May 22, 2020
BY Al Jazeera
Mexican journalist killed in Sonora, third to be slain in 2020
Journalist Jorge Armenta has been killed in an "armed attack" in Mexico's northern Sonora state, according to authorities.
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May 13, 2020
BY CPJ
Guatemalan journalist Bryan Guerra shot dead in Chiquimula
Guatemalan authorities should conduct a swift and thorough investigation into the killing of journalist Bryan Guerra, determine if it was related to his journalism, and bring those responsible to justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
May 13, 2020
BY Al Jazeera
Murder of radio anchor caps turbulent day in Philippine media
A Philippine radio broadcaster from the central island of Negros has been shot dead, becoming the third media worker slain in Dumaguete City since 2018 and the 16th nationwide since President Rodrigo Duterte came to office in June 2016.
May 2, 2020
BY Cilla Benkö
Free press vital during coronavirus pandemic
World Press Freedom Day will be celebrated on 3 May worldwide and this year feels more important than ever. One can scarcely underestimate the importance of a free press in a situation such as the one that we now find ourselves in.
April 30, 2020
BY Knight Center For Journalism in the Americas
Threatened Brazilian journalist killed by gunmen in Paraguay in dangerous border region
Brazilian journalist Lourenço Veras, known as Léo Veras, editor-in-chief of the website Porã News, was assassinated on the night of Feb. 12 in Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay. The city is next to the Brazi’s Ponta Porã.
April 15, 2020
BY Al Jazeera and agencies
Missing journalist found murdered in Mexico's south
A Mexican journalist who disappeared more than a week ago in the southern state of Guerrero was found dead on Saturday, becoming the second journalist to be murdered this year in the country.
April 8, 2020
BY Guardian
Mexican journalist gunned down in first fatal attack on press of 2020
A Mexican journalist has been shot dead in broad daylight as violent crime in the country – and attacks on the press – continue amid the coronavirus pandemic.
March 30, 2020
BY INSI
Coronavirus: reporting from contaminated environments
Filming Covid-19 patients in hospitals, homes or with emergency services is being done but requires a thorough risk assessment, specialist training and a series of strict precautionary measures to mitigate and minimise risk.
March 30, 2020
BY Francesca Tosarelli
"I’m not looking for any scoops here. I want to show the reality"
Independent filmmaker Francesca Tosarelli arrived in Bergamo, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak in Italy, for what was meant to be a 24-hour shoot. Two weeks on she’s still there, one of a handful of journalists documenting the catastrophic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
March 26, 2020
BY Olivia Acland
Reporting coronavirus from Congo
The DRC has more experience than most when it comes to dealing with devastating epidemics. As the terrifying threat of Ebola fades away from the towns and villages in the east, coronavirus is starting to take hold across the country.