Attacks on the Press Now Routine in Latin America
Police officers attacking journalists Confidencial | Archive
Police officers attacking journalists Confidencial | Archive
The attacks are generated by authoritarian governments, to impose “a single narrative”, with no room for criticism
4 mayo, 2021
Media managers across Latin America see common patterns in the recent spate of attacks on journalists and the media. Throughout the region, these attacks are generated by authoritarian governments wanting to impose “a single narrative”. The aim is to establish an environment where there’s no room for criticism or any other version except the official one.
These were the conclusions of Luz Mely Reyes, during the Fourteenth annual Ibero-American Colloquium on Digital Journalism. Luz Reyes is the cofounder and director of