13th July 2023
Peru: New administration of IRTP accused of interference
A slate of dismissals at Peru's state broadcaster, IRTP, after a controversial boss was appointed has led to accusations of interference.
14th April 2022
EFE expands mission to tackle fake news in Latin America
Spanish public news agency, EFE, has signed a partnership with Mexican national broadcaster, SPR, to tackle misinformation collaboratively.
8th April 2021
Brazil: Privatisation of public media looms
Privatisation looms for Brazilian broadcaster EBC, which has been transformed into a state mouthpiece in recent years. How did it come to this?
15th July 2020
Guyana: Covering an election during a pandemic
There has been an added burden for media covering COVID-19 in Guyana: the country held a general election in March, with the results yet to be announced.
17th July 2019
Media freedom stifled across Latin America
Restrictive laws, a lack of independent public media and high levels of violence towards journalists are just some of the threats limiting media freedom across Latin America.
19th September 2017
EBC: One year later
In September 2016 Brazil's new government began to threaten EBC with a series of changes. One year later, journalists are still denouncing the dismantling of public broadcasting in the country.
6th June 2017
Protests in Venezuela against broadcaster’s impartiality
Students and opponents have recently gathered at the offices of the state-owned Venezolana de Televisión (VTV), to protest against the broadcaster's conduct.
27th April 2017
Innovative State TV channel lands in Cuba
Cuba’s latest television channel breaks away from tradition with different formats, young staff and a ‘revolutionary’ agenda.
24th April 2017
Media companies in Ecuador face sanctions for unreported story
The Ecuadorian government fined seven media outlets for not covering the opposition’s misconduct, which was deemed a matter of public interest.
5th April 2017
EBC employees on strike over censorship complaints
EBC employees join a general strike to protest against the company’s tight control and to defend freedom of expression.
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