices and\u00a0document the impacts of\u00a0Rio’s pre-Olympic years on the city’s favelas. Since the 2016 Games, RioOnWatch.org continues to monitor Olympic legacies and human rights but focuses on\u00a0the potential of favelas as sustainable communities, publishing community perspectives, solutions, policy proposals, and organizing strategies that embolden and empower this vision. The program works to grow the participation of community journalists in reporting on Rio\u2019s transformations. We\u00a0also dialogue with the mainstream and alternative press to engender a more accurate picture of favelas, their contributions to the city, and resident perspectives.<\/p>\n We’re also available to offer further support and answer questions\u2014email us at press@catcomm.org<\/a>. CatComm’s Executive Director, urban planner\u00a0Theresa Williamson<\/a>\u00a0(PhD), is also available for interviews.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Our Resources for Journalists page is\u00a0a collection\u00a0of materials about Rio de Janeiro’s favelas and the city’s ongoing\u00a0transformations. 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