"Politicians from opposition parties, businessmen and journalists repudiated on Wednesday, Sept. 23, the statements of the mayor of José C. Paz, Mario Ishii, who issued a harsh warning against the media during an act. Along with President Alberto Fernández and Axel Kicillof, with whom he led the inauguration of a faculty, Ishii said: 'Have mercy […]
"Supported by Facebook, the initiative is an expansion of the project carried out by the Brazilian institutions Redes Cordiais and ITS that has trained more than 1,300 journalists in Brazil and Mexico. Registrations for the free course are now open. New technologies have changed the information ecosystem. In the digital age, the journalist needs to […]
"The Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism has launched an online form for allegations of attacks against women journalists and gender biases directed at press professionals. Carried out as part of the project to monitor gender attacks against journalists, the initiative aims to establish a channel for the notification of cases that violate freedom of expression […]
"The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) expressed concern about the reprisals that a high official of the government of El Salvador would take against two journalists for using anonymous official sources in a report. On his Twitter account, President Nayib Bukele's lawyer and legal advisor, Javier Argueta, threatened to initiate legal proceedings against journalists Karen […]
Registration is open for the 2021 Global Disinformation Summit, a free online event that takes place on October 1st and 2nd. The event will be attended by 20 speakers and 30 organizations, with eight training workshops on digital strategies and tools to face and identify disinformation campaigns. Learn more about the event
"In February this year, secretary-general of the United Nations António Guterres said that climate disruption, pollution, and accelerated loss of biodiversity were the critical elements that make up what he called the 'defining issue of our time'. In Brazil – home to the Amazon rainforest, the Pantanal wetlands, and diverse species of flora and fauna […]
"The Bolivian Ombudsman's Office asked the State this Tuesday [Sept. 21] to 'guarantee the work of the media and strengthen the protection of press workers' after the recent attacks on a photojournalist in Santa Cruz and a journalist in Cochabamba." Read original article (in Spanish)
"The bill that declares of 'public necessity and national interest the fair and equitable distribution of the electromagnetic and radioelectric spectrum in radio, television and other media,' proposed by Congressman Abel Reyes, from Peru Libre, which has the digital signature of Waldemar Cerrón, spokesman for that party, and of Francis Paredes Castro, aims to set […]
"The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) will hold its 182nd Period of Sessions online between the 6th and 17th of December, 2021. The adoption of the virtual format aims to fulfill the IACHR mandates and functions in the face of the seriousness of the situation currently affecting the health of thousands of people in […]
“The Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) is pleased to announce the launch of the Americas Dialogue about Freedom of Expression Online. This initiative, which is open and multisectoral in nature, arises in order to address the challenges currently presented by digital technologies for […]
“On the night of Sept. 19, Marcos Efraín Montalvo, a renowned journalist from the [department of] Valle del Cauca, was assassinated with a firearm. The events were recorded by a security camera of the establishment where Montalvo apparently was when he was killed. According to the information that is known so far, the events occurred […]
"Registration is now open for the 5th International Congress on Educational Journalism, promoted by Jeduca (Association of Education Journalists). This year, the theme is “Education and inequalities in the pandemic.” The event is free and takes from Sept. 27 to Oct. 1, and for the second time, will be online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. […]