Tag Archives: Argentina
Chile breaks from Latin America anti-free media trend
The good news is that the government of Chile woke up to the dangers in a piece of legislation it proposed. The bad news is that the rest of Latin America is not so lucky. Chile retreats on requiring media … Continue reading
Filed under Censorship, Central America, South America
A real lack of understanding: Chavez gets “press freedom” award
At first I thought this was a April Fool’s gag. Giving Hugo Chavez the Rodolfo Walsh Press Freedom Award for “defending human rights, truth and democratic values” only added to the idea that this was someone’s idea of a very bad … Continue reading
Filed under Censorship, South America
Is Argentina really the best place for this?
The World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters’ will hold its global conference in Argentina Nov. 8-13. I only raise the issue because the government of Argentina has not been too friendly to independent media. Here is the opening of the … Continue reading
Filed under International News Coverage, Press Freedom, South America
Latin America press freedom at issue
I just posted a long-ish reply to a comment on the SPJ International Committee blog site about why certain countries are getting attention on press freedom issues Rather than repost the whole thing here, just go to the SPJ International … Continue reading
Filed under Censorship, Corruption, Harassment, Honduras, Press Freedom
Catching up on some stuff in South America
Things are hopping in South America, and not all for the good. In the past week or so a few items occurred that, I think, we should keep our eyes on. Argentina The Kirchner government has not been very friendly … Continue reading
Filed under Harassment, Killings, Press Freedom, South America
