Rafaela Sinderski
journalist and researcher
About me
I am a data journalist and a researcher interested in political conflicts — especially their causes and consequences for press freedom and democracy in Latin America and the Caribbean. As a programming apprentice, I studied data analysis and visual storytelling in The Lede Program at Columbia University (New York). I am also a Master in Communication and a Ph.D. in Political Science at the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR). In the first semester of 2023, I worked as a visiting scholar at Tulane University (New Orleans). My current research includes monitoring general attacks and gender-based violence against journalists at the Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism (Abraji), as well as conducting a project on the Access to Information Law (LAI) in Brazilian cities. Additionally, I coordinate the Forum on the Right to Access Public Information.
I believe that communication is a tool for social change. I am always available to exchange ideas about projects involving political violence, gender, and data.