"The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) revealed that 86 journalists, and media workers, were killed worldwide last year. The agency estimates that, during that period, a media professional was killed every four days. According to the UN agency, journalists continue to face serious risks and vulnerabilities while practicing their profession. Latin America […]
"The Colombian Constitutional Court overturned a sentence that was issued against journalist Vicky Dávila. This sentence obliged Dávila to make financial reparations to a former police officer involved in an alleged corruption scandal. The court [in a 117-page ruling on Dec. 13] said the evidence collected shows the claims made by Dávila were well-founded. In […]
"Reporter Tarsilla Alvarindo, who is part of the Record team in Bahia, was assaulted live this Monday (Jan. 16). She and the team were harassed while covering the death of a motorcyclist on one of the city's main avenues. According to the professional, the victim's relatives were reportedly annoyed by her presence at the scene. […]
"A milestone in Freedom of Information (FOI) and Access to Information has been laid in the Pan-Caribbean region with the launch of the MIC [Media Institute of the Caribbean ] Freedom of Information Help Desk and Advocacy tool kit, […] a cloud-based, secure platform for journalists, civil society organisations and private individuals to submit their […]
"The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) expressed concern over the new improper, illegal, and unconstitutional use of the presses and facilities stolen from the newspaper La Prensa by the Daniel Ortega regime of Nicaragua. The organization warned that the government plans to use the newspaper's presses and facilities to open an official media outlet to […]
"Good journalism has the power to become a window to show the variety of opportunities that exist on the horizon, and thus contribute to the creation of new imaginaries and the construction of the social changes that we want in the world. Under this premise, #CambiaLaHistoria [Change the Story] was born in 2021 at the […]
"This Wednesday (Jan. 11), the Bolivian Government promised legal support to journalists who were victims of attacks during the mobilizations in favor and against the arrest of the governor of Santa Cruz, opposition leader Luis Fernando Camacho. The Bolivian Government also urged journalists to file criminal complaints so that these events can be investigated. The Vice […]
"Two of the three journalists abducted in Mexico by suspected drug traffickers at the end of December were released this Thursday [Jan. 12], according to authorities and the organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF, for its acronym in French). Journalist Jesús Pintor Alegre and his collaborator Fernando Moreno Villegas were 'found alive' in the state of […]
"The National Association of Journalists of Peru (ANP), an IFJ affiliate, has recorded at least 72 cases of violations of the work of media and aggressions against journalists, amid the political and social crisis gripping the country. Among these assaults, was an attack by the police on photojournalist Aldair Mejía, working for EFE agency, who […]
"The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) seeks nominations for the 2023 ICFJ Knight International Journalism Award. Nominees can be reporters, editors, technologists, media managers or citizen journalists who are from and work in Africa, Asia, Central/Eastern Europe, Latin America/Caribbean or the Middle East. [...] The deadline is Feb. 5." Read full call for submissions