Articles by Inter American Press Association
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U.S. White House should stop restricting access to news photographers
Restrictions on access to the White House to cover President Barack Obama’s activities by accredited news photographers is being criticized by the Inter American Press Association, which called on the government to abolish such action, considering it to be “a serious obstruction of the practice of journalism and press freedom.”
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Disproportionate charges against journalists in Barbados must be dropped
The detention of and accusations against three journalists is linked to the publication of a photo from a Facebook video of two 14-year-old students having sex in a classroom. The photo, captured from the video taken on a mobile phone, accompanied an article on sexual activities at a rural school.
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U.S. news organisations protest White House press access limits
The Inter American Press Association has echoed a protest made by United States news organisations against the White House over restrictions on news coverage of the daily activities of President Barack Obama, reducing the climate of official transparency and editorial independence of news media.
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Bolivian journalist persecuted over criticism of the government
During a visit to the IAPA offices on November 8, Marianela Montenegro, a journalist and owner of Canal 33 television in Cochabamba reported that she has been harassed and threatened and the offices of her channel have been broken into on two occasions.
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Protective action should be granted for Honduran journalist victim of shooting
Nery Adalberto Recarte, journalist and owner of Canal 34 television and La Popularísima radio station was attacked on November 11 by two unidentified assailants who shot him several times as he was getting into his car outside the building where the broadcast stations are located.
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Ecuadorean and Argentine journalists belittled at IACHR hearing
The Inter American Press Association expressed concern at the belittling of Ecuadorean and Argentine journalists by officials in their respective countries after they last week denounced abuses of press freedom to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR).
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Argentine press association signs Declaration of Chapultepec
The Declaration of Chapultepec, a document promoting the applicability of journalistic values in the Western Hemisphere, has been signed by 61 presidents of countries in the Americas since its promulgation on 11 March 1994.
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Supreme Court decision: What are the implications for media plurality in Argentina?
A Supreme Court decision has declared a 2009 media law constitutional, meaning that media conglomerate Grupo Clarín must divest itself of a large portion of its media holdings.