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Armed group breaks into the home of Mexican journalist Anabel Hernández

An armed group broke into the home of Mexican journalist Anabel Hernández late last year, news magazine Proceso reported.

Mike O’Connor, CPJ advocate for journalists in Mexico, dies at 67: A collection of articles

Mike O’Connor, a veteran war correspondent who spent the last five years advocating for journalists’ safety in Mexico for the Committee to Protect Journalists, died of a heart attack on Dec. 29. He was 67.

Knight Center survey shows interest for investigative journalism in Latin America but lack of training in the field

Despite Latin American journalists' high interest in investigative journalism, there is a shortage of strong university-level programs to teach these skills and professional journalists consider that they do not have the resources in their newsrooms to conduct in-depth investigations

New crowdfunding platform Indie Voices seeks to connect investors with media projects in developing countries

One of the biggest questions in journalism entrepreneurship today is how to finance a publication in the digital age and ensure its sustainability. 

Twelve journalists killed in 2013 in Latin America: RSF

Twelve journalists were killed in Latin American countries in 2013, according to an annual report by Reporters Without Borders released today.

Argentine journalist accused of instigating police strike, lootings faces sedition charges

Juan Pablo Suárez, editor of the Argentine digital newspaper Última Hora, faces sedition charges after being accused of helping instigate the police strikes and widespread looting that swept the country last week, newspaper Clarín reported.

Argentine journalist accused of instigating police strike, lootings faces sedition charges

Juan Pablo Suárez, editor of the Argentine digital newspaper Última Hora, faces sedition charges after being accused of helping instigate the police strikes and widespread looting that swept the country last week, newspaper Clarín reported.

Venezuelan president calls for a boycott on four critical newspapers

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro called for a boycott on several national newspapers after accusing them of having distorted the results of the recent municipal elections in the country, the Press and Society Institute informed.

Most attacks against journalists during summer protests in Brazil were intentional, report found

In a report published last week, the Brazilian Association for Investigative Journalism (Abraji) found that 70 of the 113 cases of aggressions against journalists during the protests in Brazil that began in June this year were intentional

"Digital Tools for Journalists": 2nd edition of Knight Center’s book in Spanish now available for free

The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas has published its most recent e-book in Spanish, the second edition of "Digital Tools for Journalists," by award-winning Argentine journalist Sandra Crucianelli.

New documentary highlights dangers, government pressures that journalists face in Latin America

Spanish-language TV network Univision has produced a new documentary on the government pressures and dangers that journalists face today throughout Latin America.

Venezuelan government censors news on country’s economic crisis, CPJ says

The Venezuelan government is suppressing news about the economic crisis in the country through attacks on journalists and the media, according to a report from the Committee to Protect Journalists.