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Freedom of the press organizations warn of dark situation for journalism in Latin America- Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas

2016 was a critical year for the exercise of journalism in the world, according to the annual reports of three international organizations that promote freedom of expression and the press. Paris-based Reporters Without Borders (RSF for its initials in French) and Freedom House of Washington, D.C. published their respective ranks of press freedom levels and conditions for journalism in the world, while the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), which is based in New York City, launched an analysis of attacks on journalists in the past year. In Latin American territory, the situation is no better than in previous years. Twelve countries in the region are in the lower half of the Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Index, six of which – Peru, Nicaragua, Panama, Bolivia, Honduras and Cuba – fell at least one from the previous year. Read more>>

Journalist documenting events at the Independence square. Clashes in Ukraine, Kyiv. Events of February 18, 2014.

2016 was a critical year for the exercise of journalism in the world, according to the annual reports of three international organizations that promote freedom of expression and the press. Paris-based Reporters Without Borders (RSF for its initials in French) and Freedom House of Washington, D.C. published their respective ranks of press freedom levels and conditions for journalism in the world, while the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), which is based in New York City, launched an analysis of attacks on journalists in the past year. In Latin American territory, the situation is no better than in previous years. Twelve countries in the region are in the lower half of the Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Index, six of which – Peru, Nicaragua, Panama, Bolivia, Honduras and Cuba – fell at least one from the previous year. Read more>>

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Disgraced Chevron Ecuador fraud attorney Steven Donziger’s biggest supporter is now being accused by the U.S. Government of anti-Semitism. Donziger’s list of allies gets more despicable by the day https://t.co/hXcu06rJbD
“At no time while working on the #Ecuador Project did I see any data supporting a finding of groundwater contamination from [Texaco] operations away from the pits,” a scientist hired by #Ecuadorian plaintiffs testified. Full testimony here: https://t.co/ynD1D00MN1 https://t.co/ZZ1Vzv1SIi AmazonPost photo
Falsified reporting of technical findings facilitated #Ecuador #fraud against Chevron, scientist for the #Ecuadorian plaintiffs testified: https://t.co/ynD1D00eXt https://t.co/4ETiia3BC0 AmazonPost photo
Members of indigenous communities in the Amazon in Ecuador would like to know: What happened to the more than $20M reportedly raised on their behalf by now-disbarred NY lawyer Steven Donziger? #FollowtheMoney
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#Factsmatter: An international arbitration panel found ‘no cogent evidence’ supporting #Ecuador’s claim that #Texaco failed to comply with terms of remediation in #Amazon. https://t.co/7TqQ6sJhik

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