The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) will honor journalists from five countries on Nov. 24 at its International Press Freedom Awards ceremony in New York City.

The annual awards go to courageous journalists working in dangerous and repressive circumstances. This year’s awardees are read more »

A group of newspapers included an insert saying they want "respect" for the rights of citizens to freely choose their source of news, EFE reports. read more »

The Austria-based International Press Institute (IPI) has sent a delegation to Caracas this week for a four-day mission to investigate the state of press freedom. The country has been on IPI’s “watch list” since October 2000. (See information about other IPI missions here.) read more »

Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy is “widely regarded as one of the court’s most vigilant defenders of First Amendment values,” The New York Times says. But after he spoke to high school students at The Dalton School in New York City, his office told the school newspaper, the Daltonian, it couldn’t publish an article about Kennedy without his prior approval. read more »

Every country should analyze its own record on freedom of expression, and the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) should avoid an ideological focus in its analysis of media in the hemisphere, the U.N.'s rapporteur for freedom of expression, Frank La Rue, told Ecuador's El Comercio. read more »

Some 500 editors and publishers are gathered in Buenos Aires for the Inter American Press Association's Annual Assembly, taking place Nov. 6–10. read more »

In its 137th public session Nov. 2-6 in Washington, DC, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) will consider freedom of expression complaints from several Latin American countries. See the schedule here. read more »

Patricia Orozco, a radio host and director of the Autonomous Women’s Movement, complained to the Nicaraguan Center for Human Rights (Cenidh) that police used "an excess of violence" when they arrested her last week in the city of León, EFE reports. read more »

Since July 31, O Estado de S. Paulo has not been allowed to publish stories involving the son of former president and current Senate leader José Sarney. read more »

The directors of CN3-Cablenews, a TV channel taken over by the government in July 2008, canceled “Productive Forum,” Hoy reports. Its anchor said the program ended after three years because the station directors didn't agree with his editorial line. read more »

Nicaragua's next general elections take place in November 2011, but the two remaining years "will be stormy for media professionals and for Nicaraguans" who disagree with a new presidential term for Daniel Ortega, Douglas Carcache writes in a column for La Prensa. read more »

The virtual community mobilized this week to protest restrictions on press freedom, association, and mobilization in Cuba and to demand freedom for political prisoners, Spain's ABC reports. read more »

The latest talks to resolve the Honduran crisis have stalled, but Canal 36 (Cholusat Sur) and Radio Globo have returned to the air after the decree that restricted several constitutional rights was revoked, AFP and read more »

The Association of Caribbean Media Workers (ACM) has warned media groups in the region of a bill being proposed by the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) that could threaten press freedom in the region, writer Nicholas Laughlin reports. read more »

The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) says its visit will examine recent setbacks to press freedom. The findings will be discussed at the group's General Assembly in Buenos Aires next month. read more »

Roberto Micheletti's interim government has imposed a new decree that would allow it to cancel the licenses of radio and TV stations that threaten national security and incite "hatred," and "social anarchy" AFP and Al Jazeera report. read more »

The conflict between Grupo Clarín and the government added a new layer. The media conglomerate has sued the domestic commerce secretary, Guillermo Moreno, for threats he allegedly made at a meeting with state officials at the Papel Prensa newsprint company, Perfil reports. read more »

The human rights prosecutor asked the state telecom regulator to restore the rights of media outlets that were shut down Sept. 27 when the de facto government declared a state of emergency, La Tribuna reports. The two channels, Radio Globo and Cholusat Sur TV (Canal 36), support ousted President Manuel Zelaya. read more »

Interim President Roberto Micheletti restored civil liberties that were suspended last month after the return of ousted President Manuel Zelaya, BBC reports. He said the country is at peace and no longer needed the decree issued Sept. 26 after protests followed Zelaya's surprise return. read more »

Ever since the acting government silenced Radio Globo last week after the return of removed leader Manuel Zelaya, the station has been portrayed as a martyr for freedom of expression. read more »