Articles by Association of Caribbean Media Workers
Electoral authorities agree to collaborate to improve journalistic performance in election coverage
The commitment was pledged by senior EBC officials attending an ACM workshop on election coverage in Port of Spain.
Over 30 IFEX members endorse Vienna Declaration calling on governments to respect media freedom in fight against terrorism
IPI plans to use the Vienna Declaration as a tool that can be employed around the world to rally support for freedom of expression and press freedom.
Fifty-two IFEX members condemn massacre of journalists, call for justice
Condemning the problem of impunity in the Philippines, 52 IFEX members appeal for justice in the horrible massacre of a reported 28 journalists.
Forty IFEX members call for the protection of women who exercise free speech
Forty IFEX members express solidarity with women who have been the victims of violence for exercising their free expression rights.
Journalist threatened after reporting on cocaine missing from police vault
Ivan Cairo received a threatening phone call after his newspaper published several articles on the disappearance of more than 90 kg of cocaine from a police department vault.
Twenty-three IFEX members and other organisations raise concerns about proposed mechanisms to combat racial intolerance
23 IFEX members and other organisations call for the defeat of proposed legal mechanisms and say that attempts to address racial or religious hatred should conform to standards of international law.
Editor threatened by prime minister’s advisor
ACM endorses the position of BAJ that the threats against “Sunday Sun” editor, Carol Martindale are unacceptable and compromise the country’s reputation on free expression.
Legislators consider defamation suits against telecom providers
Legislators in Jamaica are discussing whether telecommunications service providers should be sued if defamatory material is disseminated on their networks.