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IAPA announces four new categories of awards on sustainable journalism

"The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) announces that it will grant awards to media outlets, executives, and institutions in four new categories in the framework of sustainable journalism, which are in addition to its annual competition for Excellence in Journalism. The new categories are Transformational Sustainability, Digital Transformation, Executive of the Year, and Great Friend […]

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Journalist Yoel Acosta denounces threats to force him to leave Cuba

"Journalist and Diario de Cuba media outlet contributor Yoel Acosta Gámez denounced the harassment and threats to which he is being victim by the State Security in Baracoa, Guantánamo, to force him to leave the country. ‘Earlier this month I was summoned by State Security. In that interrogation, agents questioned a Facebook publication I had […]

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Journalist is sued after exposing sex abuse by former president of Haiti's soccer federation

"A French investigative journalist who exposed sexual abuse accusations against Yves Jean-Bart, the former Haiti football federation president, is facing a defamation lawsuit by Jean-Bart, Human Rights Watch said today [March 21, 2023]. The journalist, Romain Molina, documented abuses against underage players in the Haiti Football Federation under Jean-Bart’s leadership and supported survivors in Haiti […]

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Honduras recorded 50 violations of freedom of expression and press freedom in 2022

"In Honduras, half a hundred violations of freedom of expression and press freedom were recorded during 2022, including the murder of five people linked to the media, according to data released Wednesday [March 23] by the National Commissioner for Human Rights (CONADEH, by its Spanish acronym). According to the Honduran organization, the most frequent were […]

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Chilean newspaper Resumen suffers second attack in eight months

"During the early hours of this Monday [March 20], a new attack affected the office of RESUMEN, located in the heart of Concepción [in Chile]. This is the second aggression of this type in eight months. The first of them took place in June 2022 and the results of the attack left the vicinity unusable. […]

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Brazil: Ajor opens registration for the 3i 2023 Festival

"Ajor (Digital Journalism Association) opened on Wednesday (March 15) registrations for the 3i 2023 Festival. One of the main journalism and entrepreneurship events in Latin America, 3i returns to Rio de Janeiro for its 4th national edition, which will take place on May 5, 6 and 7, at Casa da Glória, in downtown Rio. With […]

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Register now for the UN virtual forum in Spanish 'Image in deconstructing stereotypes: Best practices in journalism'

"The relationship between journalism and the protection and defense of human rights is unbreakable. In cases of violence against women, information lacking a gender-based approach deepens gender gaps and can promote stigma, stereotypes, prejudice, prototypes, and even gender violence itself. The Forum is an important, diverse and open meeting space where women and men who work […]

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Journalism in mourning: Jean-François Fogel, Gabo Foundation pillar and digital journalism pioneer, dies

“The Gabo Foundation expresses its deepest sorrow over the death of Jean-François Fogel, renowned French journalist, media advisor and essayist. He served as a member of the Board of Directors, was president of the Governing Council and was teacher of the institution founded by Nobel Prize for Literature laureate Gabriel García Márquez to promote quality […]

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Ecuador officials have suspect in explosives sent to media

“Authorities in Ecuador are investigating small explosives sent to journalists at several media outlets, one of which detonated but did not injure anyone, and they said Tuesday [March 21] they have a suspect. The suspect is not being identified so as not to hinder the continuing investigation, Interior Minister Juan Zapata said, and he didn’t […]

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Community journalist murdered in central Guatemala

"Guatemalan community journalist, Eduardo Fernando Mendizabal Gálvez, was murdered on the outskirts of Guatemala City this Saturday [March 18], according to the Public Prosecutor's Office. Mendizabal Gálvez died in a hospital after being attacked with a firearm while driving in his vehicle in the municipality of Villa Canales, on the outskirts of Guatemala City, according […]

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Expelled Nicaraguan journalist Wilfredo Miranda denounces blocking of his bank accounts

"Denationalized Nicaraguan journalist Wilfredo Miranda, winner of the 2018 King of Spain Ibero-American Journalism Prize, denounced this Thursday  [Mar. 16] that his country's authorities had ordered his three bank accounts be blocked in Nicaragua. Miranda, a contributor to the Spanish newspaper El País, reporter for the Nicaraguan news portal Divergentes and who resides outside Nicaragua, is […]

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Ecuador: Journalist Lenin Artieda was unharmed in attack with explosive device

"On Monday morning, March 20, 2023, journalist Lenin Artieda was the victim of an attack with explosives. It was learned that a sealed envelope arrived on Thursday, March 16 at the Ecuavisa television station's facilities. On Monday, the journalist proceeded to open and extract the content of the envelope. Inside the envelope, there was an […]