“Noticias Uno rejected in its Dec. 8 broadcast the announcement by the Prosecutor's Office that it would inspect its files for the broadcast of October 19, 2013, the date on which Noticias Uno revealed information related to the board of directors of the Aqueduct and Sewerage Company of Bogotá at that time This would serve […]
"In a historical event, the first of its kind to be reached in Mexico in the case of a disappeared journalist, this Wednesday [Dec. 9] in Empalme, Sonora will be the signing of the Friendly Settlement Agreement and Public Act of Acknowledgement of Responsibility, by the Mexican State to the indirect victims of the disappearance […]
"With 67 votes against and 51 votes in favor, the House defended an article that could result in the restriction of journalistic work and in the control of the actions of public officials. The controversial point is in the project that seeks to 'adopt measures in matters of transparency, prevention and fight against corruption.' The […]
“Alexander Gálvez, the Haitian correspondent who was abducted by gangs in Haiti, was released this Monday [Dec. 6] after being deprived of his liberty for nine days. As reported by the Haitian media outlet Radio Télé Métronome, the abduction of the reporter from Grupo de Medios Telemicro had been perpetrated by the criminal gang ‘400 […]
"The Júri Court, in Curitiba, Brazil, sentenced hitman Flavio Acosta Riveros to 36 years in prison for the murder of Paraguayan journalist Pablo Medina and his assistant Antonia Almada, which took place in 2014. (...) Pablo Medina and his assistant were ambushed and killed on Oct. 16, 2017, in Villa Ygatimí, Canindeyú department in Paraguay. […]
"Facebook has begun to expand its Facebook Protect security program globally, which has led some users of the social network to see a notification urging their activation to continue using the account. The technology company that presented a couple ago years ago Facebook Protect, a security program designed to protect risk groups such as journalists, […]
Three Latin American media won the Digital Media Awards Worldwide 2021 by WAN-IFRA (World Association of News Publishers). Winners are selected from regional awards, awarded by WAN-IFRA in 2021 in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, North America, and South Asia. Agência Lupa, from Brazil, won the global award for Best Data Visualization, […]
"In today's Brazil, marked by political radicalization and constant attacks against press freedom, being a communicator is a challenge. Although this statement applies to Brazilian journalists as a whole, elements such as gender and sexuality makes the task of journalism in the country even more difficult. To give visibility to this problem, the Brazilian Association […]
"Magalí Espósito, journalist for LV 19 Radio Nacional Malargüe, [from Mendoza, Argentina] told radio show Muchas Gracias [Thank you very much] about the attack she suffered in the San Rafael courts while she was covering the trial for the femicide of [the teen] Nélida Villar. The journalist recounted what happened during her coverage while she tried […]
"Independent journalist Camila Acosta, under house arrest for more than four months, has had her charges changed for reporting on the July 11 protests, for which she was detained for four days after the protest. The political police informed her on Nov. 30, [...] in Havana, where the young woman was summoned. Streaming direct, the […]