"Radio Mundial, said goodbye this Monday [March 31] to its listeners in Venezuela after receiving an order from the authorities. At 11 a.m., a host announced that the signal was being suspended because the National Telecommunications Commission (Conatel, for its Spanish acronym) had decided to terminate its official concession. As documented by the NGO Espacio […]
"More than 20 journalists denied having ties to an organized crime group operating in the town of Tapachula, [in the Mexican state of] Chiapas, after a social media page accused them by name and photo. [..] On Friday morning [March 28], a Facebook page called Noticias Chiapas al ROJO circulated information accusing 18 journalists of […]
"A group of 10 international organizations submitted an amicus curiae brief to Guatemala’s Supreme Court in the case of journalist José Rubén Zamora Marroquín. The brief, filed on March 26, argues that Zamora’s return to preventive detention constitutes a violation of his fundamental rights under Guatemalan and international law, and urges the Court to grant a pending amparo appeal […]
"There is shock in the Antioquia community and the journalism community following the murder of journalist María Victoria Correa, which occurred on Friday, March 28, in the municipality of Envigado [in the Colombian department of Antioquia]. The 70-year-old journalist was in a bakery when she was approached by two armed men. One of them initially […]
“Uruguay’s Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining (MIEM), Fernanda Cardona, has asked President Yamandú Orsi to suspend the implementation of the regulatory decree for the new Media Law, which was signed in February by former President Luis Lacalle Pou just two weeks before handing over office. According to the ministry, the decree includes provisions not […]
"Since April 16, 2024, when Hollman Morris was appointed director of Colombian public broadcasting service RTVC, the Foundation for Press Freedom (FLIP for its initials in Spanish) has documented more than 30 cases of workers reporting censorship and editorial pressure within the country’s public media system. In the past 11 months, multiple media outlets have […]
“El Salvador faces a ‘systemic problem’ in guaranteeing press freedom, and the state has built a ‘propaganda and disinformation machine,’ Artur Romeu, Latin America director for Reporters Without Borders (RSF), said in an interview with EFE. RSF conducted a three-day visit to El Salvador last week to meet with journalists, media outlets, and local organizations. […]
"A total of 36 independent organizations, journalists and human rights defenders denounced that a recent approval of secondary laws on access to information and protection of personal data in Mexico represents a serious setback in terms of transparency, by weakening the institutional structure and the regulatory framework that has guaranteed these rights for more than […]
“A reporter for La Nación was assaulted by a person who was participating in the march organized near the Plaza de Mayo, in the center of the city of Buenos Aires, in remembrance of the Day of Memory, Truth and Justice. The TV channel's reporter was in the middle of a report in the afternoon […]
“The National Association of Journalists of Peru (ANP, for its initials in Spanish) rejected this Monday [March 24] statements from Peruvian Prime Minister Gustavo Adrianzén, who said some media are giving 'a soft coup', in reference to the investigations they're carrying out on President Dina Boluarte and members of her administration. 'The ANP rejects the […]
"Respect for freedom of expression is one of the key demands for the finalists of Ecuador’s 2025 second electoral round, Daniel Noboa and Luisa González, who faced off in a presidential debate on March 23. Ecuadorian journalists, in an open letter, have emphasized the need to understand the candidates’ stance on this fundamental issue as […]
“Medianálisis and its partners Cotejo.info and the Venezuelan Fake News Observatory present a quali-quantitative analysis of disinformation in Venezuela and its milestones from July 2024 to February 2025 with the purpose of contextualizing how the country is increasingly marked by the precariousness and shrinking of its media ecosystem. [...] Only between July 2024 and February […]