Family members, colleagues and national and international organizations demand justice and guarantees for a journalism free of violence in Mexico, after the murders of journalists Yesenia Mollinedo and Johana García on May 9, and of columnist Luis Enrique Ramírez, on May 5, all in the same month.
In 2018, the Association of Journalists of El Salvador presented a draft bill for the protection of journalists. After almost three years, the effort was cut short. The initiative was archived when the ruling Nuevas Ideas party took control of the Legislative Assembly. The parties that resumed the discussion at the last minute hold each other responsible for the lack of approval.
Journalists in Colombia warned that declining working conditions for the press could become more pronounced in 2022, an election year. The Federation of Colombian Journalists (Fecolper, by its Spanish acronym), released a report title “Unprotected on Feb. 9, the Day of the Journalist in Colombia, assessing the state of journalism and the challenges Colombian journalists face.
The Northeast region is the second most populous in Brazil, but has the lowest GDP per capita. Despite the economic limitations, independent journalistic initiatives are multiplying in the nine states of the Northeast and are capable of having an impact even with restricted resources.
Argentina: La Capital de Rosario consolidates its digital subscription model six months after its launching https://latamjournalismreview.org/news/argentina-la-capital-de-rosario-consolidates-its-digital-subscription-model-six-months-after-its-launching/ #journalists #journalism #Argentina
Paraguay: Following allegations of sexual harassment of journalists, Albavisión media group announces measures https://latamjournalismreview.org/news/paraguay-following-allegations-of-sexual-harassment-of-journalists-albavision-media-group-announces-measures/ #journalism #journalists #Paraguay #sexualharassment #albavisión
Guatemalan official files criminal suit against three journalists under violence against women law via @CPJAmericas https://cpj.org/2022/05/guatemalan-official-files-criminal-suit-against-3-journalists-under-violence-against-women-law/ #journalism #journalists #Guatemala #law
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