Tag Archives: Ecuador
El Universal libel case gets weirder — Judge accuses Correa team of attempted bribery
The latest twist in the lawsuit against El Universal by Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa has the original judge in the case seeking asylum. (Judge in Ecuador libel case flees country) The judge, Monica Encalada, told the press she was seeking the … Continue reading
Filed under Censorship, South America
Globovision gets hearing on appeal against fine
This past week a Venezuelan court held hearings on an appeal from Globovision against a fine of more than $2 million imposed by a state regulatory agency. Seems the regulatory agency – Conatel — did not like some of the reporting Globovision … Continue reading
Filed under Censorship, South America
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
Media censorship in Latin America – No surprise who the culprits are
Andres Oppenheimer doesn’t make news with his column on the sad state of press freedom in a growing number of Latin American countries, but he does say what more people need to hear. (Press censorship on the rise in Latin … Continue reading
Filed under Censorship, Harassment, International News Coverage, Press Freedom
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
