"The Executive Power is the one that most affects the health of press freedom, according to the Chapultepec Index recently released by the Inter American Press Society (IAPA) during its General Assembly in Mexico.
The most negative influence was observed in countries with authoritarian presidents, such as Cuba, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Venezuela, according to the conclusions of the Index, which measures the impact that the three branches of the State have on press and expression freedoms."
