"Journalists from Colón reported to the Committee for Free Expression that on several occasions they have had information deleted from their news outlets, after calls or messages warned them about certain people's discomfort with news they broadcast. According to the version of journalists whose names are withheld for security reasons, the last incident was reported […]
"The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) informed media professionals in North America, Latin America, the Caribbean and Spain that it has extended by one week the deadline for its Excellence in Journalism 2023 contest. The new deadline for receiving applications will expire on Friday, July 7 at midnight. Only journalistic pieces published between July 1, […]
"Without any explanation, the National Institute of Radio and Television of Peru (IRTP, by its Spanish acronym) decided on Wednesday [June 28, 2023] not to renew the work contracts of journalists Ximena Carrasco and Jorge Ballón. Ximena Carrasco said to La República newspaper that her contract was about to expire, so the managing editor requested […]
"The Committee to Protect Journalists [CPJ] will celebrate four extraordinary journalists from Georgia, India, Mexico, and Togo with its 2023 International Press Freedom Awards. […] María Teresa Montaño (México) is a prominent investigative reporter […]. Her journalism features investigations of corruption, transparency, gender violence, and accountability. […] In 2021, in retaliation for her reporting, she […]
"The director of Radio Caracas Radio (RCR), Jaime Nestares, confirmed to CNN its decision to cease operations on the digital platforms that the outlet's used for the last four years to broadcast its programming. RCR, which has been on air for almost 93 years, had ceased its radio broadcasts in 2019 by order of the […]
Colombian journalist Catalina Gómez Ángel, correspondent for Radio France Internationale (RFI) and the France 24 network on the war in Ukraine, was non-seriously injured in the attack carried out by Russian forces on Tuesday (June 27) that left at least 11 dead and 50 wounded at a restaurant in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk. […]
"Página Siete, the main newspaper in opposition to the Governments of the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) of Bolivia, has announced this Thursday that the newspaper for this June 29 would be its last edition, after 13 years of work as an 'ally of democracy.' 'We have decided to suspend the publication of Página Siete starting […]
"One year after the murder of journalist Antonio de la Cruz and his daughter Cynthia, the Attorney General's Office (FGR, by its Spanish acronym) announced on Wednesday [June 28] that Rafael Santiago Arano Rodríguez was apprehended and a judge ruled that he must face trial for the crime of aggravated homicide. De la Cruz was […]
"'La Resistencia [the resistance]' has carried out several attacks against politicians, journalists, social leaders, and human rights defenders in the last weeks without being stopped by the authorities. In view of this, Congresswoman Flor Pablo officially requested the Attorney General, Patricia Benavides, that the Public Prosecutor's Office initiate an ex officio investigation against members of […]
The organizations Article 19 Office for Mexico and Central America, Freedom House, Free Press Unlimited (FPU), Protection International Mesoamérica, Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Fundamedios and the Foundation for Press Freedom (FLIP, by its Spanish acronym), in alliance with the regional networks IFEX-ALC and Voces del Sur carried out a mission […]
"On the grounds that [the radio station] Jovem Pan aligned itself with the disinformation campaign that has been spreading throughout the country since 2022, the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office [MPF, by its Portuguese acronym] filed a public civil action requesting the cancellation of three broadcasting licenses granted to the station. According to the agency, the […]
"The anonymous Instagram account Venezuela Megafono (@vzlamegafono) published two posts in which it falsely accuses journalist Laura Clisánchez of extortion and offering journalistic services in exchange for payment. The case is being handled by the Prosecutor's Office. The first publication against Clisánchez took place on May 15, when unidentified persons created a false email address […]