Journalists across Latin America face mounting pressure but persist. This year’s top stories show reporters forced into exile, resisting authoritarian smears, teaching media literacy and exposing multimillion-dollar fraud.
During a recent webinar, journalists and scholars from northern Central America describe the threats and violence they face at home. For some, it’s led to exile, but not to giving up.
With the military casting suspicion on the press and pushing to unmask sources, local journalists are turning to one another — and to bulletproof vests — to ensure they can cover their country’s elections.
The founders of Revista Factum, Efecto Cocuyo and Confidencial continue to document their governments’ repression. In a Knight Center panel, they explain why continuing their work from abroad is essential.
Historian Andrew Paxman’s new book traces the evolution of Mexico’s critical press — from its emergence in the 1990s to the political, criminal and financial pressures that now threaten it.
Fabiola Tercero appeared before pro-government media saying she’d never left home. Press groups fear it’s a staged “proof of life” meant to deflect attention from the Ortega-Murillo regime’s abuses.
As repression and job insecurity drives reporters from their countries, founders of three independent outlets will discuss practicing journalism in exile during a free online event.
The Salvadoran Journalists Association says it can no longer report attacks on freedom of expression from within the country, citing a law that "criminalizes" them and restricts foreign funding.
At least 47 journalists have fled to Guatemala, Mexico and Europe, as Bukele criminalizes the press and opposition.
A new report finds online harassment, disproportionate caregiving burdens, and workplace bias are pushing exiled women journalists from Central America to altogether leave the profession.
Journalists in Bolivia are facing escalating political violence in the run-up to the August vote. Some have been abducted or assaulted, and press groups warn unrest may intensify after election day.
A federal police report says Brazil’s intelligence agency illegally surveilled national and local journalists under the Bolsonaro administration. Victims say key details on how and why they were targeted remain hidden.