We are pleased to introduce the four winning projects of the Narratives + Data Regional Training Program, a joint initiative by Media Party and the World Bank. This program is designed to boost data-driven investigative journalism aimed at creating high-impact stories.
Excellence and Regional Commitment
We celebrate the enthusiastic participation and the high quality of the results. Media Party extends a special thanks to all the individuals and teams who took part in this call for proposals.
We received a total of 23 exceptional projects, standout for the power of their storytelling, the rigor of their data research, and their ability to raise questions that reflect the diverse realities of Latin America across multiple dimensions.
The four selected teams represent deep investigations into their respective contexts. Hailing from media outlets in Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Mexico, the winners now enter an incubation and mentorship phase to develop their stories for publication and presentation at Media Party Buenos Aires 2026.
Each winning team will receive a US$ 1,000 microgrant provided by the World Bank to support their investigation.
Winning Projects
We are proud to present the selected proposals:
ARGENTINA
- Team: Juan Martín de Chazal and Florencia Luján
- Institutional Media: +COMUNIDAD
- Project: What the Average Hides: Employment by Zip Code in Argentina.
- Focus: A detailed analysis of territorial labor disparities.
BOLIVIA
- Team: Andrés Escobar
- Institutional Media: El País
- Project: Working Blindly: An Interactive Radiography of the Pension Vacuum in Bolivia.
- Focus: An investigation into the destination of pension funds and their use by the State to finance debt, while being diluted in tax havens and multinational corporations.
ECUADOR
- Team: Jessica Zambrano Alvarado
- Institutional Media: Indómita
- Project: The Generation Left Out of Education.
- Focus: A study focused on adolescents in popular neighborhoods of Guayaquil affected by the presence of organized crime.
MÉXICO
- Team: Erick Giovanny Flores Islas
- Institutional Media: Criterio Hidalgo
- Project: The Invisibles of the Silver Economy: Elderly women between street markets, bazaars, and insufficient pensions.
- Focus: A portrait of economic precariousness among the elderly and the survival strategies of women in Mexico.
Mentorship and Support
During this development phase, the teams will be guided by renowned Argentine journalists Silvina Heguy and Alejandra Dandan. Both professionals will oversee the editorial and narrative process, ensuring each investigation reaches its full communicative and technical potential.
Congratulations to the winners! We look forward to seeing the impact of these stories at Media Party 2026.
