Why the first 72 hours after a natural disaster are so important: what is the “golden window”

Aníbal de Castro, founding director of Diario Libre, stated that journalism is undergoing one of the deepest transformations in its history due to the rise of artificial intelligence. Speaking on the matter, he emphasized that rather than losing relevance, journalism acquires a renewed value in an era defined by an abundance of information.

This perspective on media transformation was published alongside unrelated international coverage by the same outlet detailing a major earthquake in Colombia, which resulted in over 240 deaths and more than 1,000 injuries. That separate disaster coverage also noted the immediate response of Pope Leo XIV, who dispatched 100,000 euros in aid to be distributed through the Colombian Episcopal Conference under the administration of newly assumed Colombian President Abelardo De la Espriella.