"A court in Bahia has ordered the digital newspaper Poder360 to remove the name and image of a police chief mentioned in a report by the outlet. This information, published by the outlet, was confirmed by CNN Brasil with the Court of Justice of Bahia. According to the newspaper, the police chief in question was […]
"On March 18, 2026, Juan David Gámez [owner of local news site Táctica SS] was shot dead in the Valle de Lincoln neighborhood of García, in the northern state of Nuevo León. According to information [from Reporters Without Borders, RSF], he was attacked while riding his motorcycle near his home. Juan David Gámez regularly published […]
"Ecuadorian authorities must swiftly and comprehensively investigate the shooting of journalist José Vinces Oviedo in the southern city of Huaquillas and hold those responsible to account, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Friday [March 20]. [...] After he received a news tip about the discovery of two human skulls in a graveyard, Vinces went to the […]
"Venezuela's National Union of Press Workers (SNTP, by its acronym in Spanish) denounced on Sunday, March 22, that the creation of a registry of digital news outlets that 'must fulfill commitments to the truth' is based on a logic of control. […] The SNTP pointed out that there is no 'spectrum limitation' on the internet. […]
This year's Ortega y Gasset Journalism Awards, presented annually since 1984 by Spanish newspaper El País, will honor the career of Nicaraguan writer, journalist and lawyer Sergio Ramírez. "As a journalist and columnist, he has always shown a deep commitment to human dignity. His articles have been and continue to be a moral compass for […]
"Journalistic guilds and institutions today accused Patricia Padilla—the presiding judge of the Second Investigating Court of the National District—of 'abuse of power,' alleging that she imposed precautionary measures against media professionals Nelson Gutiérrez and Joan René Santana (known as 'El Francotirador') in order to 'appease' Ramón Antonio Guzmán Peralta, the former director general of the […]
The Gabo Foundation and Proyecto Desconfío have released a free guide on disinformation entitled "The truth under pressure: AI, disinformation and the urgency of information integrity." The document is based on findings from the 5th Global Summit on Disinformation and offers "valuable insights and responses for journalists, organizations and citizens committed to verified facts, transparency […]
"With the aim of contributing to a report by Revista AzMina—funded by Reporters Without Borders—a survey has been launched to investigate the gender-based violence faced by journalists covering cases of violence against women in Brazil. The questionnaire seeks to map the experiences, patterns, and impacts of such violence. The questionnaire, completed anonymously, is aimed at […]
"Former First Lady Michelle Bolsonaro posted a video on Saturday (March 14, 2026) in which Cris Mourão, a supporter of former President Jair Bolsonaro, claims that journalists who were in front of the DF Star hospital in Brasília, covering the hospitalization of former leader, were wishing for his death. In the footage, it is not […]
"A São Paulo court ordered journalist Luan Araújo to pay one minimum wage (R$ 1,621, or about US $300) for the crime of defamation against former congresswoman Carla Zambelli, currently imprisoned in Italy. Luan Araújo is the man who, in 2022—on the eve of the second round of the presidential elections—was chased by Zambelli in […]
"The press in Ecuador is doing its work amid the government’s war on drug trafficking, which has turned the country into the most violent in Latin America, with a record 54 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants in 2025 — equivalent to one every hour, according to official data. 'Having six journalists killed in just one year […]
"Oaxacan journalist and head of the news site OM Noticias, Óscar Merino Ruiz, was shot and wounded in an attack Tuesday night in Santiago Pinotepa Nacional, a town on Oaxaca’s coast, the National Forum of Journalists and Communicators confirmed. The shooting took place in a public area and left him seriously injured. He was taken […]