ARGENTINA: Police Officer Convicted For Participating In Journalist's Murder (PRESS RELEASE)
December 31, Asociación para la Defensa del Periodismo Independiente via International Freedom of Expression Exchange

MEXICO: Mexico City Newspapers Shut Down
December 31, Washington Post

VENEZUELA: AP's One-Sided Venezuela Coverage -Reporters "Phone-In" Spin (COMMENTARY)
December 20, Narco News

CUBA: Report Calls For End To Gov't Media Monopoly (PRESS RELEASE)
December 17, Reporters sans Frontieres

VENEZUELA: No Media Neutrality: Private Media Slam Chavez While State Media Support Him
December 17, Newsday

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Radio Journalist Arrested (PRESS RELEASE)
December 13, Periodistas Frente a la Corrupción via International Freedom of Expression Exchange

CHILE: Pres Signs Bill To End Film Censorship
December 11, The New York Times (free registration req'd)

VENEZUELA: Chavez Supporters Surround TV Stations
December 10, Associated Press via CNN
Also see:
  • Media Protesters Are Peaceful, Not "Mob" (COMMENTARY)
  • Gov't Media Advisor Applauds Challenge To Commercial Media (COMMENTARY)

INTERNATIONAL: Colombian Press Appeals To Colin Powell
December 5, BBC via Moreover.com

COLOMBIA: Court Overturns Sections Of Decree Mandating Foreign Press Restrictions (PRESS RELEASE)
December 4, Committee to Protect Journalists via International Freedom of Expression Exchange

GLOBAL: Can Online Index Help Fight Political Corruption? (COMMENTARY)
December 3, Wired News
Also see:
  • Transparency International's "2002 Corruption Perceptions Index"

COLOMBIA: Radio Station Manager Assassinated (PRESS RELEASE)
December 3, Fundación para la Libertad de Prensa via International Freedom of Expression Exchange

MEXICO: Journalists From "La Jornada" Summoned, Questioned About Sources For Corruption Case Reportage (PRESS RELEASE)
December 3, Periodistas Frente a la Corrupción via International Freedom of Expression Exchange

ARGENTINA: Can The Internet Help Struggling Argentina?
November 25, BBC

COSTA RICA / EL SALVADOR: Judges, Journalists Agree On Decriminalization Of Libel
November 19, International Freedom of Expression Exchange

COLOMBIA: Bomb Explodes In Front Of Radio Station (PRESS RELEASE)
November 15, Fundación para la Libertad de Prensa via International Freedom of Expression Exchange

LATIN AMERICA: Latin American Papers Struggle To Maintain Circulation
November 5, Editor & Publisher

ECUADOR: Editor Of Influential Ecuadorean Newspaper Carlos Perez Dies
November 7, AP/Yahoo

VENEZUELA: Media Owners Meet With Chavez
November 1, AP/Yahoo

VENEZUELA: Inter-American Press Association Condemns Venezuelan Media
October 31, EFE News Service via Globalvision News Network

COLOMBIA: Government Appoints New Prosecutors To Probe Attacks Against Journalists
October 30, Committee To Protect Journalists via International Freedom of Expression Exchange

LATIN AMERICA: Press Association Condemns Venezuela, Calls for Free Press in Cuba
October 30, EFE News Service via GVNN

LATIN AMERICA: Press Association Condemns Venezuela, Calls for Free Press in Cuba
October 30, EFE News Service via GVNN

VENEZUELA: Media Bill Endangers Press Freedom, Warns Group (PRESS RELEASE)
October 28, Instituto Prensa y Sociedad via International Freedom of Expression Exchange

NICARAGUA: Gunman Attacks Newspaper Office, Former Contras Threaten Media (PRESS RELEASE)
October 28, Periodistas Frente a la Corrupción via International Freedom of Expression Exchange

COLOMBIA: Government Restricts Foreign Press In Security Zones (PRESS RELEASE)
October 28, Commitee to Protect Journalists via International Freedom of Expression Exchange

