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Miguel Dobrich

@migueldobrich.bsky.social
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Journalist and educator based in Montevideo, Uruguay. Founder of Dobcast and Amenaza Roboto (@amenazaroboto.bsky.social). 2024 & 2023 Pulitzer Center grantee. Oxford Climate Journalism Network alum. 2018 Tow-Knight Fellow.

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Miguel Dobrich @migueldobrich.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
#AI in Government 🇺🇾 @amenazaroboto.bsky.social amenazaroboto.com/uruguay-gove...
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The government is implementing AI without the transparency needed to regulate its use
Monitoring, auditing, and classifying files are some of the tasks for which public agencies use or plan to implement artificial intelligence. Amenaza Roboto asked 24 institutions to identify their pro...
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Amenaza Roboto @amenazaroboto.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"Alone against AI" amenazaroboto.com/alone-agains... An investigation produced in partnership with the @pulitzercenter.org's AI Accountability Network.
ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Copilot assist public officials with their daily tasks. Out of the 24 agencies surveyed, only four reported having a formal policy governing the use of these tools. In most cases, each official decides—without clear guidelines—which government-held data can be provided to AI.
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Miguel Dobrich @migueldobrich.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Coming soon in English and Portuguese 😉 cc @pulitzercenter.org
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Metcalf Institute @metcalfuri.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
It was a pleasure hosting 8 @schmidtsciences.bsky.social Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications winners last week! We explored a range of climate and environmental topics during Metcalf's workshop for journalists at @universityofri.bsky.social and @urigso.bsky.social
The Schmidt Sciences award winners and crew about URI's research trawl, Cap'n BertSchmidt Sciences award winners learn about lobsters at the URI Graduate School of OceanographyAzure Cygler discussing kelp farming and oyster restorationSchmidt Sciences award winners planting trees in the silvopasture at Peckham Farm
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Miguel Dobrich @migueldobrich.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
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Miguel Dobrich @migueldobrich.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Honored to be part of this wonderful group. I'm really looking forward to the workshop, to learning from everyone, and to strengthening the work we do at @amenazaroboto.bsky.social. Thank you, @metcalfuri.bsky.social and @schmidtsciences.bsky.social!
Graphic featuring headshots of eight Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications winners, arranged in two rows. A blue banner below reads, “Metcalf Workshop for Schmidt Sciences,” alongside the Schmidt Sciences and Metcalf Institute logos.
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Miguel Dobrich @migueldobrich.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Thank you, Celia Tsigka and #Wired Greece, for the interview and for sharing @amenazaroboto.bsky.social's investigation with your readers. Hope our methodology is useful for your communities. Σας ευχαριστούμε πολύ! 🇺🇾🤝🇬🇷 cc @pulitzercenter.org wired.com.gr/article/dyo-...
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Δυο δημοσιογράφοι μετρούν πόση ζέστη βγάζουν τα δεδομένα μας - WIRED Greece
Μια έρευνα μετράει την θερμότητα των servers από το διάστημα, αποδεικνύοντας ότι οι «θερμικές νησίδες» είναι πιο επικίνδυνες από όσο νομίζουμε.
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Miguel Dobrich @migueldobrich.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
🎉 Thrilled to share that my friend and colleague at @amenazaroboto.bsky.social, @gabrielfarias.bsky.social, and I won the Catalyst Grant (back to back)! Can't wait to share what we're building. Thanks to @schmidtsciences.bsky.social and @ucscscicomm.bsky.social for believing in our work!
Gabriel Farías and Miguel Dobrich, journalists from Amenaza Roboto, smiling and toasting with Coca-Cola Zero cans across a table, celebrating.
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Miguel Dobrich @migueldobrich.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Congrats to the NY Knicks and, of course, to my dear New York friends. Hope you celebrate and truly enjoy this moment with your loved ones. You deserve it. And my respect goes out to the #Spurs team, they have a bright future ahead of them. #NBAFinals #Knicks #NBAChampions
Jalen Brunson, wearing a New York Knicks “NBA Champions” cap, speaks into an ESPN microphone during a postgame interview, surrounded by teammates and standing beside his father as they celebrate the championship.
