Francisco Amorim
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Francisco Amorim is a journalist with a master's and doctorate in sociology from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) in Brazil. He is a university lecturer in data journalism and scientific methodology and a researcher at the groups Jornalismo Digital (Digital Journalism) and Violência e Cidadania (Violence and Citizenship), both based at UFRGS.
He has 25 years of experience in journalism, including investigative reporting, editorial leadership, and newsroom management, having worked as an investigative reporter at the newspaper Zero Hora and as editor-in-chief at the digital journalism platform Headline.
He served as chairman of the Research Ethics Committee at UniRitter, in Porto Alegre, Brazil, and is the founder of Soda Numérica-ateliê de dados.
He collaborates on data-driven journalism projects at The Intercept Brasil and at the agencies Lupa, specialized in combating disinformation, and Fiquem Sabendo, an organization focused on public transparency.
