World Press Freedom Day 2024 / Comment

Journalists visit the site of a destroyed Russian munitions depot in Biskvitne, Ukraine to the east of Kharkiv.

Journalists visit the site of a destroyed Russian munitions depot in Biskvitne, Ukraine to the east of Kharkiv. © John Moore/Getty Images

The Courage of Local Voices

The painstaking work of proper journalism is the bedrock of our freedoms.

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A Guatemalan journalist protests against the arrest of Jose Ruben Zamora, president of the newspaper El Periodico, outside the Justice Palace in Guatemala City, on July 30, 2022.

A Guatemalan journalist protests against the arrest of Jose Ruben Zamora, president of the newspaper El Periodico, outside the Justice Palace in Guatemala City, on July 30, 2022. © JOHAN ORDONEZ/AFP via Getty Images

Latin America: Journalism Continues to Hold Power to Account

Despite coming under constant attack, independent media are achieving remarkable impact.

1 May 24

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