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Invisible, labeled, attacked: Report on Gender Representation in the Media provides solutions to achieve equality

"At the same time that they are conquering more and more space in society, running private companies, governments, parliaments, and civil organizations, women have not yet managed to occupy the place they deserve in the media, besides suffering stereotyped representation and being attacked more than men in social networks. This is the conclusion of a […]

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Chile: Applications are open for the Pfizer Andean Cluster Award of health journalism dissemination

"Pfizer announced the call for entries for the second edition of the Pfizer Andean Cluster Award, which seeks to recognize professionals and students for their contribution to journalistic dissemination of innovation, development in science and technology in health. [...] The Pfizer Andean Cluster Award - Chile 2023 Edition will have two categories: The First Category, […]

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Mexico: Journalist Alain Albarrán is assaulted in Oaxaca

"Unidentified men assaulted Mexican journalist Alain Albarrán Granados on Thursday [April 6]. He covers issues of violence, particularly against women, in Oaxaca, in the south of the country. The reporter at the radio station La Poderosa 100.5 FM and the newspaper El Imparcial de Oaxaca was hit in the face and body as he was […]

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Brazilian journalism legend Claudio Abramo would have turned 100 this week

"Journalist Claudio Abramo (1923-1987) would be 100 years old this Thursday (April 6). Considered one of the greatest names in Brazilian journalism of the 20th century, he had about four decades of career and was responsible for modernizing two of the most traditional newspapers in the country: Folha de S.Paulo and Estado de S. Paulo." […]

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Journalist Victor Ticay arrested over coverage of Easter ceremony in Nicaragua

"Nicaraguan authorities should immediately release journalist Victor Ticay and cease detaining members of the press for their work, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Friday (Ap. 7). On the morning of Thursday, April 6, police in the southwestern town of Nandaime arrested Ticay, a reporter for the privately owned TV broadcaster Canal 10, according to […]

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Uruguay: Photojournalist Manuela Aldabe wins the Jelen Award for Written Journalism

"Photojournalist Manuela Aldabe was the winner of the VII Marcelo Jelen National Written Press Award for her coverage of the Aramaya Hotel fire, which occurred on Oct. 17, 2022. In the premises, which operated in the orbit of Mides as a shelter for mothers with children, a 31-year-old woman died and two of her children […]

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Brazil: Cajueira launches map of independent journalism in the Northeast

"We are very pleased to present you the Cajueira Map, an interactive and collaborative platform that brings together all the news outlets mapped by our project. Created by Journalism student Marco Antônio Ferro as a Final Coursework (TCC) at the Federal University of Sergipe, the platform allows you to filter the initiatives by state, theme […]

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Red Voces del Sur rejects proposal to regulate social media in Bolivia as an attack on freedom of expression

"A project to regulate content that circulates in social media was presented by legislator Juan José Huanca Mamani, member of the ruling party Movement Towards Socialism (MAS, by its Spanish acronym) in Bolivia. The document proposes a reform in the Penal Code to incorporate the crime 'against dignity through social media' and a punishment by […]

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2023 POY Latam contest opens call for submissions

“POY Latam is back for its biennial event. We will receive entries from April 1 to 30, 2023 and the judging will take place from May 25 to 28. The categories and rules are already posted on our website. […] We must fight against the simplistic attempts of the developed countries’ press to pigeonhole Latin […]

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Mexico: Journalist Richard Villa was kidnapped in Veracruz

"Mexican reporter Richard Villa was kidnapped on Monday afternoon [April 3] by a group of armed men in the state of Veracruz, local authorities said. The news outlet itself, Presente Veracruz, reported that the incident occurred at 5:40 p.m. (23:40 GMT) when the reporter was at a repair shop where he had taken his motorcycle. […]

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Colombia: FLIP rejects senator's conduct against the press

"The Foundation for Press Freedom (FLIP, for its Spanish acronym) rejected the repetitive conduct of Senator María Fernanda Cabal, regarding accusations and stigmatizations against journalists. It also announced it will file a disciplinary complaint before the Attorney General's Office to investigate the senator for going against constitutional values. The most recent case that caught FLIP's […]

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Journalist's vehicle set on fire in Coahuila, Mexico

"Journalist Fernando Rodríguez, a contributor to the Noticias Web digital news outlet in [the Mexican state of] Coahuila, reported that he was the victim of an attack in the early hours of Monday morning, April 3, when a man sprayed fuel on his vehicle and set it on fire. 'I thought it was a short […]