"Ensuring a safe environment for journalists remains a critical challenge for Latin America's democracies. Since 2000, at least 338 journalists have been killed in the region, highlighting the urgent need for protection mechanisms to counter systemic violence. In a new report, Reporters Without Borders (RSF, for its initials in French) analyzed journalist protection programs in […]
“The murderer of Francisca Sandoval, the first Chilean journalist murdered since the return to democracy in 1990, was sentenced Monday [Oct. 28] to 24 years in prison as the perpetrator of the crime, the Chilean Judiciary reported. 'The Fourth Oral Criminal Court of Santiago sentenced Marcelo Naranjo Naranjo to 15 years in prison for the […]
"Today [Oct. 16], the Fourth Oral Criminal Trial Court of Santiago convicted Marcelo Enrique Naranjo Naranjo, as the author of the crimes of simple homicide, illegal possession of a firearm and unjustified shooting on public roads, crimes perpetrated on May 1, 2022, in the center of Santiago and that cost the life of the reporter […]
“Chilean Prosecutor's Office requested this Monday [Sept. 7] 25 years in prison for Marcelo Naranjo after the start of the oral arguments in the trial for the murder of journalist Francisca Sandoval on May 1, 2022. 'The Fourth Oral Criminal Court of Santiago begins arguments in a case against Marcelo Enrique Naranjo for the murder […]
"GNI Startups Lab Chile is a 10-week virtual training program designed by Google News Initiative, in collaboration with SembraMedia, to promote the creation of innovative media in Chile with a focus on local and hyperlocal communities. Journalists and entrepreneurs residing throughout the country who seek to combat disinformation by creating new media outlets are eligible […]
"Journalist Iván Núñez and a team from the Chilean public broadcaster TVN, were detained and will be deported from Venezuela amid the protests following the presidential elections held last weekend in that country. Venezuela’s National Electoral Council declared Nicolás Maduro the winner for a third term, despite the results being questioned for their lack of […]
“This Thursday [July 4th], a violent attack was reported against a news team that was covering an inspection of street vendors in San Bernardo. The incident occurred in the morning when the Canal 13 team was on-site and was allegedly attacked by the street vendors. This is how journalist Delfina Gómez narrated the incident live: […]
“During his state of the nation address – Cuenta Pública – the president of Chile, Gabriel Boric, announced that the Executive Branch will send a proposal this month to the National Congress to establish a fund for the public channel Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN), with the aim of 'strengthening its regional centers, its cultural […]
“The Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression (RELE, for its acronym in Spanish) of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) said that 'considerations were reiterated regarding the concentration of media, its implications for freedom of expression and the right to an informed society,' during its visit to Chile between March 18 […]
Six Latin American photojournalists are part of the Associated Press (AP) team that was awarded with the 2024 Pulitzer Prize in the Feature Photography category. This year's Pulitzer winners were announced this Monday, May 6. The awarded Latin American photojournalists are Fernando Llano and Iván Valencia, from Colombia; Marco Ugarte and Eduardo Verdugo, from Chile; […]
"This Friday, May 3, the president [of Chile] Gabriel Boric led the inauguration of the 31st World Press Freedom Day Conference at the Gabriela Mistral Cultural Center. During his speech, two of the attendees rebuked him, remembering the case of Francisca Sandoval, a reporter for Diseño 3 de La Victoria, murdered on May 1, 2022 […]
“On the morning of Thursday, May 2, the Santiago-Chile 2024 International Media Meeting was held, an event in which the National Press Association (ANP, for its acronym in Spanish) [of Chile] served as host along with the Catholic University. The main press organizations at a global level, such as the World Association of News Publishers […]