This page brings together all the stories on Colombia that have been featured on the Media Channel, with links to related pages and other resources you might find useful.

Articles 1 to 7 of 7 (with the most recent first)

Framing Colombia's War
As the U.S. Congress debates its aid package to Colombia, Dennis Hans condemns the U.S. media for failing to decode the partisans' misrepresentations of a complex and brutal civil war.
From The Media Channel, 14 June 2000.
> also about: United States, Credibility/Accuracy, Cultural Impacts, News Coverage Politics

Colombia: Journalism Under Fire
After 40 years of civil war, journalists in Colombia have a strong sense of what's needed as their country moves toward peace. They also know that their home is the most dangerous beat in Latin America: already four journalists have been killed there this year. On March 11, 2000, Francisco Santos, the editor of Bogota's leading daily started phoning in his work from Miami. In this MediaChann...
From The Media Channel, 22 March 2000.
> also about: Freedom of Expression, News Coverage Politics

The Most Dangerous Place On Earth To Be A Reporter Gets More Dangerous
Six journalists have been killed in reprisal for their work in Colombia in 1999, 15 have been kidnapped, and a number of media offices shot and bombed. This week's bomb attack on the Cali offices of El Tiempo has international media organizations once again calling upon the Colombian government to place journalists' safety on the agenda of ongoing peace negotiations. Colombian editors r...
From Committee to Protect Journalists, 18 November 1999.
> also about: , Freedom of Expression Violence

Colombian Radio Reporter Killed
Colombian radio reporter Rodolfo Flores was dragged from his home and shot to death, raising fears of a renewal of anti-press violence in the country. Reporters and editors in rural areas are often targeted, in part because such attacks usually receive less attention than anti-media violence in urban areas, according to the Freedom Forum. There was no immediate indication of motive in this case, t...
From Freedom Forum, 25 October 1999.

Colombian Radio Reporter Killed
Colombian radio reporter Rodolfo Flores was dragged from his home and shot to death, raising fears of a renewal of anti-press violence in the country. Reporters and editors in rural areas are often targeted, in part because such attacks usually receive less attention than anti-media violence in urban areas, according to the Freedom Forum. There was no immediate indication of motive in this case, t...
From Freedom Forum, 25 October 1999.
> also about: Violence Radio

CPJ Presents Journalists With Awards
Five journalists from Cuba, Kosovo, Pakistan, and Colombia were awarded the 1999 International Press Freedom Awards for their courage and independence in reporting the news. The Committee to Protect Journalists will hold an official ceremony for them in November to award the reporters who have been beaten, jailed, or had their lives threatened because of their work.
From Committee to Protect Journalists, 19 October 1999.

CPJ Presents Journalists With Awards
Five journalists from Cuba, Kosovo, Pakistan, and Colombia were awarded the 1999 International Press Freedom Awards for their courage and independence in reporting the news. The Committee to Protect Journalists will hold an official ceremony for them in November to award the reporters who have been beaten, jailed, or had their lives threatened because of their work.
From Committee to Protect Journalists, 19 October 1999.
> also about: Cuba, Yugoslavia, Freedom of Expression Violence

This page brings together all the stories on Colombia that have been featured on the Media Channel, with links to related pages and other resources you might find useful.

Articles 1 to 7 of 7 (with the most recent first)