Our Executive Director, Roberta Braga, has been featured in the 2025 Top 10 Latino Voices by the Latino Executive Network. This prestigious list highlights a powerhouse lineup of trailblazers and changemakers who are reshaping the landscape of Latino leadership. From public service and economic development to media, policy, and entrepreneurship, these influential leaders are storytellers, innovators, and advocates, driving impact in boardrooms, classrooms, and communities across the region.

In Episode 5 of Politics con Acento, Stephanie Ochoa interviewed Roberta Braga, Founder and Executive Director of the Digital Democracy Institute of the Americas (DDIA), about how technology is reshaping the way people, especially Latinos, consume information online.

Carroll County Observer summarizes DDIA’s findings on X’s Community Notes, reporting that more than 90% of notes are never published. Citing the Digital Democracy Institute of the Americas (DDIA) study of 1.76M notes (Jan 2021–Mar 2025), the piece flags slow publication and consensus bottlenecks as key limits of the crowdsourced system

American Community Media (ACoM) runs a Q&A/feature on DDIA’s new study of how U.S. Latinos engage online. The piece opens by noting the Digital Democracy Institute of the Americas (DDIA) as the study lead and features comments from Roberta Braga, DDIA’s Founder & Executive Director, on passive vs. active information habits, trust cues, and why “people are tired of fighting” in polarized online spaces. Links to the full report in English and Spanish are included.

La Noticia publishes an English-language explainer on the growing “infrastructure” supporting Spanish-language news in the U.S., spotlighting organizations that strengthen local outlets. It explicitly features the Digital Democracy Institute of the Americas (DDIA) as a partner focused on civic engagement and trust-building in Latino communities. The piece (by Knight Foundation staffer Natalia González) was originally published on Knight’s Substack and republished by La Noticia.

The article from El País titled "Los latinos buscan autenticidad frente al ruido digital" explores the growing trend among Latino communities to seek authenticity in an increasingly digital and noise-filled world, based on DDIA research in partnership with Factchequeado

The Digital Democracy Institute of the Americas (DDIA), in partnership with Factchequeado, today releases “Conversations with Latinos: What Makes Content Stick?” a report on how U.S. Latinos navigate today’s digital information ecosystem. Drawing from qualitative boards and in-depth interviews, the study reveals Latinos’ digital habits, trust cues, perceptions of online harms and AI-generated content, and Big Tech’s role in democracy. The findings offer actionable insights for journalists, policymakers, creators, and platforms seeking to produce more engaging, relatable, and impactful content for Latino communities.

Animal Político’s reports that X’s Community Notes take an average of 14 days to be approved and published, far slower than the pace at which misinformation spreads. The piece cites a study by the Digital Democracy Institute of the Americas (DDIA) analyzing 1.76M notes (2021–Mar 2025), finding that over 90% are never published, underscoring limits of crowdsourced moderation