Crowdfunding como iniciativa al periodismo: estudio de casos en los países de Argentina y Brasil.

Abstract

Crowdfunding is a method of online micro-financing that provides a contribution to the development of a society, encouraging collaborative practices, and allowing the development of different projects, including those related to the field of journalism. North America and Europe are leading crowdfunding processes, while Latin America is struggling to adapt to this new digital alternative. Argentina and Brazil are the most developed countries around crowdfunding in Latin America, a process marked by cultural, economic and social conditions. Journalism, like many more disciplines, has been supported by this alternative to find a development opportunity. Therefore, this paper called "Crowdfunding as journalism initiative: case study in the countries of Argentina and Brazil," tries carefully to analyze the performance of this digital tool financing, the variety of journalistic projects, and its effectiveness to achieve the realization of the same in the countries of Argentina and Brazil, all with the purpose of making a novel approach of this process in Latin America.