“Periodistas de a Pie” is an organization made up mostly of active female journalists, which seeks to raise the quality of journalism in Mexico through training and the exchange of investigative techniques, experiences, reporting strategies, narrative styles, and innovative forms boarding. The organization was founded in 2007 with the idea of seeking a social dimension in any type of news event and putting a human face on the news; approach information from a human rights perspective; explain why what happens to you, through the complaint, the exposition of causes and the proposal of solutions.
The working model of the Red de Periodistas de a Pie encourages collaborative work. It is an unprecedented model in the country, which links training and work in journalists' networks with the production of research with high social impact, from a human rights perspective and understanding information as a tool for decision-making, an essential requirement in every democratic society.
They are committed to collaborative and multidisciplinary work, as well as innovative narrative tools that explore different platforms (multimedia, text, audio, video, graphics, animations, infographics, gifs). Alliances are another central element of their work. They work with various civil society organizations and a wide network of more than 80 collaborators in different states; In addition, they have publication agreements with national and international media for the joint publication of research. They also help strengthen independent platforms of local journalists.