"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. […]
"Drowned by the persecution of the Daniel Ortega regime, newspaper La Prensa, the largest and longest-lived newspaper in Nicaragua, announced on Wednesday [Sept. 15] the dismissal of more than half of its workers, personnel linked to the newsroom, finance, circulation, marketing, bodegas (warehouses) and printing press. Although the newspaper has not made public the number […]
“Facebook today announces a three-year investment program in Brazil to support news outlets, of all sizes and regions, and to train thousands of journalists. As part of the initiative, the company has signed commercial agreements with 20 news organizations. In addition, Facebook will invest, in addition to these agreements, more than US$ 2.6 million in […]
"As part of its analyses of attacks on the media in Brazil, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and a local partner, the Rio de Janeiro Institute for Technology and Society (ITS-Rio), are publishing a survey of the behaviour of users of Twitter, the platform used for most of the attacks on the media and journalists in […]
“Journalist Hellen Meniz denounced that Franco Pomalaya, a member of the Government Palace press team, attacked her when she sought to get some statements from the President of the Republic, Pedro Castillo. [...] According to the RPP reporter, when she sought to get Castillo Terrones' statements along with the other media, Franco Pomalaya began to […]
"The Association of Journalists of El Salvador (APES) in the company of [the religious NGO] Cristosal presented a complaint on Tuesday [Sept. 14] to the General Inspectorate of Public Security for the increase in hostilities by the National Civil Police (PNC) against journalists on the job. The president of APES César Castro Fagoaga pointed out […]