“Journalist Ana Carolina Guaita, from the news portal La Patilla, was apparently detained by Bolivarian Intelligence Service (Sebin) officials while she was near the El Rincón neighborhood in Maiquetía, the National Press Workers’ Union reported on their X account. [...] The legal advisor of the Democratic Unitary Platform, Perkins Rocha, said Guaita is also the […]
The 5th edition of the Zarelia Festival: Journalism, Digital Media, Gender, and Feminisms is now open for registration for both in-person and online attendance. The festival will take place on August 26th and 27th in Quito, Ecuador, featuring keynote presentations, workshops, networking spaces, and panels to showcase the best works in feminist journalism. There will […]
“The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) condemned Monday [Aug. 19] the murder of journalist Alejandro Alfredo Martinez Noguez, which happened Aug. 4 in the Mexican state of Guanajuato, and reported the entry of the case into its Observatory of Murdered Journalists. Unesco Director General Audrey Azoulay urged Mexican authorities to conduct 'an […]
"On August 17, 2024, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights adopted Resolution 50/2024, by which it granted precautionary measures for the benefit of Roland Oswaldo Carreño Gutiérrez after considering that he is in a serious and urgent risk of irreparable harm in Venezuela. According to the request, Roland Carreño, journalist, political activist and national leader […]
“[Argentine] President Javier Milei attacked the press again on Friday [Aug. 16] and defended attacks against journalists by his followers on social media. 'Freedom of expression is for everyone and not just for journalists,' Milei said in an extensive post on social media. 'Deep down [journalists are] very brave for slandering, but very weak when […]
Peruvian TV presenter Magaly Medina said on her program “Magaly TV, la Firme” that two of its reporters, identified as Nataly Julca and Gianfranco Pérez, received death threats after covering an encounter between Christian Cueva, player of the Peruvian National Soccer Team, and singer Pamela Franco. According to the newspaper El Comercio, Julca received intimidating […]
Brazil's Association of Education Journalists (Jeduca) will hold its 8th International Congress of Education Journalism from Sept. 2 - 3, at the Fundação Escola de Comércio Álvares Penteado (Fecap), in São Paulo. The event, which is now open for registration, will address topics such as the impacts of the climate crisis on education, artificial intelligence, […]
Two collaborative journalistic projects from Latin America were recognized at the 2024 Online Journalism Awards, standing out for their transnational approach to investigating complex topics. The project "Tráileres, trampa para migrantes" (Cargo trucks: a trap for migrants) won the Excellence in Collaboration and Partnerships category. Led by Noticias Telemundo and the Latin American Center for […]
On Aug. 12, 2024, the official inauguration of the La Casa para el Periodismo Libre (The House for Free Journalism) was held at the National Museum of San José, in Costa Rica. La Casa is an initiative of DW Academie and its local partner in Costa Rica, the Institute for the Press and Freedom of […]
"This Thursday [Aug. 8], the House of Representatives of Uruguay approved a new media law with a controversial article on the 'impartiality' of information that, as expected, was vetoed hours later by President Luis Lacalle Pou. [...] Article 72 established 'the duty to provide citizens with information, analysis, opinions, comments and assessments in a complete, […]
“The former Minister of the Interior [of Peru], Daniel Urresti, will continue life behind bars. This Wednesday [Aug. 14], [the Transitory Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court] ratified his 12-year prison sentence for the murder of journalist Hugo Bustíos. [...] The Supreme Court determined that the crime 'constitutes, without the slightest doubt, a serious violation […]
“In addition to President Maduro’s ban on X (formerly Twitter) and the messaging app Signal, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) found at least 70 violations of press freedom committed by the authorities since the presidential elections on July 28, 2024. Both national and foreign journalists face a climate of hostility and repression, marked by arbitrary arrests, […]