PERU: Journalists Assaulted By Police (PRESS RELEASE)
October 25, Instituto Prensa y Sociedad via International Freedom of Expression Exchange

MEXICO: Press Group Calls For Investigation Into Journalist's Death (PRESS RELEASE)
October 25, Reporters sans Frontieres via International Freedom of Expression Exchange

VENEZUELA: Radio Station Target Of Bomb Attack (PRESS RELEASE)
October 23, IFJL via International Freedom of Expression Exchange

NICARAGUA: Government Shuts Down Radio Station (PRESS RELEASE)
October 23, Periodistas Frente a la Corrupción via International Freedom of Expression Exchange

VENEZUELA: Media Openly Pressuring President Chavez To Resign
October 21, Voice Of America via Google

URUGUAY: Journalist Receives Death Threats (PRESS RELEASE)
October 18, Periodistas Frente a la Corrupción via International Freedom of Expression Exchange

COLOMBIA: Journalists Assaulted At Bucaramanga Airport (PRESS RELEASE)
October 18, Fundación para la Libertad de Prensa via International Freedom of Expression Exchange

CUBA: Independent Journalist Fined Over Corruption Report
October 16, CubaNet via GVNews.Net

MEXICO: Playboy Relaunches Mexican Edition, Counting On Cultural Shifts
October 15, Los Angeles Times

BRAZIL: Journalist Allegedly Attacked And Tortured (PRESS RELEASE)
October 8, Reporters sans frontières via International Freedom of Expression Exchange

ARGENTINA: Sony Acquires International Rights To TV Show In Which Contests Win Employment
October 10, Wired News

COLOMBIA: Photojournalist Assaulted In Cali (PRESS RELEASE)
October 7, Fundación para la Libertad de Prensa via International Freedom of Expression Exchange

BRAZIL: Report: Federal Government Should Be Responsible For Investigating Journalist Murders (PRESS RELEASE)
October 3, Reporters sans Frontieres via International Freedom of Expression Exchange

INTERNATIONAL: Sony Buys Rights To Argentina's Controversial Unemployment Game Show
October 8, Variety/Yahoo via I Want Media

VENEZUELA: Two International Press Groups Accuse President Chavez Of Instigating Attacks On The Press
October 7, European Journalism Centre

BRAZIL: Newspaper Publisher Murdered (PRESS RELEASE)
October 1, Committee to Protect Journalists

BRAZIL: Community Radio Station Harassed By Municipal Authorities (PRESS RELEASE)
September 30, Asociación para la Defensa del Periodismo Independiente via International Freedom of Expression Exchange

VENEZUELA: Chavez Condemns Attack On Journalists But Says Media "Partly At Fault"
September 29, AP/Yahoo

Hard To Find Internet Partners In Latin America
September 26, Reuters via Yahoo News

VENEZUELA: Press Groups Blast Chavez, Citing Attacks By His Supporters
September 26, Associated Press via Editor & Publisher

VENEZUELA: Chavez Government Slams International Media Watchdogs For 'Meddling'
September 24, ABC (Australia) News

COLOMBIA: Presidential Decree Restricting Journalists Is Violation Of Media Rights, Says Press Freedom Group (PRESS RELEASE)
September 23, Reporters Sans Frontieres via International Freedom of Expression Exchange

PERU: Journalist Receives Death Threats (PRESS RELEASE)
September 13, Instituto Prensa y Sociedad via International Freedom of Expression Exchange

VENEZUELA: News Crew Assaulted During Opposition Protest (PRESS RELEASE)
September 12, International Freedom of Expression Exchange

COLOMBIA: New York Times Reporter Accused Of Being Washington Mouthpiece  (COMMENTARY)
September 9, ColombiaReport

VENEZUELA: Media Versus The President: Maurice Lemoine On The Political Power Of The Venezuelan Press
August 15, 2002 Le Monde Diplomatique

PERU: Software Libre, Peruvian Lawmaker Takes On Microsoft
July 22, Americas.org

COLOMBIA: PR And Propaganda In The U.S.-backed "Drug War" In Colombia
June 7, Znet

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