“A survey regarding the open records request made via the Access Law and which were denied - carried out by Transparência Brasil at the request of Painel [a column in the Folha de S.Paulo newspaper] - shows that the argument that the request is 'generic' to not grant data has turned into an increasing trend […]
"Agência Lupa has been a target of a coordinated disinformation campaign with homophobic prejudices on social media. In a post that circulated Aug. 20, 2020, Gilberto Scofield Jr., director of strategy and business of Lupa since May 2019, and his spouse Rodrigo de Mello, a real estate agent, were falsely named as the founders of […]
"La Agência Lupa viene sufriendo una coordinada campaña de desinformación con prejuicios homofóbicos en las redes sociales. En una publicación que circuló el 20 de agosto de 2020, Gilberto Scofield Jr., director de Estrategias y Negocios de Lupa desde mayo de 2019, y su marido, Rodrigo de Mello, agente inmobiliario, fueron falsamente señalados como fundadores […]
"In the ruling of the judicial reform project, the ruling party included a clause, promoted by senator Oscar Parrilli, that forces judges to denounce the pressures 'of the media powers.' In view of this, the Asociación de Entidades Periodísticas Argentinas (Association of Argentine Journalistic Entities, or Adepa) considered that it was aimed at 'favoring self-censorship, […]
"A Agência Lupa vem sofrendo uma campanha coordenada de desinformação com viés homofóbico nas redes sociais. Em um post que circulou no dia 20.ago.2020, Gilberto Scofield Jr., diretor de Estratégias e Negócios da Lupa desde maio de 2019, e seu marido, Rodrigo de Mello, corretor de imóveis, foram falsamente apontados como fundadores da agência de […]
"The trial against Juan Carlos Moreno Ochoa “El Larry”, the co-perpetrator of the homicide of Miroslava Breach Velducea, the journalist and correspondent of La Jornada, and the only one detained for the crime, will begin its final phase this Tuesday, five months after the court declared him guilty, but received no sentence because the hearing […]
"Colombian authorities must undertake a thorough and transparent investigation into violence against journalists Fernando Osorio and Edilson Álvarez, and ensure those responsible are brought to justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. On August 8, soldiers chased Osorio, a photographer for the local news cooperative Voces del Guayabero, which posts stories on Facebook, and […]
"On Sept. 5, during the Lima International Book Fair (FIL 2020), OjoPúblico will present 'Poderes Fácticos: historias urgentes en tiempos de crisis' (De Facto Powers: Urgent Stories in Times of Crisis), a printed collection of the main investigations published in the first five years of our outlet's existence. ... The publication was edited by OjoPúblico's […]
“Likewise, [Leopoldo Maldonado's] trajectory in the organization allows him to identify the national and regional problems that the exercising of this right face and to take advantage of the channels for dialogue built with our counterparts. Leopoldo will take charge starting Sept. 10 and, to guarantee a efficient transitions, Ana Cristina Ruelas will keep an […]
"Cuban authorities should stop harassing and threatening journalist Yadisley Rodríguez Ramírez, and cease persecuting independent journalists in the country," CPJ said in a statement published early August. Read original article
“Énois, a representative journalism laboratory, launched Monday Aug. 3 the Diversity in the Newsroom program, in alliance with Google News Initiative. The program will select 10 newsrooms throughout Brazil (with the exception of the capitals of São Pablo y Río de Janeiro) that already have practical actions of diversity directed at teams, stories developed and […]
"On Wednesday Aug. 12, a Red Uno television news team from Bolivia was surrounded and attacked by protesters that interrupted the circulation of vehicles in the region of Santa Fe of Yapacani, in the municipality of San Carlos, located 120 kilometers from the city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra. According to the journalist Marco […]