"On April 11, Diario Expreso previewed something unusual for its next edition: “This is our front page for tomorrow, April 12, 2026. Yes, it’s blank. It’s not a mistake. It’s not by chance. It’s a message you need to understand.” The news outlet explained the reason behind the blank front page: “This is what the […]
"The Gabo Foundation, based in Colombia and founded in 1994 by Nobel Prize-winning author Gabriel García Márquez, has been named the winner of the 14th International Journalism Award of the Manu Leguineche Chair. The award — granted by the Provincial Council of Guadalajara, the Federation of Journalists’ Associations of Spain (FAPE), the University of Alcalá […]
“Sixty-one media outlets shut down, media professionals imprisoned, more than 300 journalists in exile and 65% of Nicaragua’s territory turned into a news desert. After nearly two decades in power, the regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo has successfully carried out a sustained strategy to dismantle independent journalism. Meanwhile, Nicaraguan journalists continue to work […]
"About half (48%) of internet users in Brazil always or most of the time distrust information produced by professional news outlets — a higher share than those who distrust content from friends or family on social media (39%) or on messaging apps (42%). At the same time, only 36% of internet users say they always […]
"El World Press Photo premió este jueves varios trabajos en América Latina y el mundo, firmados en su mayoría por fotógrafos locales, que documentan desde las masacres policiales en Brasil hasta el ritual afrodescendiente en el Pacífico colombiano, pasando por los agrotóxicos argentinos y el colapso climático en México. The award-winning works map out a […]
"At least 10 journalists and press workers were assaulted while covering the march on April 9 in Caracas, according to a statement released by the National Union of Press Workers (SNTP, for its Spanish initials). The organization warned that these incidents occurred while the media professionals were covering the mobilization, which was convened to demand […]
"Sandinista lawyer and tourism entrepreneur from León, David Enmanuel Molina Lugo, publicly threatened to initiate criminal proceedings against Bismark Lebron, an exiled journalist from that city. The anger of the lawyer—who openly declares himself a friend of high-ranking officials within the Sandinista Police—stems from the fact that, over the weekend, the journalist reported his arrest […]
"In a symbolic gesture on Journalists' Day, Ministers Wellington César Lima e Silva (Justice and Public Security) and Sidônio Palmeira (Secretariat for Social Communication of the Presidency of the Republic) participated this Tuesday [April 7] in the signing ceremony for the National Protocol for the Investigation of Crimes Against Journalists and Communicators. Developed within the […]
"The government of Argentine President Javier Milei revoked on Monday [April 6] the press credentials granting access to the Executive headquarters and Congress for certain local media outlets implicated in an alleged disinformation campaign—driven by a Russian network—that was exposed in recent days by a journalistic investigation. Among the media outlets denied access to the […]
"The Venezuelan judicial system has once again closed the doors to the complete freedom of journalist and former political prisoner Rory Daniel Branker. On April 6, 2026, through a judicial order issued by the First Court of First Instance (Trial Jurisdiction) with competence in Terrorism cases, the denial of his amnesty request was made public. […]
"The National Association of Journalists (CNP, for its Spanish initials)—Capital District Chapter—presented its updated assessment of the state of freedom of expression in Venezuela, warning of the consolidation of control mechanisms that stifle professional practice. According to the professional association, the use of the justice system has evolved into a tool of 'silent harassment' aimed […]
"Russia has trained more than 1,000 content creators, journalists, and influencers to spread disinformation across eight Latin American countries—Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Venezuela—according to a report released this Tuesday [March 31] by the Digital News Association (DNA) in the United States. These communicators, trained by the state-run media outlet RT en […]