"The book was written, edited and ready to print, but the publisher stopped its publication at the last minute. Journalist Laura Ardila denounced that Planeta has censored a book she has written about a political clan in the city of Barranquilla, the Char family, on which she had been working for two years. Ardila learned […]
"Fewer journalists were killed in the first six months of this year, the Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) said on Thursday [July 6, 2023]. Since January, 27 journalists have paid for their profession with their lives in 17 countries. This is the lowest figure recorded in more than 15 years. […] From January up to June […]
Colombian journalist Catalina Gómez Ángel, correspondent for Radio France Internationale (RFI) and the France 24 network on the war in Ukraine, was non-seriously injured in the attack carried out by Russian forces on Tuesday (June 27) that left at least 11 dead and 50 wounded at a restaurant in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk. […]
"A delegation of Asocaña [the Association of Sugar Cane Growers of Colombia, by its acronym in Spanish] and several journalists were intimidated on Friday, June 23, in a rural area of the municipality of El Cerrito, [in the department of] Valle, while they were covering the planting of trees on the El Fuerte field [...]. […]
"Grupo Semana and El Heraldo publishing house, the most influential media outlet in the Caribbean region [in Colombia] based in Barranquilla, announced this Thursday [June 22] that they signed a memorandum of understanding for Semana to acquire all the shares of the news outlet. The parties said the transaction is subject to certain conditions, including […]
"A new report on attacks against the press in Colombia developed by the Foundation for Press Freedom (FLIP, by its Spanish acronym), revealed a concerning assessment for journalists in the country. [...] In 2023, 58 threats against these professionals have been documented. The figures, which correspond to the period between Jan. 1 and May 31, […]
"The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) on Friday [June 9] urged the presidents of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, and Argentina, Alberto Fernández, to 'stop the stigmatizing discourse' against journalists and the media and said that 'disapproval from power can encourage violence against the press.' [...] Five Colombian journalists from RCN Radio, Blu Radio and Caracol Radio […]
"The [Colombian] Foundation for Press Freedom (Flip, by its Spanish acronym) rejected the acquittal decision of a judge who, on May 30, found Ronal Rivera Rodríguez, former officer of the Special Intelligence Group G3 of the then Administrative Department of Security (DAS, by its Spanish acronym), not guilty for the aggravated torture of which journalist […]
"With a broken voice and through a letter addressed to President Gustavo Petro, journalist Camila Zuluaga, from Blu Radio station, denounced this Wednesday [May 31] harassment and pursuit at the hands of fans of the president. According to the communicator, the origin of these types of attacks and intimidation is the president's constant confrontations with […]
"Prisa Media [...] expressed Friday [May 26] its rejection to a press release in which the Russian Embassy in Colombia accuses W Radio for not 'drawing a clear line between freedom of opinion and flirting with the ideology of terrorism.' The reason for the embassy's statement was an interview conducted by the radio station with […]