"Since April 16, 2024, when Hollman Morris was appointed director of Colombian public broadcasting service RTVC, the Foundation for Press Freedom (FLIP for its initials in Spanish) has documented more than 30 cases of workers reporting censorship and editorial pressure within the country’s public media system. In the past 11 months, multiple media outlets have […]
“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 […]
“Various organizations in the communication sector and the Center for Legal and Social Studies (CELS, for its acronym in Spanish) expressed concern in a letter to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) and the Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression (RELE), about decisions of the current government of Javier Milei that […]
"On June 12, 2024, the Peruvian Congress approved a predictamen (summary of a draft law) that seeks to reform the composition of the Board of Directors of the National Institute of Radio and Television of Peru, IRTP [for its Spanish acronym], and to include a representative of Congress. IPYS [Press and Society Institute, for its acronym in […]
"The government of far-right [President] Javier Milei has decided to suspend activity of social networks and websites of Argentine public media due to 'a reorganization process,' according to a statement. This measure covers the social networks and websites of Televisión Pública, Radio Nacional, radio stations of the interior, FM Clásica, FM Rock, FM Folclórica, Paka […]
"Following the resignation on Friday [March 22] of producer Juan Parodi as director of the [Argentine state-owned channel, TV Pública] –less than two months after his appointment on Feb. 5–, yesterday Mateo Baldarenas, director of human resources, and Eugenia Bereciartua, director of administration and finance of Radio y Televisión Argentina (RTA), also resigned. […] According […]