Ramón Zamora is an anthropologist and sociologist, and former professor at the Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, where he taught and researched the intersections of culture, communication, and technology. He previously served as Product Manager at elPeriódico, leading the design of new digital formats, platforms, and audience strategies until the newspaper’s forced shutdown in 2023 amid the imprisonment of its director and the persecution of its newsroom. After relocating to the United States, he collaborated with the Russian Independent Media Archive (RIMA) and Bard College to launch the Central America Independent Media Archive (CAIMA), an initiative dedicated to preserving and safeguarding the region’s threatened independent journalism.
