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Daniel Ortega's regime renews attacks and detentions of journalists in Nicaragua

"The Nicaraguan Police carried out this Thursday [May 20] a new raid against the magazine Confidencial, a media outlet critical of the Daniel Ortega regime and led by journalist Carlos Fernando Chamorro. Several journalists were repressed or detained while covering the raid. [...] Chamorro, the journalist, has denounced in a radio program that at the […]

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Reporters Without Borders will give 'trust certificate' to media outlets after verifying them

"The organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF, for its acronym in French) launched on Tuesday [May 18] the certificate of the Journalism Trust Initiative (JTI) to fight against disinformation and offer a certificate to media considered 'trustworthy' after a verification process. The initiative aims to achieve a healthier information system. To achieve this, indicators of reliability […]

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Marcela Turati wins the 2021 Javier Valdez Cárdenas Journalism Award

"Mexican journalist Marcela Turati won the 2021 Javier Valdez Cárdenas Journalism Award convened by Penguin Random House, the publishing firm announced this Saturday in a statement. The award considers the publication of a book with an investigation carried out by Turati about the massacres of San Fernando, in the northern state of Tamaulipas, where in […]

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Supreme Court confirmed sentence of alias el 'Loco' for the murder of Colombian journalist

"The Supreme Court of Justice confirmed the sentence of 47 years, 2 months and 6 days in prison against Juan Camilo Ortiz, as the author of the murder of journalist Flor Alba Núñez Vargas, which occurred at noon on Sept. 10, 2015 at the door of the station where she worked, in the municipality of […]

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Venezuelan authorities seize headquarters of newspaper El Nacional due to lawsuit from Diosdado Cabello

“Members of the Venezuelan National Guard carried out the embargo on ‘all property’ of newspaper El Nacional. The seizure of assets and the headquarters of the historic Venezuelan newspaper in Caracas is part of the compensation ordered by the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ, for its acronym in Spanish) for "moral damage" to the senior […]

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Applications open for Metis, a mentorship program for women digital media founders in Latin America

“This year, we opened the third call for 10 women media founders in Latin America. Those selected will receive a six-month mentorship to accompany them on the path to the sustainability for their projects. In addition, they will join the Metis network comprised of more than 35 leaders from the region, international references and prominent […]

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Nearly half of Brazilian journalists have never used the Access to Information Law, says survey

“Almost half of [Brazilian] journalists (48.44%) have never made requests through the access to information law to cover stories, according to a survey launched this Monday (May 17) by Abraji (Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism). The study marks nine years since the implementation of the LAI (Access to Information Law) in Brazil. The law was […]

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FLIP rejects threats to withdraw advertising resources from Colombian media: 'blackmail that attacks journalistic independence'

"The [Colombian] Foundation for Press Freedom (FLIP, for its acronym in Spanish) rejects that congress members and political and business sectors threaten to use official advertising resources with the purpose of controlling the media narrative. This practice of instrumentalization of public money to control debate and favor discourse is a clear and direct blackmail that […]

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The 'flight' of journalists from Dominican Republic

"The wage gap, the lack of social security and the long hours of work constitute three of the numerous factors by which journalists in the Dominican Republic decide to leave their career or move to other sectors such as the State or public relations. (.. .) According to a publication called Analysis of media development […]

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IACHR condemns the harassment of artists, journalists and activists in Cuba

"The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) and its Special Rapporteurs for Freedom of Expression (RELE) and for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (REDESCA) condemn the harassment of artists, journalists and human rights defenders in Cuba, and call on the State to cease acts of persecution against those who exercise the right to freedom of […]

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Prosecutor asks for protection of journalist who was attacked in Olímpia, São Paulo

"The São Paulo public prosecutor's office requested the Criminal Court of the District of Olímpia, in the northwest region of the State, issue a protective measure in favor of José Antônio Arantes, editor and owner of Folha da Região. The townhouse where the newspaper headquarters is located and which houses the journalist's home was attacked […]

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Cuban journalist has been surrounded at her home by state security agents for a month

"CiberCuba reporter and political activist Iliana Hernández condemned the illegal house arrest that the Cuban authorities have imposed on her for more than a month, and the systematic violation of her right to free movement, preventing her from leaving her home. On her Facebook account, Hernández urged citizens to defend the rights that the regime […]