"The Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) and the Latin American Council for Accreditation of Education in Journalism (CLAEP, for its acronym in Spanish), opened the registration process for a virtual diploma for the professionalization of journalists. Under the general title of "Discovering the secrets of Journalism," the IAPA/CLAEP diploma will begin on Aug. 28 and will […]
"The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) announces today the winners of the 2021 Excellence in Journalism Award. Journalists from national and local media and collaboration platforms from Argentina, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, the United States, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela obtained awards and mentions in 14 categories." Read original release
"In 2020 alone, in the midst of the health crisis, Jair Bolsonaro issued 1,682 false or misleading statements, an average of 4.3 per day, contributing to the increase in cases of disease contamination, deaths and causing an information crisis in Brazil. In the previous year, there were around 500 declarations of this type. The data […]
“During the 2021 electoral process, 71 attacks on journalists and the media were registered by the Human Rights Office of the National Association of Journalists of Peru (ANP, for its acronym in Spanish). Said registry covers attacks that occurred from January to Monday, July 19, the date on which the president-elect, Pedro Castillo Terrones, was […]
"Registration for the largest journalism meeting in Latin America is now open. Abraji's 16th International Congress of Investigative Journalism will be held virtually, for seven days, from Aug 23, 2021 to Aug 29, 2021. Due to health and economic crises, registration will be free for the second year in a row. Click here to register." […]
"A new UNESCO report highlights trends and challenges regarding the safety of foreign correspondents, as well as the crucial role they play in informing the public around the globe. The environment and nature of the work of foreign correspondents has significantly changed in recent years under the influence of the digital revolution, which has also […]
"The Coalition Against Online Violence today launched an Online Violence Response Hub to aid women journalists with the rising threat of violence online. The Coalition is led by the International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) with funding from Craig Newmark Philanthropies, the Emerson Collective, Jigsaw, Knight Foundation, and the Luminate Group. This first-of-its-kind suite of support […]
"The Consortium to Support Independent Journalism in the Region (CAPIR, for its acronym in Spanish) calls on independent media from Mexico, Honduras, Bolivia and Venezuela to participate in the Initiative for Integral Media Development (IMDI), which seeks to strengthen the institutional capacity of independent media to protect their journalists, increase the reach of their audience […]
“'I am not free, but at least I am out of the dungeons,' Camila Acosta told CPJ via messaging app after her release to house arrest on July 16 following a four-day detention for covering the recent protests in Cuba. Acosta, who is based in Havana, covered protests on July 11 for the Cuban independent […]
"On Thursday, July 15, the Third Collegiate Court in the State of Quintana Roo granted an amparo to José Kamel Nacif Borge, freeing him from all responsibility for the crime of torture against the journalist and human rights defender Lydia Cacho. With this determination, the door is opened for the acquittal of the rest of […]
"'Biased,' 'unfair,' 'sensationalist,' and now a 'who is who in false news?' Are some of the expressions that the president [of Mexico] Andrés Manuel López Obrador has launched at the press in his two years of government. Although the president says that he does not stigmatize, experts warn that he does and that it even […]
“Relatives of Javier Ortega, Paúl Rivas and Efraín Segarra filed a lawsuit in the Constitutional Court (CC) [of Ecuador] to order the declassification of the minutes of meetings of the State Public Security Council (Cosepe, for its acronym in Spanish). Thus they hope to learn information on the abduction and murder of the El Comercio […]