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Colmena open source software: Community media brave the pandemic with a "beehive"

Strong local media can make communities in Africa and Latin America more resilient. But can local media continue working during the pandemic? They can, using the new software "Colmena" – a digital "beehive".

DW Akademie has brought a beehive into the digital world. Local newsrooms are using a new open source software called Colmena – the Spanish word for "beehive". To keep afloat during the pandemic, community media need innovative digital platforms that are free to use and don't need a license.

Colmena is still in the test phase. DW Akademie is working with 12 local media outlets and organizations in Latin America and Africa. The software gives them a tool to make them more resilient in a time of crisis. Colmena is geared to the needs of media production workflows. As a result, local media are actively involved in developing Colmena.

What is the software changing for media workers in the Global South?  

  

  

This project is part of the global initiative "Transparency and media freedom – Crisis resilience in the pandemic", launched by DW Akademie and the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development. 

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