Catalina Botero, the special rapporteur for freedom of expression at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), said Friday that journalists in Colombia lack freedom of expression due to death…
Colombia’s news media is dominated by a handful of powerful families, with deep connections to the political elite. La Silla Vacia is a new politics website which has placed…
As the March 14th congressional elections draw closer, media outlets in the Valle del Cauca Department are charging candidates for interviews and campaign coverage, breaking journalistic ethics and blurring the…
The Uribe administration on Tuesday stressed its support for a free and independent press in Colombia, following criticisms of the state of journalistic freedom in the Andean nation. A government press release…
The Americas editor for The Economist, Michael Reid, stated Tuesday that Colombia does not need “an eternal strongman,” in reference to President Uribe’s re-election bid. Reid, in an interview with…
After a period of apparent improvement, journalists in Colombia increasingly are victim of murder and intimidation again, says the Inter American Press Association (IAPA). “Threats continue to be the main…