"In apparent violation of Brazilian law prohibiting the indiscriminate use and distribution of copyrighted journalistic content, Grok —the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot developed by Elon Musk— has been ‘tearing down’ news outlets’ paywalls by delivering full newspaper articles that normally require a subscription to access. To test how this works in practice, O Globo newspaper […]
"Nine out of 10 news websites in Brazil lack protocols to prevent data collection by artificial intelligence companies, allowing their content to be used to train large language models. According to the study 'The Protocol Gap,' released this Thursday (March 12, 2026), 93% of the 4,025 news websites in the country analyzed do not have […]
"Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered a search and seizure at the residence of Maranhão journalist Luis Pablo Conceição Almeida, known as Luis Pablo. Moraes ordered the seizure of cell phones and a laptop after the publication of reports in which Luis Pablo pointed out the alleged irregular use of an official vehicle belonging […]
"Carlos Dada is one of the most respected Latin American journalists worldwide, but he can’t practice journalism in his own country. Founder and editor in chief of the Salvadoran newspaper El Faro, Dada now lives in exile. Harassment by President Nayib Bukele forced El Faro to move its headquarters to Costa Rica, and Dada and his colleagues […]
" President Gabriel Boric underscored the role of the media: 'To the news outlets with us today, thank you very much for your work. A free press is fundamental in a democracy — it is a pillar of democracy.' “ 'The media must make those in power uncomfortable, and they made me uncomfortable more than […]
“Journalists Analí Andrade Pareja, of Fuerza Informativa Apurímac, and Edwin Ramírez Delgado, of the Portada.pe website, are facing legal proceedings after Judge Wilmar de la Cruz Gutiérrez filed a constitutional injunction. The judge intends to force the journalists to remove several publications that reported on serious allegations against him for alleged influence peddling and abuse […]
“Judge América Vergara revoked a ‘protection order’ requested by brothers Roberto and Ramón Carretero Napolitano, which prevented journalist Sabrina Bacal from reporting on their activities. The order had been in effect since November 6, when it was issued by Isela Mela Peralta, deputy prosecutor of the section for crimes against freedom, honor, the administration of […]
"The Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) reported on Tuesday that conditions for journalism and freedom of expression in the Americas have deteriorated dramatically, with a regional average of 47.10 points, the lowest level since the Chapultepec Index of Freedom of Expression and the Press was first compiled. According to the report, now in its sixth edition, […]
"Last Sunday afternoon, the 9th, coverage of the classic match between Internacional and Grêmio, for the final of the Gaucho Championship, began with an episode of hostility against the press. Journalist Alice Bastos Neves, presenter for RBS TV, was the target of verbal abuse from a fan in the stands of the Beira-Rio stadium in […]
Brazil “President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva lost a lawsuit he had filed against former Globo journalist Luís Ernesto Lacombe, who published a video in 2024 comparing the politician to 'the devil.' The ruling, obtained by VEJA, was issued by Judge Paulo Cerqueira Campos of the Federal District Court of Justice and published in late […]
“Estefany Rodríguez Florez, a journalist with Nashville Noticias who has produced critical reporting on [the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency] ICE, was arrested Wednesday [March 4] during a traffic stop, according to documents filed in federal court in Nashville. Her attorney requested her immediate release, but the federal agency asked a judge to deny […]
"The Union of Professional Journalists in the State of Amazonas (SINJOR/AM) has intensified its monitoring and protection efforts for the profession in the first two months of 2026. On Monday (March 2), at a meeting of the Commission on Violence against Journalists, composed of journalists Isac Sharlon, Henderson Martins, and Alessandra Aline, the entity formalized […]