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Miguel Dobrich @migueldobrich.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Using 25 years of free satellite imagery, we built a model that isolates the heat signature of servers — filtering out climate warming and land use changes. #DataCenters #HeatIsland 👇🤖
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Miguel Dobrich @migueldobrich.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
"Google’s Neighbors – How Uruguay approved the largest data center in its history" Read @amenazaroboto.bsky.social's investigation in: ▪️🇪🇸 amenazaroboto.com/los-vecinos-... ▪️🇬🇧 amenazaroboto.com/googles-neig... ▪️🇵🇹 amenazaroboto.com/os-vizinhos-... #DataCenters #EIA cc @pulitzercenter.org
In blue, homes in Colonia Nicolich (left) and Las Higueritas (right). In red, the “most vulnerable neighbor” site.Photo of the perimeter of Project Teros by Matilde Campodónico.
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Miguel Dobrich @migueldobrich.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
I can’t overstate how intellectually stimulating it is to read @shannonmattern.bsky.social, @nannathylstrup.bsky.social, Carolina Aguerre, and @bprainsack.bsky.social. Thank you all for such remarkable work. Required reading.
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Miguel Dobrich @migueldobrich.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
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Amenaza Roboto @amenazaroboto.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
And soon in Portuguese too! 🤖🖖
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Miguel Dobrich @migueldobrich.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
You can read our full investigation in Spanish, Portuguese, and English. 👇🤖👇
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Miguel Dobrich @migueldobrich.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
"Google's Neighbors - How Uruguay approved the largest data center in its history" @amenazaroboto.bsky.social Read our investigation in English: amenazaroboto.com/googles-neig... And in Spanish: amenazaroboto.com/los-vecinos-... cc @pulitzercenter.org #DataCenters #EIA #EIS #Uruguay
Photos by Matilde Campodónico of the perimeter of Project Teros.The environmental case files for Google’s data center were approved despite the fact that its generators emit nitrogen dioxide at 17 times the legal limit—even though technology exists that can reduce these emissions by 90%—and despite models built on data that fails to meet the minimal requirements, noise that exceeds the legal standard and without factoring in a worst-case scenario for electricity in the area.
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Miguel Dobrich @migueldobrich.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Amigas e amigos do 🇧🇷, 🇵🇹, 🇦🇴, 🇲🇿, 🇨🇻, 🇬🇼, 🇸🇹, 🇬🇶, 🇹🇱 e 🇲🇴: vocês já podem ler a mais recente investigação da @amenazaroboto.bsky.social em português, “O calor por trás da nuvem”, graças à tradução do grande @diogoarod.bsky.social. amenazaroboto.com/o-calor-por-... cc @pulitzercenter.org #DataCenters
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O calor por trás da nuvem
Vinte e cinco anos de imagens de satélite revelam que o data center da Antel, em Pando, gera uma ilha de calor visível do espaço. A 11 quilômetros dali, o Google constrói outro, muito maior.
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Miguel Dobrich @migueldobrich.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Sadly, in light of today's announcement that #RightsCon has been cancelled, I'm sharing here the investigation we did at @amenazaroboto.bsky.social, which I was planning to present there: amenazaroboto.com/the-heat-beh...
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Carrie Brown @brizzyc.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Great journalism and this method of measuring heat islands caused by data centers can be replicated. Thanks for sharing @migueldobrich.bsky.social !
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Gabriel Farías @gabrielfarias.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
As the AI boom pushes data centers into every corner of the planet, the land pays a cost no one was measuring. 3/3 The full story 👇 www.amenazaroboto.com/the-heat-beh...
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The Heat Behind The Cloud
Twenty-five years of satellite imagery reveal that the Antel data center in Pando generates a heat island visible from space. Eleven kilometers away, Google is building another center several times bi...
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Amenaza Roboto @amenazaroboto.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
"The Heat Behind the Cloud" Twenty-five years of satellite imagery reveal that the Antel data center in Pando generates a heat island visible from space. Eleven kilometers away, Google is building another center several times bigger: amenazaroboto.com/the-heat-beh... cc @pulitzercenter.org
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Andreu Belsunces Gonçalves @imaginaries.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Hype is a powerful force shaping not only technology, but also politics, the economy, culture, and our perception of progress. Proud of this free tool, open to anyone interested in overpromising in tech and how to navigate it in a clickbait driven attention economy.
