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#En15Segundos is a new product that comes after the need of adapting the news to Instagram even though we live sorrounded by headlines and images. It was born as a segment to summarise the most important news every week in stories in a native way, thus information could be camouflaged with the rest of the accounts that each member of the audience follows. It brings context to what's going on, but it doesn't bother.

Quarantine was declared on March 20th in Argentina, also called Preventive and Mandatory Social Isolation. The daily rutine got complicated and it gets difficult to see the real dimension of current events from home. This series pretends to synthesise it, and it goes through mental health to new habits. Produced for IGTV.

The Walking Dead, behind the scenes: a day on set in Senoia. Have you ever asked what is like in the city where TWD is shot. Senoia defines itself as a great place to live, but it only came to life once the undead arrived.

Almost 4 millon users follow the same Instagram account for memes. Messi and J Balvin won't escape the phenomena. Jokes are thought for argentines, but the ones behind it are 3 Venezuelan migrants who now make up to $ARS 2 million per month in revenue from their digital businesses.

On the 100th day of quarantine the Clarin.com Coronavirus Bot for Facebook Messenger was lanched. It has an answer to any doubt the user could have about the pandemic. The questions were written with a SEO approach but also considering alternative uses. Some answers were written with help of the Clarin Internacional team.

There's more to know about the 2020 election: not everything has to be what the candidates say, what they do, wear and sell as merchandising is also relevant. As much as understanding the polls. But even more important, why do we have to wait so long in 2020 to get to know the official results.

A Warwick University student received a Facebook invite for a Consent Talk and his reaction went national: he claimed he shouldn't be there because he doesn't look like a rapist.

Hugo Aguilera is a viral make up artist from Paraguay, so before conceding an interview to an Argentine newspaper, he decided to show us a special look: Easy make up to inspire cringe.

Hilda Bernard defeated coronavirus at 99 years old, weeks later she was able to celebrate her 100th birthday with her family. She was part of the planning and even had a say in which balloons to use for decoration. Her most intimate circle was with her in this important date, but she is still not aware how worried she had us all after having a positive result for Covid-19.

The killing of George Floyd was the second racist encounter that made the world ask 'why is America so racist?' in just one week. His death started a new wave of protests across the States. Why is it so hard to end white supremacy? How to explain every part of the narrative in 15 seconds or less?

UK: why does the student vote seem to be weak in general elections. A report shows that there's one main reason why those who are willing to make a change in politics don't show up to vote.

Where to go when you have a fever. Whenever someone shows symptoms for coronavirus they should go to the hospital, but not the regular ER. UFU is the place where the health workers are most prepared to tell which patients need more help during the pandemic.

Pride Day: what does LGBTTIQ+ stand for and why do they keep on adding more letters? More visibility means more equality. Produced during quarantine.

Pasturelands are on fire in Argentina and wetlands are in danger: how to tell a problem that's been around for years in 15 seconds or less. A coverage from each point that has been burning during August for Instagram Stories.

What is like to fight against cancer, a story in first person. How does it feel to go through chemotherapy? Is it the only answer to the disease that seems to take your love ones away? Sebastián woke up 7 years ago with a pimple on his face that was enough to change his life.

How does Google make its doodles. In an interview with Katy Wu, a Google designer, we get to know how Google works everyday to surprise millions of people on their main page and how the topics are chosen.

How to adapt the news coverage to TikTok and find the best approach for a traditional news outlet in a new platform? The answer might not be clear, but experimenting is free. Content creation helps renew the vibes in the newsroom and the crazy situations encountered by journalists help the audience get closer, now they know who' are the ones behind the news.

Solange Barroso needed a boost to make ends meet and she started her own taxi service in La Matanza: she meant to do things right and registered the brand, but few days later she got a legal ultimatum from Uber. Today Solange works day and night to try and cover fixed expenses as well as the lawyer who is helping her to confront a multinational company.

Youth Day is celebrated on August 12th according to the UN calendar, it was created so adults would incorporate young people in the most important decisions and in the 2013 global goals. But the youth is not taken seriously enough, they're often told to go to school or get more experience whenever they try to get a job.

Sovereign states must take care of the environment, but that's not only an obligation, it's also a right for the people in every country. Many organizations fight to show the current situation and promote change.

Cosplays gets more popular with time in Argentina, specially since ComiCon arrived. But before this big event came, local conventions got the strength to pull together hundreds of people at once.

Santiago Artemis let himself go in this interview and revealed why he decided to name himself like that. To be honest, he's an otaku. He didn't escape any questions and also specified his thoughts on the controversial use of animal fur in fashion.

Buenos Aires allowed bars and pubs to reopen with seating space outside only. This is a tour around the options to enjoy the new normality in the city, including a drive-in cinema.

How many people do you know who are HIV positive? How would you react if they'd come out to you as such? Your reaction depends on the closet the society has built and for which your friend was afraid to say they have a virus. Lucas "Fauno" Gutiérrez shares his experience in hopes that no one else has to overcome the same thoughts he went through when he had the results for his HIV test 11 years ago.

Daniela Giménez was born in a province where 25% of people with disabilities are illiterate. She was told time and time againt that she simply "couldn't". Nowadays she's swims to represent Argentina internationally and is waiting for the Tokyo Paralympics to be held.

Abortion law: on the day Argentina commemorates reinstatement of democracy, the House started to discuss the law for Voluntary Pregnancy Interruption. The vigil on the "green side" of the Congress Square was joyful, there was hope because the numbers from insiders allowed the optimism. This is the coverage from the streets until the moment where it was passed to the Senate.

9 months into a pandemic the vaccines arrived among questions, confusion and misinformation. To avoid all of that, Marta Cohen answers the most common questions about the different vaccines that are being used to fight Covid-19 in Argentina and the rest of the world.

Guadalupe Curual was killed by her ex-boyfriend despite the police reports and the cries for help. He told her in advance he would do it and chased her down one of the main avenues in Villa La Angostura. From this touristic venue, this is the day after starred by women who keep asking and screaming #NotOneLess.

Solange Barroso prefers to take women while working as a taxi driver in La Matanza: men would always have something to say about the way she steers the wheel or the routes the GPS signals. She's not the only one who feels better this way, most of her passengers call her because she is a woman and feel safer without men inside the car.

This company offers a particular service to minimise the environmental impact of our routines. A tree is not enough to reduce emissions that accelerate the greenhouse effect process. If done, is better to make it in a native forest. The challenge is to get as much revenue as a monocultured land that produces lemons and sugar for export.

Prices are not settled by the invisible hand of the market alone, these are the reasons food has a high inflation in Argentina.

Marti Benza and Luli González are top content creators for millennials and centennial audiences, this is how they plan their growth.

Paralimpic athletes have to deal with a lot of pressure, even the one coming from people who don't know how much they work to be part of the elite.

Quilombo is an argentism that lost track of how racist it is: and afroargentine explains the origin of this word.

Javier Lombardo is a famous actor who suffers from Parkinson and has an exquisite ability to explain how it feels to deal with such diagnosis on the daily. Read video caption to find the link to the full interview and comments from an expert neurologist.

Tehuel de la Torre is missing since March 11, 2021. This is the story of his father who is still waiting for a son to come back without certainties about his survival.

Argentina is racist Vs. There are no POC in Argentina: the truth behind both beliefs, explained by an Afroargentine.



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