“With the support of UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation), Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has begun evaluating the implementation and effectiveness of mechanisms for protecting journalists in four Latin American countries, with the aim of helping to improve such mechanisms throughout the region. Nearly 80% of the murders of journalists in Latin […]
"With the aim of providing resources to these professionals to help them overcome the new challenges presented by the digital environment, the project 'From the social network to the support network: Cyber-resilience for journalists," carried out by the Institute of Technology and Society (ITS Rio) and Redes Cordiales with the support of Facebook Journalism Project, […]
“The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) adopted Resolution 12/2021 on Jan. 4, 2021, by which it granted precautionary measures in favor of 34 identified members of the El Faro digital newspaper in El Salvador, after considering that they are in a situation of gravity and urgency of risk of irreparable damage to their rights. […]
"Media workers from different media outlets denounced the aggression suffered on Thursday by a media van from outside the C5N channel, when it covered the protest for 'freedom and the republic' in the Federal Capital (of Argentina). A group of protesters gathered to reject the national government's measures in relation to the coronavirus pandemic, attacked […]
Facebook announced they will be introducing a journalists registration "for people who work at news organizations to register as a journalist on Facebook, in order to receive access to benefits, tools and features built with journalists' needs in mind. Registration is voluntary, and will first be available to journalists located in the United States, Mexico, […]
"The Colombian National Protection Unit announced that it would be suspending the country’s Risk Assessment and Protection Measures Recommendation Committee, which grants protective measures to journalists, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic." Read original article