With the recent increase in popularity of mobile technology, the percentage of people getting their news from mobile devices such as iPads, tablets, and e-readers, is also on a steady incline.
One week after a car bomb exploded in front of the Mexican newspaper Expreso's offices -- and authorities have yet to identify anyone responsible for the attack -- another publication from the same publishing company also has come under attack, this time from the local Electoral Board, which has fined the magazine Conexión Total about $12,500, reported the newspaper Hoy Tamaulipas on Thursday, March 29. Both Expreso and Conexión Total are located in the state of Tamaulipas. The fine was levied against the publication for running advertisements for a federal congressional candidate before the start of the official c
A magazine in the border city of Tijuana, Mexico, said that its journalists received death threats in the comment section of it's website, reported the Center of Journalism and Public Ethics (CEPET).
Deputies from the Argentine political party the Front for Victory approved a controversial bill declaring the production and importation of newsprint to be a "public interest," according to the newspaper La Nación.
A reporter for the Mexican newspaper Noroeste received an anonymous threat on his cellphone, reported the organization IFEX.
A reporter for the Mexican newspaper Noroeste received an anonymous threat on his cellphone, reported the organization IFEX.
Journalists from a local Peruvian newspaper received death threats after publishing an article recommending dialogue to solve an on-going conflict over the proposed gold-and-copper Conga mining project in the northwestern Cajamarca.
The increase in newspaper circulation in Brazil, noted by the Circulation Verification Institute in July, wasn't enough to stop the tide of job losses in newsrooms in the South American country.
On Wednesday, Nov. 23, the Mexican Supreme Court denied the appeal of the newspaper La Jornada that had sued the weekly magazine Letras Libres for defamation, according to El Economista.
A Colombian court sentenced the newspaper Cundinamarca Democrática's founder and editor to 20 months in prison and a $5,500 fine for criminal libel, reported the Committee to Protect Journalists.