IAPA urges caution in regulating on social media in Honduras Special laws are not needed to regulate on offenses that could be committed on the Internet when these are already contemplated in the general regulations.
Media Associations Urge Value for Journalism in Digital Ecosystem The statement "Media of the Americas Call for the Defense of the Values of Professional Journalism in the Digital Ecosystem" is signed by 18 international and national associations.
IAPA condemns stigmatization of the press, saying it puts journalists' lives at risk "The stigmatization and insults of the press, made by public officials and disseminated in social media, create a hostile climate for the press and incite violence against journalists and the media," said the IAPA president.
IAPA Warns of Bill in El Salvador that Restricts NGOs and the Media "This is a severe limitation by the government against organizations that support social and human rights issues that depend on international support to carry out their work."
The state of media in Miami is strong. It just doesn't look like it used to After suffering through a nearly decade-long transition as traditional revenue sources evaporated, Miami media players appear to be finding their paces.
IAPA condemns fact that Peru's Congress is considering legalizing discrimination against privately-owned media Condemnation of a bill being discussed by the Peruvian Congress which if adopted would prohibit public entities from placing official advertising in privately-owned news media.
Joint Declaration on Media Independence and Diversity in the Digital Age Experts of the UN, OSCE, IACHR and the African Commission on Human Rights issued the Declaration that addresses a current threats to media freedom on safety, legal, political, technological and economic issues; and the measures that ought to be taken by the states to overcome them.
Cuba IAPA calls on the international community to denounce repression in Cuba on the first anniversary of the July 11 protests