Espiritusanto is founder of PeriodismoCiudadano.com, a self-funded, independent project that provides daily news about citizen journalism in Spanish.
“In my opinion, the citizen journalism movement is progressing better in Latin America than in Spain,” said Oscar Espiritusanto. “A good example is the good work Chile’s Asociacion Atina Chile [a non-profit organization dedicated to civic participation] is doing with its network of citizen newspapers, which show that citizen journalism works, covers stories that professional journalism does not.”
He points to one of the association’s publications, El Morrocotudo, which is leading a campaign to ensure safe drinking water for the region of Arica Parinacota, Chile.