“The government of Argentina announced on Feb. 4 the dissolution of the Office of the Press Secretary, a measure that had been previously reported by presidential spokesman Manuel Adorni and that comes less than a week after its head, Eduardo Serenellini, resigned. The Office of the Press Secretary, in charge of the government's communication policy, […]
"Chequeado has announced the creation of a network of local news outlets in Argentina with the goal of strengthening the news agenda with innovative and data-driven approaches. The initiative, supported by the International Fund for the Media in the Public Interest, brings together ADN Sur, Aire Digital, Corrientes al Día, Ruido and Todo Jujuy in […]
The editor of the digital newspaper Hondudiario, Arístides Aceituno, denounced on Friday, Jan. 31, that he is wanted by the International Police (Interpol), due to a lawsuit against him filed by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces of Honduras, Roosevelt Hernández. Apparently, the lawsuit stems from a report published […]
“Journalist Alan García Zúñiga was released the morning of Sunday [Feb. 2] after being abducted on Jan. 22 in Poza Rica, Veracruz [Mexico]. In a press release, the State Commission for the Attention and Protection of Journalists (CEAPP, by its Spanish acronym) said that, thanks to a joint operation between federal and state authorities, García […]
"Google News Initiative launched the Mexico News Accelerator, a comprehensive nine-month program to strengthen the technological infrastructure of news media in Mexico. The objective of this initiative is to improve the user experience of media sites as well as the knowledge of their audiences. The initiative includes training sessions and in-person events, and interested media […]
"A 61-year-old journalist was shot dead on Saturday (Jan. 25) in Potim, a city in São Paulo with 21,000 inhabitants located in the Paraíba Valley. The criminals fled and had not been identified as of Monday (Jan. 27). According to the police , Geraldinho, as he was known in the city, was arriving home with […]
"Pope Francis expressed concern over the impact of social media, warning against excessive scrolling, which he described as causing 'brain rot.' Pope Francis made the remark at the Jubilee of the World of Communications in Rome, an event which attracted around 9,000 journalists and writers from 138 countries, both in person and online. The pope […]
While reporting on a traffic jam in a sector of the city of Chiclayo, Peru, Fátima Constantino, a journalist for the media outlet Exitosa, was detained by members of the National Police on the morning of Jan. 28. According to local media, an agent approached her, called her out for recording and asked her to […]
“The State Attorney General's Office of Tabasco arrested one of the suspects in the murder of journalist and professor Alejandro Gallegos León. The governor of Tabasco, Javier May, announced the information through his social networks. [...] The governor explained to the media that the lines of investigation are based on the professional activities of law, […]
“The president of [Costa Rica], Rodrigo Chaves Robles, did not want to receive the representatives of the Inter-American Press Association (IAPA), who are visiting the country, in his office in the Presidency of the Republic. This Tuesday [Jan. 28] the president of this organization, José Roberto Dutriz, confirmed that despite several requests to the Presidency […]
"Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has released its 2024 Assistance Report. The report highlights how the growing phenomenon of forced exile particularly affects journalists, as risks for information professionals covering conflict zones have increased worldwide. Seventy percent of the NGO’s emergency funds were allocated to relocating persecuted journalists from all corners of the globe." Read original […]
"From Jan. 20 to 23, the weekly magazine ZETA's website was the target of a Denial of Service (DDoS) cyber attack, orchestrated by unknown individuals in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. The objective of DDoS attacks is to overload the digital infrastructure of a website, for example by making countless access requests, in order to overload […]