"Instagram and TikTok have become the main gateway to information for young Latin Americans, who now get their news in a fragmented way through memes, short videos, and content defined by algorithms, according to a study published in Bogotá this Wednesday [Jan. 21]. [...] The study reveals an accelerated transformation in young people's news consumption […]
"Journalist Rafael León Segovia, a police beat reporter in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, regained his freedom on Thursday [Jan. 22] after being under house arrest due to his indictment for the crimes of obstruction of justice and crimes against public security institutions. In an interview with local media, León Segovia said that he had obtained a federal […]
"Lawyer Zully Ortiz was arrested this morning [Jan. 21] during a raid on her home, carried out by a team of prosecutors and police officers who subsequently raided her law office, both located in Asunción. The lawyer, who is being prosecuted in the case known as the 'promissory note mafia,' is suspected of instigating the […]
"The Gabo Foundation is opening the call for entries for the fourteenth Gabo Award, the prize that recognizes the best of journalism in Ibero-America. Since its inception, this award has highlighted works that combine rigor, innovation and ethical commitment, and that contribute to a better-informed and more participatory citizenry. [...] The 2026 Gabo Award seeks […]
"On Dec. 17, Sebastián Cabrera, a journalist for the newspaper El País [of Uruguay], received a call from Police Station 11 in Piriápolis. He was informed that he had to appear at the station to give a statement because a complaint had been filed against him for defamation, stemming from a news article about Richard […]
"Bolivia’s Asociación de Corresponsales de la Prensa Internacional (ACPI) and Asociación Nacional de Periodistas de Bolivia (ANPB) expressed concern over the state-owned telecommunications company Entel’s decision to remove the Telesur and Russia Today channels from its television services starting Jan. 17, warning that the move could amount to censorship. In a joint statement, the organizations […]
"Journalist Claudia Cáceres, who has worked for several years at the radio station Radio Cadena Voces, reported Tuesday (Jan. 20) that she was assaulted by activists from the Libertad y Refundación (Libre) party solely for doing her job as a journalist. The attack against Cáceres occurred Tuesday morning as she was leaving the offices of […]
“The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) warns of an increase in judicial actions brought in recent days against journalists and media outlets in Colombia, a trend that reveals a pattern of legal harassment aimed at intimidating, censoring, and obstructing independent journalism. The most recent episodes of this type of harassment affect journalist Lorena Beltrán and […]
"Independent journalist Henry Constantín was released Friday [Jan. 16] in Havana after being detained for 44 hours without charge [...]. Constantín, director of the independent media outlet La Hora de Cuba and regional vice president for Cuba of the Inter-American Press Association's (IAPA) Committee on Freedom of the Press, announced his release in a video […]
Three journalists from the digital news outlet SinEmbargo were attacked and threatened while attempting to document the illegal sale of animals at the Mixhuca Market in Mexico City, human rights organization Article 19 reported. A vendor harassed the reporters inside the market, demanding they delete their recorded footage. The team left the market after noticing […]
2025 was the most critical year for press freedom in Argentina on record, according to the Argentine Journalism Forum (FOPEA, by its acronym in Spanish). A report by the organization counted 278 attacks against journalists, a 55 percent increase compared to 2024. The document also identified physical assaults, judicial harassment, online harassment –especially frequent against […]
"Journalist Julia Mengolini, founder and director of radio station Futuröck, caught widespread attention last summer after suing Argentinian President Javier Milei and more than 20 people connected to his administration, accusing them of 'unlawful association, embezzlement of public funds, coercive threats,' and 'public incitement to hatred.' A judge has yet to take up the case, Mengolini told […]