The Central American Journalists Network (RCP, for its initials in Spanish) issued an alert over threats, acts of intimidation and attacks against journalists Carlos Girón and Marcelo Osorto of Honduran news outlet ICN Investiga. The organization said the incidents reflect a pattern of violence against investigative journalism in the country. According to the RCP, Girón […]
"Band Minas reporter Alice Ribeiro, who was involved in a serious car accident in Sabará—in the Belo Horizonte metropolitan area—died on Thursday night (April 16) at the age of 35. She was rescued following the incident but subsequently fell into a coma and was declared brain dead—a condition characterized by the irreversible loss of brain […]
Media outlets from Brazil, Colombia, Argentina, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Canada and the United States were among the winners of the 2026 WAN-IFRA Digital Media Awards Americas, which honor "the most innovative and relevant projects within the digital ecosystem across North, Central and South America." Winners in each category are listed below: Best News Website or […]
"The 6th Global Summit on Disinformation has officially opened registration for its upcoming edition, which will take place on May 27 and 28, 2026, in an online format, free of charge, and featuring a bilingual agenda (Spanish and English). Interested individuals can register for free via this form. Over the course of two days, the […]
"At four o'clock in the afternoon on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025, more than forty journalists walked out of the Pentagon building in Washington, D.C., carrying boxes containing their belongings. They had worked for years, accredited at the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense. This was the reaction to the revocation of credentials for […]
"Venezuela's justice system has annulled the legal proceedings against journalists Román Camacho and Elides Rojas, who were accused of alleged incitement to hatred and other crimes, the National Union of Press Workers (SNTP) reported this Wednesday [April 15]. 'The judicial ruling states that "it has not been possible to incorporate new data into the investigation,"' […]
"Last Friday, April 10, journalist Gabriel Jesús Chan Uicab was physically assaulted and kept from reporting by two officers from the Yucatán Public Security Secretariat in Dzununcán, Mérida. Chan, a reporter for Diario de Yucatán, had gone to cover a car accident at the kilometer 6 overpass of Mérida’s peripheral road. The incident allegedly involved […]
"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 […]