News of journalist

Enemies of the state

31-05-2025 06:36 Instructions against those who “erode … the political and institutional structure of the country” can be carried to the extreme of converting any criticism of the administration into a crime against the state – more to be expected from Communism than anarcho-capitalism.

Extortion Epidemic

Peru journalist killed, prosecutor's office bombed

21-01-2025 14:29 The owner and director of a regional TV channel in southern Peru was killed by hitmen after reporting on racketeering by gangs.

BEYOND THE HEADLINES

Death be not proud

02-01-2025 18:10 Jimmy Carter and Jorge Lanata contrasted in many ways, the one profoundly humanitarian, the other deeply human.

by Michael Soltys

MEDIA & CULTURE

Veteran journalist Jorge Lanata dies aged 64

30-12-2024 17:24 Jorge Lanata, one of the nation's most famous and renowned journalists, has died at the age of 64.

RAPE ALLEGATION

'They raped me’ – Journalist recounts allegation against ex-Vélez players

21-05-2024 15:59 The young female sports journalist who has accused three former Vélez Sarsfield footballers of raping her back in March has repeated her allegations in a new interview.

FOOTBALL

Three Vélez footballers remanded in custody, one given bail

21-03-2024 16:21 Prosecutor wants to charge José Florentín, Braian Cufré with rape, Abiel Osorio with sexual abuse and Sebastián Sosa as a secondary participant as part of investigation into 24-year-old sports journalist’s rape accusation.

IN FOCUS

Murder, cocaine and tears: Ecuador confronts a perilous descent

11-08-2023 09:33 Fernando Villavicencio’s assassination has thrust unwanted attention on Ecuador. Just a few years ago it had enjoyed the reputation of being tranquil and relatively safe but now its descent toward becoming a narco-state has become evident in the eyes of the world.

ECUADOR

Fernando Villavicencio: fierce opponent of corruption

10-08-2023 10:17 Ecuadorean presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was shot dead after holding a rally in Quito on Wednesday evening. The 59-year-old journalist, was one of eight candidates in the August 20 presidential election.

ASSASSINATION IN ECUADOR

Ecuador presidential candidate shot dead after rally

09-08-2023 21:54 Ecuadorean presidential candidate and journalist Fernando Villavicencio was shot dead after holding a rally in Quito on Wednesday evening, local media reported.

Obituary

Harold Briley, BBC journalist during South Atlantic war, dies at 92

29-06-2023 00:06 Harold Briley, most famous here as the BBC correspondent who covered the 1982 South Atlantic war, lost a long battle against cancer on Monday aged 92.