“Media owners have complained of increased criminal cyber activities and have hinted at the possibility of approaching the Suriname government for assistance to formally bring the issues to the attention of the owners of Facebook and its parent company, Meta. ‘Since Surinamese people have a predominantly "Facebook culture" and FB is an important platform to […]
“Venezuela's National Telecommunications Commission, an agency controlled by President Nicolás Maduro's government, ordered the closure of the radio station Victoria 103.9 FM of La Victoria, in Aragua state, alleging that it's authorization to broadcast had expired. [...] 'It was learned that the station had made a request for renewal of the concession, but did not […]
“Reporter Jesús Medina Ezaine left Venezuela this Sunday, Sept. 15, alleging that the measure of complete freedom he received after a six-year trial will be revoked. Medina Ezaine recorded a video from Colombia, on the border with our country, in which he accuses Judge Shirley Páez; Attorney General Tarek William Saab and Minister of Interior […]
“David Eduardo Martínez Meraz, son of journalist Ernesto Martínez Meraz, was found alive hours after being abducted on Monday [Sept. 16] in Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico. According to Los Noticieristas, the police reporter confirmed that his son was found safe and sound and that it was apparently a confusion. He also thanked the citizens who collaborated […]
"Under threat of arrest, sports journalist Jaime Vega was ordered by a judge to appear as a witness in a defamation case. The National Press Association (ANP, for its acronym in Spanish), which represents Bolivian newspapers, warned that the legal concept does not apply because the communicator enjoys exceptional measures and is protected by the […]
["The Brazilian federal government launched] an unprecedented initiative within the scope of public policies aimed at community communication: the Cultura Viva public call, of sponsorship in the form of cultural support for community radio stations. The unprecedented call was published today [Sept. 12] by Secom, the Social Communication Secretariat of the Presidency of the Republic, […]
Mexican journalist Humberto Padgett was the victim of an armed robbery on Friday, Sept. 13 in the municipality of Cuitzeo, in the state of Michoacán, Mexico. Four unknown individuals pointed long guns at the journalist and took his vehicle, IDs and work equipment, the freedom of expression organization Artículo 19 reported in a thread on […]
"The Consortium to Support Independent Journalism in the Region, or CAPIR for its acronym in Spanish, is offering a unique opportunity for five journalists from Latin America: full scholarships to attend the Latin American Conference on Investigative Journalism (COLPIN) in Madrid, Spain, from October 23 to 26, 2024. Three of the scholarships will go to […]
"Journalist and Grupo Diario de Morelos radio host Edgar Arroyo was the target of an armed attack in the city of Cuernavaca. He was injured and taken to the hospital, where his condition is reported as stable. The incident took place the night of September 10, when Arroyo was traveling through the Ramón Hernández Navarro […]
“On Sept. 9, 2024, during a press conference, [President] Dina Boluarte's spokesperson, Fredy Hinojosa, asked the public prosecutor's office to investigate journalistic publications about popular protests against her. Hinojosa described as false the live broadcasts that allegedly show attacks on the president, which he considered an invitation to violence. He alluded to protests against Boluarte […]
“President Gustavo Petro has signed today [Sept. 9] a directive that seeks to promote good practices and ethical conduct that align with the social and democratic responsibilities linked to the guarantee of freedom of expression and of the press. At the initiative of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the Inter-American Commission on […]
"Dalia Villatoro, a journalist from Chiapas [in southern Mexico] who works for media outlets such as Verídico Noticias, publicly denounced being the victim of death threats allegedly linked to an organized crime group that left her un narcomensaje (a threatening message). This is happening as the southeastern border state of Mexico is experiencing a fierce […]