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The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine @nationalacademies.org · 02/03/2026
The application period for our 2026 SciComm Excellence Awards is now open. These awards honor science communicators, journalists, and researchers who communicated issues or advances in science, engineering, and medicine in 2025. Learn more and apply by April 3: ow.ly/HpTP50YoiIy
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Paul Noth @paulnoth.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
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Miguel Dobrich @migueldobrich.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Hic Sunt Dracones #SodaStereo x Draco Rosa 🐲🐉 #ElNorteEsElSur open.spotify.com/track/4MTSns...
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En Remolinos
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Jeff (Hot Type) Jarvis @jeffjarvis.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Ireland's @thejournal.ie asked me to write about the Washington Post. I wrote its obituary--and mass media's. Don't save it. Replace it. From watchdogs to mouthpieces: Washington Post and the wreckage of legacy media jrnl.ie/6950317
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From watchdogs to mouthpieces: Washington Post and the wreckage of legacy media
Layoffs, billionaires and political capture are hollowing out legacy news, and it’s difficult to see what will come next, writes Jeff Jarvis.
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Pulitzer Center @pulitzercenter.org · 09/02/2026
As we celebrate our 20th anniversary, we’re excited to launch a new way to explore Center-supported stories: our interactive Story Map. With this tool, you can virtually travel around the world and discover reporting through the years. 👉 bit.ly/PCStoryMap
Explorar Pulitzer Center's Story Map
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Miguel Dobrich @migueldobrich.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
I’ve been lucky enough to get to know these brilliant scientists—deeply thoughtful, generous, and committed. Seeing people I admire and care about represented this way is genuinely moving 👏👏👏
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Miguel Dobrich @migueldobrich.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day to my dear friends in the U.S. #MLKDay
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Miguel Dobrich @migueldobrich.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Happy New Year ✨ Grateful for the people and conversations that made this year meaningful — even when it was challenging. Here’s to curiosity, gratitude, and building things that matter in 2026. 🥂🖖
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Amenaza Roboto @amenazaroboto.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
"Build Your Own Climate-Finance GPT" A zero-trust protocol for journalists, in English and Spanish: amenazaroboto.com/climate-fina... This project was carried out through the Catalyst Grant, an initiative by @schmidtsciences.bsky.social and UC Santa Cruz Science Communication Program.
Amenaza Roboto - From Data to Action.
Build your own climate-finance GPT.
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Miguel Dobrich @migueldobrich.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
I think we could all benefit from some D’Angelo today. open.spotify.com/track/5LIwaG...
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Send It On
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Miguel Dobrich @migueldobrich.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
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Miguel Dobrich @migueldobrich.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Honored to be a @pulitzercenter.org AI Accountability Fellow — and inspired by the amazing journalists in this cohort. Grateful to celebrate with the @amenazaroboto.bsky.social team & the @newmarkjplus.bsky.social, @nationalacademies.org & @schmidtsciences.bsky.social communities. 🇺🇾🌎🌍🌏
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Miguel Dobrich @migueldobrich.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Grateful for these inspiring days at the IMMAA Conference hosted by the American University in Cairo. We shared @amenazaroboto.bsky.social's work, showing how open methodologies and educational resources can help journalists innovate and strengthen climate and data-driven accountability. 🌎🌏🌍🤖✊
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Miguel Dobrich @migueldobrich.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Don’t miss tomorrow’s panel: “Reinventing Journalism from the Global South: Innovation, Data, and Sustainability Beyond the Ad Model.” We’ll explore how innovation and open data can power a new kind of journalism. Join us at the IMMAA Conference! 🇺🇾🇪🇬 cc @amenazaroboto.bsky.social @pulitzercenter.org
Two IMMAA 2025 conference badges displayed side by side on a light surface, each with a blue lanyard. The left badge is for Miguel Dobrich and the right one for Gabriel Farías, both representing Amenaza Roboto from Uruguay. The badges feature The American University in Cairo logo at the top and “IMMAA 2025” highlighted in yellow at the bottom.
