Judicial journalist for Q'hubo, Felipe Guevara, was seriously injured with a firearm on Monday night [Dec. 21] in the Mariano Ramos neighborhood in eastern Cali. Guevara, 27, was shot four times by unknown individuals... To date, he had not reported threats against his life." Read original article (in Spanish)
"The Washington Post will take new steps in 2021 to become a more global newsroom by creating breaking-news hubs in Europe and Asia... The Post will also establish new foreign bureaus in Sydney and Bogotá, adding to an international footprint that will grow to 26 locations around the world." Read original story
"On Nov. 16, Arlex Piedrahita, a camera operator with the news broadcaster Caracol TV, fled to the United States with his family after he received a death threat and other threatening messages from individuals claiming to be members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, a Marxist rebel group known as the FARC, according to […]
"The eighth edition of the Gabo Festival will be held virtually from Nov. 30 to Dec. 11, 2020. All programming is virtual and has no cost for attendees." Read original article (in Spanish)
“FLIP rejects public figures and journalists issuing messages that link reporters who cover social protests [in Colombia] with urban militias. These generic assessments put journalists at risk, deteriorate the conditions for the development of their work and negatively impact the debate on issues of public interest. On Nov. 23, FLIP learned that [journalist] Herbin Hoyos […]
"Gabriela Loja and Marisol Pesantez are the directors of the documentary 'We are missing 3,' about the abduction and murder of three Ecuadorian journalists on the Colombian border. The film opens this Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, at the Ochoymedio cinema, in Quito. […] This production is a historical and descriptive work of the events that […]
“[...] A significant number of women journalists are forced to quit their jobs, after having faced sexual violence. In fact, about 4 out of 10 communicators have made the decision to leave work spaces, 2 out of 5 have abandoned sources and 1 in 4 have stopping covering certain issues, after having been victims of […]
Journalistic projects from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Mexico are among the finalists for the Fetisov Journalism Awards. The prizes, which were given for the first time in 2019, have the mission of promoting "universal human values such as honesty, justice, courage and nobility through the example of outstanding journalists from all over the world as […]
“In response to the wave of criticism the Attorney General's Office received, including a letter from dozens of social communication professors, which denounced alleged persecution from the entity against journalism, the investigating body released details of the meeting that Francisco Barbosa [Colombia's Attorney General] held with Jhonatan Bock, executive director of FLIP [Press Freedom Foundation], […]
“On Oct. 15, the Superior Court of the District of Bogotá, Civil Chamber, in a judgment of the second instance, ordered journalist Vicky Dávila and Radio Cadena Nacional SAS to compensate Jorge Hilario Estupiñán –excommander of the National Police– and his family, considering that the questioning of a possible act of corruption could have caused […]
"In an unprecedented decision, [Revista Semana was ordered] to eliminate the publication of legal interceptions made of the family of the star witness against [former President Álvaro] Uribe, Juan Guillermo Monsalve. The ruling puts the protection of sources and the professional practice of journalism at serious risk." Read original article (Spanish)
"ESMAD (Mobile Anti-Riot Squadron) threw a stun grenade at Fabián Yañez, a journalist with Revista Semana, while he was covering the demonstrations of the National Strike on Sept. 21 in Plaza de Bolivar in Bogotá... As captured on video, Yañez complained to the police for having shot him without justification while he was preparing to […]