texas-moody

KC Logo

Magazines in Brazil in 2021: Print falls by 28 percent; shrinkage in digital of 21 percent

“[In Brazil] Magazines, as well as newspapers, did not have a good year in 2021. According to the IVC (Instituto Verificador de Comunicação), print circulation fell by 28 percent, digital circulation fell by 21 percent and the total decreased 25 percent. For the survey, Poder360 chose seven magazines: Veja, Quatro Rodas, Época, Exame, Vogue, Revista […]

KC Logo

Paraguay: Journalist Sandro Saúl Sánchez was murdered on the border with Brazil

"[…] The Board for the Safety of Journalists of Paraguay maintains that the investigation of the crime of Sandro Saúl Sánchez Benítez, 38, which occurred on March 16 in Pedro Juan Caballero, in the Department of Amambay, is essential. The victim was shot three times with a firearm by an unknown motorcyclist. Sandro Saúl Sánchez […]

KC Logo

Mexican authorities have 16 detainees for murders of journalists in 2022

"Authorities arrested 16 people for their alleged participation in four of the murders of journalists registered this year in Mexico, the government reported this Thursday (March 17). When presenting a balance of the actions of the State against the crimes [committed against] reporters, the Undersecretary of Security, Ricardo Mejía, said the government had documented six […]

KC Logo

Mexican government attributes impunity to prosecutors in murders of journalists

Mexico’s government on March 16 attributed impunity in the cases of murdered journalists -seven so far this year- to the country’s prosecutors. It recalled that prosecutors are the ones responsible for investigating those cases, rather than the protection mechanisms for journalists. 'Things can't go on like this and there have to be changes. Things have […]

KC Logo

Daniel Ortega's plan to legitimize the closure of media outlets in Nicaragua

"Through a statement issued on March 14, from its headquarters in the city of Miami, the Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) expressed its concern about the current situation faced by the media working in Nicaragua. IAPA warned that in that country, from the official institutions of the Ortega regime, freedom of the press is being undermined […]

KC logo

IACHR will analyze abusive use of Pegasus spy program against journalists and civil society in El Salvador

"During a Wednesday [March 16] hearing, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) will examine the large-scale use of the Pegasus spy program to monitor journalists and members of civil society in El Salvador. The move follows a joint investigation by the organizations Access Now and Citizen Lab published in January, which identified the use […]

KC logo

Eighth journalist murdered in Mexico so far in 2022

"[Mexican] journalist Armando Linares was murdered this Tuesday [March 15] in Zitácuaro, in the state of Michoacán, as reported by the State Prosecutor's Office. The attack occurred in the afternoon (local time) 'at a private address,' according to a report from the public prosecutor. The reporter, director of the Monitor Michoacán portal, had denounced threats […]

KC Logo

Police make two arrests after alleged gang members shoot at Radio Globo newsroom in Honduras

At about 3 p.m. on March 7, a man on a motorcycle fired multiple gunshots at the broadcaster’s office in Tegucigalpa, the capital, according to news reports and Radio Globo Director Hector Amador, who spoke to CPJ in a phone interview. [...] No one was injured in the attack, Amador said. He added that police […]

KC Logo

Abraji and other organizations sign statement calling for justice in case of Brazilian broadcaster Valério Luiz

"The Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism (Abraji) and six other organizations related to the defense of freedom of expression and of the press released this Tuesday, March 15, a joint statement asking for justice for the murder of radio broadcaster Valério Luiz de Oliveira. Known for his critical sports coverage, Valério Luiz was shot dead […]