"Journalists at IstoÉ Publicações, a publishing group that includes the brands IstoÉ, Dinheiro, Gente, Motorshow, Planeta, Menu and Dinheiro Rural, declared a strike this Thursday [May 14] due to constant delays in the payment of wages and benefits. The problem occurs in the midst of scandals involving Entre Investimentos e Participações, of businessman Antônio Carlos […]
"Julio Ibáñez, a renowned TUDN sideline reporter, faces an adverse legal situation. Since mid-March, 'El Profe'—as he is also known—was arrested in South Africa and subsequently released; this news reached Mexico and sparked a debate regarding the work of the Televisa broadcaster, as well as the support he received from authorities. Although 'Profe' Ibáñez has […]
"Journalist Harold Portella Llanos reported receiving death threats against himself and his family after publicly denouncing a police officer for his alleged involvement in the kidnapping and robbery of a citizen in the province of Casma, in the Áncash region [of Peru]. [...] 'I announced on my program that I intended to publicly denounce an […]
"Journalists Leonardo Núñez González and Eduardo Buendía, members of Mexicans Against Corruption and Impunity (MCCI), were detained this Wednesday [May 13] afternoon in the municipality of Tecámac, State of Mexico, while conducting a journalistic investigation related to alleged acts of corruption in the area. The incident triggered an immediate alert among freedom of expression advocacy […]
"The Voces del Sur Network (Red VDS) presented today [May 12] the eighth edition of its 'Shadow Report: Cartography of Silence.' The document reveals a structural regression in press freedom in Latin America during 2025, marked by increasingly sophisticated censorship mechanisms and an alarming rise in lethal violence... In total, the Network documented 2,484 alerts […]
Ten data-driven journalism projects from around the world won the 2026 Sigma Awards, hosted by the Global Investigative Journalism Network. They were recognized as the best in data journalism out of 543 entries from 84 countries, as reported by GIJN. Winners from Latin America included Peruvian outlet Salud con Lupa for "Invisibles: How System Failures […]
"Journalist and founder of elPeriódico, José Rubén Zamora, has denounced a new attempt to criminally prosecute and imprison him. The journalist said that the public prosecutor's office is reportedly seeking to push for a new arrest warrant related to journalistic investigations published in 2021 concerning the case known as 'La Alfombra Mágica.' This case was […]
"The dictatorship of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo ordered the closure of radio stations Stereo Romance 105.3 FM and La Buena Onda 91.1 FM—both based in Carazo—marking a new escalation against independent media in Nicaragua. [...] The owner and general director, Francisco Gadea López, said this measure is an act of retaliation for the commitment […]
“A Brazilian cameraman accompanying ESPN reporter Lilly Nascimento was struck by explosives and flares before the start of the match between [the Colombian soccer team] Independiente Medellín and [Brazil’s] Flamengo at Atanasio Girardot Stadium in Medellín, Colombia. During the broadcast, the network showed a burned backpack and reported that the cameraman’s pants were also burned […]
“At a time of global pressure on journalism, the advance of artificial intelligence (AI) and on the eve of Brazil’s 2026 elections, the 3i Festival is returning for its seventh edition with discussions on the challenges facing digital journalism and the future of information. The event will take place May 29-31 at Porto Maravalley in […]
"Amid concerns regarding the safety of journalists in various regions of [Colombia]—and the uncertainty (as well as conflicting accounts) surrounding the case of media professional Mateo Pérez in Briceño, Antioquia—the Office of the Attorney General of the Nation has announced a new directive aimed at strengthening investigations into attacks against the press. The entity issued […]
"The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) expresses concern over a complaint filed by Paraguay’s ABC Color newspaper regarding an alleged systematic persecution against it using the state apparatus and the prosecutorial and judicial systems. According to media director Natalia Zuccolillo, the newspaper and its business group would be the target of a harassment strategy that […]