HablaCentro.Com

HablaCentro acts as "regional pulse meter" and provides an online space for discussion. It was formed as a collection of citizen news hubs in Central America, where the local communities can share their news, opinions and discuss in Spanish and with the means available to them - computer, email and text messaging. A team consisting of community organizers, editors, designers and technologists, support these hubs with tools and develop tutorials in Spanish to create participation and ownership of the hubs by the local community. HablaCentro utilizes two Android applications, the HablaCentro gateway which makes it possible for anyone to create their own SMS gateway from their Android-powered cellphone, and HablaRadio, developed specifically for community radio stations and citizen reporters to submit their voice-recorded reports and stories via cellphone. The hubs use a Web application framework called Rails, and volunteer editors provide technical support and video tutorials to help contributors. Leveraging partnerships with in-country nonprofits, news organizations and bloggers creates long-term support for the hubs and sustainable content distribution and verification of information processes. Links: http://hablahonduras.com/articles/8101-a-un-ano-de-la-operacion-manos-para-leo-decir-gracias-resulta-insuficiente http://hablaguate.com/articles/8037-ayude-a-los-ninos-del-basurero http://hablacostarica.com/articles/8097-no-se-ha-frenado-construccion-en-represa-en-el-rio-san-juan

Site URL:	http://www.hablacentro.com
Feed URL:	feed://hablacentro.com/rss
Target community:	Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica
Is active?	Yes
Pro journalists?	Mixed
Paid staff?	Yes
Part of network?	Yes
Media affiliate?	Yes
Content created by:	Open
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Does your site aggregate content from other online sites?	Yes
Provides training?	Yes
Business model:	Informal
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Contact Information
City:	Oakland
State/Province:	CA
Country:	United States of America
Contact URL:	info@hablacentro.com
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