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Miguel Dobrich @migueldobrich.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
R.I.P. D'Angelo. open.spotify.com/track/5MjUkh...
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Me And Those Dreamin' Eyes Of Mine
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Pulitzer Center @pulitzercenter.org · 09/10/2025
New #OSINT toolkit for investigating vessels! We’ve put together a toolkit on how journalists can use OSINT for vessel tracking ⛴️🛳️. We share practical tips on how to: map a vessel’s identifiers, understand its corporate structure, and more! 👇 bit.ly/4nRdqNK
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How To Track Ships Like a Pro Using OSINT (Part I)
Knowing how to track ships helps journalists uncover hidden stories and hold wrongdoers accountable. From drug trafficking and illegal fishing to the smuggling of goods and weapons, maritime...
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 01/10/2025
Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, dies aged 91
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Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, dies aged 91
Jane Goodall Institute says ‘tireless advocate’ for natural world died in California during US speaking tour The world-renowned primatologist Jane Goodall has died at the age of 91, her institute has said. The Jane Goodall Institute announced that she had passed away of natural causes while in California as part of a US speaking tour. Continue reading...
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Miguel Dobrich @migueldobrich.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Big fan of Jenn’s work. Always rigorous, always insightful. A must-read (and must-see) 👇
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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
LinkedIn user? Starting November 3 posts will be used to train their AI. Unless you opt out, actively. Your text, your data, your choice! This should have been an opt-in, not op-out.
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Miguel Dobrich @migueldobrich.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
I have just learned of the passing of Hermeto Pascoal. Rest in peace, mestre. An immense and irreplaceable loss. My deepest condolences and love to my brothers and sisters in Brazil. ❤️🇧🇷 open.spotify.com/track/51QU7R...
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The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine @nationalacademies.org · 14/09/2025
Sponsors of the National Academies help support a wide range of projects and activities — including workshops, roundtables, fellowship programs, and much more. Learn more about working with the National Academies: buff.ly/F1Uh967
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Miguel Dobrich @migueldobrich.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
So I guess antitrust isn't a thing anymore, huh?
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Miguel Dobrich @migueldobrich.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
"Because that infrastructure was the people" 🙌
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Alberto Cairo @albertocairo.com · 26/08/2025
The Computation+Journalism Symposium will take place on December 11-12 at the University of Miami. Join us: cplusj2025.com The deadline to submit a talk, workshop, or panel is September 7th: cplusj2025.com/submissions/ We've already announced several speakers. More coming soon!
Screenshot of the C+J website, including the dates, December 11 and 12, and the two keynotes, Attila Batorfy and Homa Hosseinmardi
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Mél Hogan / The Data Fix @melhogan.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Call for Papers: Special Issue of Global Media and China AI and its Environmental and Labour Implications: China and Beyond journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/PD...
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Miguel Dobrich @migueldobrich.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
🚆 Great data journalism by @suryamattu.com, @agordon.me & @mariepastora.bsky.social: NJ Transit Is NYC’s Least Reliable Commuter Rail — By a Long Shot. Analysis of real-time data (190,000+ trains) shows NJT riders face service disruptions 6× more than other NYC commuter rails.
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NJ Transit Is NYC’s Least Reliable Commuter Rail — By a Long Shot
An analysis of real-time train data shows its passengers face major service disruptions at six times the rate of riders on other NYC commuter railways.
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Miguel Dobrich @migueldobrich.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
100% with this 👇
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Miguel Dobrich @migueldobrich.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Just learned of Leonard Tow’s passing. Grateful to have met him as a Tow-Knight Fellow. His vision and generosity left a lasting mark on many journalists. Here’s @jeffjarvis.bsky.social’s column in his honor: buzzmachine.com/2025/08/12/l...
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Len Tow — BuzzMachine
We have lost a most generous soul. I have lost a benefactor, mentor, and friend. Leonard Tow died Sunday at age 97.  Len held a PhD in economic...
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