Consonante

In 666 municipalities—more than half of the country's municipalities—there are no media outlets or teams of journalists that produce local information, according to the Cartographies of Information research published by the Foundation for Press Freedom (FLIP) in 2019. That is, nearly 10 million Colombians do not have access to truthful and reliable information about what is happening around them. Without local journalists, those in power can more easily evade accountability, and citizens are less certain about what is happening. Without local media, democracy remains blind and deaf. Consonante is an online media that publishes explained news and in-depth reports produced by a network of citizens trained in local journalism in municipalities considered information deserts in Colombia. If you are interested in learning more about Consonante, you can follow us on social networks or visit our website: www.consonante.org

Source: SembraMedia

Last updated date: April 2025

Location:

Colombia

Year the organization started publishing:

2019

Languages:

Spanish

Type of coverage:

Local

Area of coverage:

Actualmente Consonante publica historias en El Carmen de Atrato y Tadó (Chocó), San Juan del Cesar y Fonseca (La Guajira), San Vicente del Caguán (Caquetá) y Leticia (Amazonas).

Editorial coverage:

Generalist, focused on multiple topics

Type of content produced by theme:

Science

Education

Environment

Politics

Sports

Economy and business

Lifestyle

Health and well-being

Entertainment and culture

Law and crime

Society and human rights

Gender

Feminism

LGBTIQ+

Ethnic minorities

Religious minorities

Refugees

Migration

Journalism genres:

Chronicles and non-fiction

Interviews and reporting

Graphic novels and comics

Investigative journalism

Narrative journalism

Journalism coverage types and techniques:

Breaking news

Data journalism

Crowdsourcing

Solutions or constructive journalism

Explanatory journalism

Collaborative journalism

Fact-checking

Tech platforms and other mediums used:

Website

Newsletter

Social media platforms

Podcast

YouTube

Social media audience

Facebook number of followers:

9,515

Twitter number of followers:

1,532

Instagram number of followers:

3,000

YouTube number of followers:

128

Founders

Female:

Male:

Founders:

Carolina Arteta, ex-directora de Consonante, Jonathan Bock, codirector de Consonante

Directors:

Jonathan Bock, director de Consonante, Ángela Martin Laiton, editora general de Consonante.

Team

Full-time employees:

Part-time employees:

Freelancers or consultants:

Volunteers:

Organization tax status:

Non-profit

All revenue sources reported by media leaders:

Grants

Google Adsense

Content development for other media

The primary source of revenue reported by media leaders:

Content development for other media

Doesn’t publish information about annual revenue

Publishes the names of donors

Has an ethics policy / manual

Doesn’t publish an ethics policy / manual

Has a data privacy policy

Doesn’t publish a data privacy policy

Doesn’t have a whistleblower policy

Doesn’t publish a whistleblower policy

Doesn’t have a complaints policy

Doesn’t publish a complaints policy

Has a sexual harassment or institutional violence policy

Doesn’t publish a sexual harassment or institutional violence policy

Is signed up to a press regulator, trust initiative, or part of a press association

Publishes up to date information about its team

Why is this profile included?

This media outlet is part of our directory because it meets SembraMedia’s inclusion criteria: it produces original content, serves the public interest, and works with independence and transparency. This profile was developed using information provided directly by the media outlet, through surveys or interviews. We aim to keep the information current, but SembraMedia does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness, and recommends verifying any key details with the media organization.

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Consonante

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Founders

Team

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