"At least nine journalists have left Ecuador since April due to death threats from organized crime and at least six remain in exile so far, the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) recalled in a preliminary report. Three other journalists were relocated within the country after being intimidated, according to the Andean Foundation for the Observation […]
"In compliance with precautionary measure 449/22, issued by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) in July of this year, the Ministry of Human Rights and Citizenship [of Brazil] will hold a high-level meeting next Monday (Dec. 11), in Brasilia, with the presence of the international body, to present the action plan with the aim […]
"A far-right ultraliberal economist who is due to be sworn in as Argentina’s president on 10 December, Milei became famous as an economic commentator on radio and TV. For the past five years he has also been notorious for his clashes with journalists and displays of hostility towards them – an aggressiveness he also displays […]
"The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) deemed a million-dollar lawsuit against El Diario de Hoy in El Salvador and one of its journalists to be intimidating. The organization condemned the disproportionate legal harassment that violates Inter-American standards protecting freedom of the press. Businessman Yakov Fauster is demanding five million dollars in compensation from Editorial Altamirano Madriz […]
Brazilian news outlet Congresso em Foco, with support from Google, organized discussions on Dec. 7 concerning challenges facing journalists today, including copyright, compensation to media outlets from digital platforms, and public policy, and more. "Paths for sustainable journalism" featured Brazilian and international experts. The focus of the event was to "understand the needs and interests […]
"An operation by the Federal Police [of Brazil] carried out this Tuesday (Dec. 5) and focused on combating grain smuggling on the border between Rio Grande do Sul and Argentina, resulted in the arrest of two suspects who planned to murder RBS reporter Giovani Grizotti TV. Interceptions of messages between those investigated revealed details of […]
The Foundation for Press Freedom (FLIP, by its Spanish acronym) of Colombia denounced the attack of at least six journalists who were covering a soccer match between Atlético Nacional and Deportivo Independiente Medellín, on Sunday, Dec. 3. Journalists from Win Sports, Teleantioquia and ESPN were victims of insults, blows, harassment and damage to their journalistic […]
"The organization Propuesta Cívica launched the campaign #HistoriasQueSobreviven [Stories that survive]. This initiative includes three short films that narrate the investigations of murdered journalists. The goal of the campaign is to put the spotlight on the motive behind the disappearance and murder of journalists in Mexico: to silence the voices of journalists who seek to […]
"The 2023 Latin American Conference of Investigative Journalism (Colpin, for its acronym in Spanish), the most important journalistic meeting in the region, will bring together more than 200 journalists from more than 15 countries for four days, from Dec. 6 to 9, in Mexico City. This event is organized by the Press and Society Institute […]
"While covering the consultative referendum [in Venezuela], journalist Eduardo Viloria, of Diario de los Andes, was detained by members of the military of the Plan Republica [military deployment carried out during all electoral processes in Venezuela], who prevented him from doing his job. He was taken to the command of the National Bolivarian Police (PNB, […]
Six journalists in three different Mexican states were attacked in less than a week. On Nov. 28, four reporters were shot and wounded in the state of Guerrero, and another was shot and wounded in the state of Michoacán. The latter remains in the hospital and police are guarding him. Also on Nov. 28, Expansión, […]
"elDiario.es is organizing the fifth edition of the Ibero-American Journalism Encounter that will take place on Monday, Dec. 11, starting at 4:00 p.m. at Casa de América, Madrid. [...] Throughout the gathering, we will talk about the safety of journalists, disinformation, the impact of AI in journalism, the gender gap and the value for a […]