"The Association of Journalists of Guatemala (APG, for its Spanish acronym) denounced this Mon. Dec. 12 that they registered 105 attacks against freedom of expression in 2022. Most of them were allegedly carried out by the Judiciary and the Public Prosecutor's Office of Guatemala. Among the more than 100 attacks, there are 10 cases of […]
"The National Press Association (ANP, by its Spanish acronym) condemned the attack by land squatters that caused injuries to journalist Juan Carlos Fortún and demanded that the police fulfill its specific role of preserving the life and safety of people. The incident occurred on Thurs. morning, Dec. 8, when the El Deber reporter was covering […]
"The National Association of Journalists of Peru (ANP, by its Spanish acronym) recorded, as of this Sun. Dec. 11, attacks on 21 journalists in Lima, Apurímac, Huaura, Arequipa, and Puno [in the midst of protests following the impeachment of president Pedro Castillo]. [...] Among the most serious incidents were the harassment of Analí Andrade, Carlos […]
"The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today renewed its call on the international community for concrete action to protect the safety and freedoms of journalists as it recorded a spike in the numbers of journalists killed or imprisoned during 2022. […] The IFJ released the latest figures ahead of International Human Rights Day, recording 67 […]
"The Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism (Abraji) celebrated 20 years of operation on Dec.7, 2022. Theirs is a history that combines changes in newsrooms and universities, in the business model and in the ways of doing journalism, with advances and setbacks in the profession, the consolidation of independent media and the trajectory of a journalism […]
"Fake news in the science universe is dangerously popular. Misleading data about drugs and vaccines became even more common in the COVID-19 pandemic, but misinformation about biology, chemistry, physics, computer science and mathematics also goes viral with force, often hand-in-hand with fake studies and low-quality research. It was because of this scenario that the International […]
"The Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) has announced its Excellence in Journalism 2023 contest, aimed at media and communication professionals from North America, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Spain. (...) The contest is open to works published between July 1, 2022, and June 30, 2023, in print media, whether newspapers, weeklies or magazines, digital native media, […]
"Hours after staging a coup d'état, the now vacated president Pedro Castillo left the Government Palace and went to the headquarters of the prefecture, on España Avenue, where he was arrested. Almost at the same time, the Public Prosecutor's Office announced measures against him. Previously, Canal N images showed the former president and members of […]
"During his message, Peruvian President Castillo also attacked the press calling it 'mercenary, corrupt and cynical that injures, defames and slanders with absolute licentiousness.' Castillo 'declared in reorganization the Justice system, the Judicial Power, the Public Ministry, the National Justice Board, and the Constitutional Tribunal'. After the closing of the Congress the Ministers of Labor, […]
"'I don't work to win awards, I work because it excites me, because I like photography, because I like journalism,' said photojournalist Pedro Valtierra upon receiving the Fernando Benítez National Tribute to Cultural Journalism awarded by the Guadalajara International Book Fair (FIL, by its Spanish acronym). He dedicated this recognition 'to all my fellow photographers, but […]