"The brothers of two of four Dutch journalists murdered by the army of El Salvador in 1982 demanded justice on Tuesday [April 22], on the eve of the final phase of the trial against three former military chiefs. Cornelius Kuiper Joop, Koos Jacobus Andries Koster, Hans Lodewijk ter Laag and Jan Willemsen were killed in […]
“Independent Cuban journalist Carlos Michael Morales, was summoned again this Monday [April 21] by the Municipal Court of Caibarién [central Cuba], along with his employer, in the midst of a campaign to harass him deployed by State Security. Morales was sentenced in May 2024 to 8 months imprisonment for the crime of 'disobedience', a sanction […]
"Roberto Navarro, director of the Argentine outlet El Destape, was the victim of a violent attack in the street this Monday [April 21], while he was walking through downtown Buenos Aires. Navarro was attacked from behind while he was arguing with a person and, as a result of the blow, he sustained a hematoma to […]
The Colombian tabloid "Q'Hubo Medellín reported on its social media accounts threats against its team of journalists after covering the murder of Sara Millerey González, an event that occurred on April 6 in the town of Bello, neighboring the city of Medellín. 'The calm in our newsroom was shattered after publishing a video of this […]
“Independent journalist Miguel Ángel Anaya Castillo, director of the news page Pánuco OnLine, was reported missing on Saturday [April 19]. The State Commission for the Attention and Protection of Journalists (CEAPP) in Veracruz, Mexico, confirmed that the appropriate protocols to locate him have been activated. [...] The CEAPP reported Anaya Castillo's disappearance and said that […]
"Argentine president Javier Milei once again attacked the journalism of Argentina that is critical of his government, after calling press workers ‘hired killers with credentials of so-called journalists’ and saying that ‘people do not hate them enough.’ 'I had believed that a large part of journalism had reached its peak as lying trash in covering […]
"Applications are open until April 25 for the AI Journey for Journalistic Business, a free Google program that will support the digital transformation of 100 Brazilian media outlets throughout 2025. The initiative will train media outlets on the adoption of artificial intelligence solutions to improve revenue, audience engagement and operational efficiency. The project will promote […]
"What happens when a country's journalists are forced into exile? 'Te tienes que ir' (You have to go) explores the forced exodus of Venezuelan journalists in the United States. Through the voices of 10 professionals, this narrative essay reveals the struggles, adaptations and resilience of those who, seeing their integrity threatened, sought a refuge that […]
"The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is alarmed by the arrest and prolonged pre-trail detention of Cuban freelance reporters Yadiel Hernández and José Gabriel Barrenechea, who both write for the online newspaper 14ymedio, and calls on Cuban authorities to release them immediately. [...] Hernández, 33, was arrested Jan. 24 while reporting on drug trafficking in […]
"A Facebook account named “Melvin Veum” launched a paid advertising smear campaign on Monday, April 14, that used the logo of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) to legitimize false narratives against Guatemalan journalist Quimy de León, director of independent news website Prensa Comunitaria and recipient of CPJ’s 2024 International Press Freedom Award. The post […]
The State of Journalism 2025 survey, conducted by media and public relations firm Muck Rack, is now open for submissions. Journalists from all disciplines — reporters, editors, freelancers and independents — are invited to contribute their experiences to help map what’s working, what’s changing and what’s next for journalism. The survey takes between 12 and […]
“Argentine President Javier Milei once again attacked journalists, calling them ‘envelopers’ [those who charge money], ‘operators’, and ‘garbage,’ before stating that they ‘poison people’s lives with lies.’ Milei spoke these words during a long interview with the streaming channel Neura, hosted by his ally Alejandro Fantino, which lasted almost five hours and ended late Tuesday […]