"An Amazonas Court censored a feature story by Amazônia Real, forcing the agency to take it down under penalty of a fine. Published on May 14, 2021, the story 'Amazon Immersion yacht had no authorization', written by journalist Leanderson Lima, pointed out the names of the boat owners. In April of last year, in the […]
"Daniela Carla, a reporter for TV Gazeta, a TV Globo affiliate in Espírito Santo, Brazil, was threatened by an armed man during a live transmission. The fact happened during the morning show 'Bom Dia Espírito Santo.' The story was about shootings in the hills of Vitória, the state capital. While transmitting the news, Daniela suddenly […]
"From July 18 to August 11, 2022, journalists living in Ecuador can apply for Investiga Tour Ecuador, an itinerant newsroom that will offer five grants of between $800 and $1,000 to publish investigative journalistic pieces on the subject of illegal logging in the Amazon. And they will also offer editorial support during reporting, production and […]
According to an investigation by the writers' association PEN, the coronavirus pandemic in particular has had a 'devastating' impact on freedom of opinion and expression in several countries. Among those most affected are authors, journalists and artists who have criticized official measures against the coronavirus. [...] The PEN Club points out that in many countries online platforms […]
"On July 14, the Foundation for Press Freedom (FLIP) warned about the progress of the lawsuit for libel and slander that is being pursued against the director of Noticias Uno and columnist of the newspaper El Espectador, Cecilia Orozco, which was filed by the former Attorney General of the Nation, Néstor Humberto Martínez, in 2019. […]
"Cuban journalist Abraham Jiménez Enoa has been recognized with the International Press Freedom Award, given annually by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). [...] The prestigious organization says Jiménez is 'a prominent and outspoken voice within Cuba's media community, providing fresh perspectives on the challenges for independent journalists and reporting on issues rarely covered by […]
“More than 2,500 entrepreneurs, journalists, developers and designers from around the world will gather to 'think about the future of the media industry' at the tenth edition of the #MediaParty, one of the most important innovation conferences in Latin America to be held on August 25, 26 and 27 at Ciudad Cultural Konex, Buenos Aires, […]
"The board of the National Journalists Union (CNP, by its Spanish acronym) called its more than 25 thousand members to protest against the intentions of the Chavista-majority Parliament to reform the Law on the Practice of Journalism. Through a press release, the national board of the CNP made a statement on the proposal being carried […]
"On July 15, it was reported by the press that the Ministry of Women, Family and Human Rights [in Brazil] decided to request the opening of investigations into the legal abortion procedure performed by doctors in Santa Catarina to an 11-year-old girl victim of rape. Among the targets of the investigations would also be the […]
"The Brazilian Conference on Data Journalism and Digital Methods will be holding its seventh edition in 2022, consolidating itself as the main event of data journalism and innovation in Latin America. This year, in addition to the traditional meeting in São Paulo, the first regional edition will be held: Coda Amazônia [coding the Amazon], with […]
“The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) decided to maintain the precautionary measures in favor of members of the Salvadoran media outlet El Faro, as reported this Wednesday (07.13.2022) in a statement. The entity pointed out that the resolution was issued on July 8 and indicated that it 'expands the precautionary measure to three beneficiaries […]
“President Jair Bolsonaro and his sons in public office, such as councilor Carlos Bolsonaro, senator Flávio Bolsonaro and also Eduardo Bolsonaro, have made at least one attack on media outlets per day from January 2021 to May 2022. The survey carried out by the Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism (Abraji) examined 14,918 tweets and retweets […]