Tag Archives: Colombia
Forget politics: FARC is just another narco gang
More proof, as if any more was needed for people not blinded by politics, that the Colombian rebels FARC are nothing more than just another narco gang that has little to do with justice and leftist ideals. French reporter Romeo … Continue reading
Filed under Corruption, International News Coverage, South America
Pakistan agency involved in journalist’s killing. But what about the rest of the world?
The New York Times ran a piece yesterday that the Obama Administration now believes that Pakistan’s spy agency ordered the killing of journalist Saleem Shahzad, May 29 because of his scathing reports about the infiltration of militants in the military. Pakistan’s Spies … Continue reading
Filed under Connections, Harassment, International News Coverage
The top predators against free media
Reporters Without Borders has a great page that identifies the top predators in the world against free and independent media. Thirty-eight heads of state and warlords sow terror among journalists The list is the usual group of anti-freedom government types: … Continue reading
Filed under Censorship, Press Freedom
Colombian journalist granted visa by US
Hollman Morris got the visa he needed to accept his Nieman Fellowship at Harvard. Morris was initially denied a visa under a provision of the PATRIOT ACT. U.S. reverses decision and grants visa to Colombian journalist Hollman Morris First posted … Continue reading
Filed under South America
Niemann Fellow denied visa to USA
The decision by the U.S. Department of State to deny Colombian journalist Hollman Morris a visa so he could join 11 other foreign journalists as a Harvard Nieman Fellowis getting more than just journalism groups involved in the issue. U.S. … Continue reading
Filed under International News Coverage, South America
