Between 2014 and 2018, UNESCO recorded 495 murders of journalists around the world, and Latin America and the Caribbean was the second most lethal region for media professionals: 127 of these deaths occurred here, a quarter of the total.
It would be silly and a lie to say that I have not made mistakes. But the worst thing a journalist can do is believe that he knows something definitively.
El reportero Néhémie Joseph de Radio Méga fue encontrado muerto en su automóvil el 10 de octubre en Mirebalais, Haití, según informó la agencia Associated Press (AP).
Reporter Néhémie Joseph of Radio Méga was found dead in his car on Oct. 10 in Mirebalais, Haiti, as reported by the Associated Press.
Mirebalais, where Joseph’s body was found, is 37 miles northeast of Port-au-Prince and, according to Le Nouvelliste, is one of the most hectic cities.
The organization also noted that in Brazil, El Salvador, the United States, Guatemala, Mexico and Nicaragua the stigmatization of the media and journalists is on the rise.
The organization also noted that in Brazil, El Salvador, the United States, Guatemala, Mexico and Nicaragua the stigmatization of the media and journalists is on the rise.
La organización también señaló que en Brasil, El Salvador, Estados Unidos, Guatemala, México y Nicaragua “se agrava la estigmatización a medios y periodistas”.
Journalists arrived from the most dangerous states, and where we began to have contact and awareness of how dangerous it was to be a journalist in Mexico and in some regions.
Journalists arrived from the most dangerous states, and where we began to have contact and awareness of how dangerous it was to be a journalist in Mexico and in some regions.
Su asesinato nos impactó también porque vimos que no importa si tienes premios internacionales, por más conocido que seas, todos están en riesgo y, bueno, el asesinato de Javier también, no sé, cada asesinato ha sido difícil.
We’ve compiled a list of well-known fellowships open to journalists around the world, and some in particular meant for Latin American professionals.