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VIDEO: FOPEA's Gabriel Michi discusses meeting of journalists along the triple-border of Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil

Gabriel Michi, president of the Argentine Journalism Forum (FOPEA in Spanish), explains the upcoming International Meeting for Journalists on the Triple Frontier, Nov. 26-28, 2010, in Paraguay. During the meeting, journalists from Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil will analyze and debate news coverage of themes pertinent to the tri-national region, such as contraband, terrorism, and drug- and human trafficking.

Reporting on violence in El Salvador is more than counting bodies, says editor and founder of digital newspaper

Journalists in Central America aren't prepared to deal with covering the violence, organized crime and drug trafficking that is moving south from Mexico, said Carlos Dada, editor and founder of El Salvador's digital newspaper El Faro and winner of the 2010 Latin American Studies Association Media Award.

Exiled Cuban journalists blog about imprisonment as deadline passes for Castro to free remaining political prisoners

The deadline for Cuba to release 52 political prisoners came and went Sunday night, Nov. 14, and as of Monday, 13 remained imprisoned, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and the Associated Press. The prisoners were arrested in March 2003 during a crackdown on dissidents and independent journalists known as "Black Spring."

IAPA elects new president, board of directors

During its 66th general assembly meeting Nov. 5-9, 2010, in Merida, Mexico, the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) voted in its new board of directors for 2010-2013.

ASNE, IAPA to host summit in El Paso on violence against journalists along the U.S.-Mexican border

The American Society of News Editors (ASNE) and the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) have announced a joint summit focusing on violence against journalists working along the U.S.-Mexican border.

Venezuelan government pulls drug-trafficking themed telenovelas off the air

Claiming that "narco-novelas" hurt the social and psychological well-being of children and adolescents, Venezuela's Nacional Telecommunications Commission (Conatel) has forbidden television stations from airing two telenovelas, or soap operas, whose main protagonists are drug dealers, reported El Universal and BBC Mundo.

MSNBC, La Nación, take top honors at 2010 Online Journalism Awards

The Online News Association (ONA) on Saturday, Oct. 30, announced the 2010 winners of the Online Journalism Awards.

Politicians, media duking it out in U.S. election campaigns

U.S. voters head to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 2 , 2010, for mid-term elections, after what has been a campaign season "rife with hostile and downright bizarre encounters between candidates and the news media," according to The New York Times.

Colombian press freedom organization, Mexican weekly honored for distinguished service in journalism

The Foundation for the Freedom of the Press in Colombia and the weekly newspaper ZETA in Tijuana, Mexico, were honored Thursday, Oct. 28, 2010, for being two recipients of this year's Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism, reported the Associated Press.

New Knight Center Twitter feed showcases restrictions on social media freedom

Journalists increasingly are turning to Twitter to break stories, and even write stories ignored by traditional mainstream media.