At Media Party 2019, Carlos Amilcar Melián Moreno presented El Estornudo, an independent digital magazine dedicated to capturing everyday Cuban realities through literary journalism and narrative chronicles. Rather than focusing solely on macro-political structures, the publication uses personal storytelling to depict individual lives and provide nuanced, human-centered perspectives from within the island.
Despite facing state surveillance, intimidation, and digital censorship, El Estornudo leverages emerging internet connectivity and social platforms to foster open civic dialogue. Melián emphasized that the team’s commitment to uncompromising creative freedom drives them to continue producing independent reporting that resists state control.
