The Inter American Press Association reports: IAPA Rejects Free Official Advertising Imposed By Bolivian Government MIAMI, Florida (January 31, 2018)—The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today expressed concern at the issuing of a recent official decree by Bolivia’s President Evo Morales that requires all news media to distribute government messages free of charge, without distinguishing…
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Bolivian Government distorts information: Criticism of Country’s Treatment of Journalists as Colonialism
Sabrina Martin reports for PanAm Post: Bolivian Government Dismisses Criticism of Country’s Treatment of Journalists as Colonialism The Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) is urging Bolivian President Evo Morales to comply with freedom of press laws and not stigmatize the work of journalists. During the association’s 73rd General Assembly, it denounced attacks on reporters and the media, demanding that the justice system in Bolivia…
Bolivia’s Leftist Government Moves against Free Speech with “Professional Malpractice” Law
Karina Martin reports for PanAm Post: Bolivia’s Leftist Government Moves against Free Speech with “Professional Malpractice” Law Bolivia has drafted a law that would allow journalists to be tried for “professional malpractice,” which the country’s National Associated Press has subsequently denounced as threatening freedom of expression. President of the Senate José Alberto Gonzales said the change…
Bolivian radio journalist under house arrest, facing charges after covering protest
Committee to Protect Journalists reports: Bolivian radio journalist under house arrest, facing charges after covering protest Bogotá, September 5, 2017–Bolivian authorities must drop charges against a radio journalist arrested while covering a violent demonstration last week in the capital city of La Paz, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Police detained Agustín Aldo Mamani,…
Amalia Pando: “Mr. Edgar Apaza this time radio schedule is not yours is mine”
Pagina Siete reports: Amalia Pando: “Mr. Edgar Apaza this time radio schedule is not yours is mine” The journalist questioned the decision of the president of the Departmental Assembly to pretend to have a program in the same schedule of Cabildeo [Lobby]. “Mr. Edgar Apaza this schedule is not yours is mine,” was the response…
Freedom of Expression is under peril in Bolivia!
Today’s cartoon in El Diario reflects Bolivian democracy is in danger! The press is being hunted fierce and relentlessly by the masistas. Freedom of expression is under peril. Owners and journalists of media who remain “independent”, that is: not under the control of the government, who have not been bought or “purchased” with propaganda money…
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