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A Review of The History of Journalism in Latin America While writing my MA thesis at the University of Hamburg on ideological bias in Salvadoran newspapers, I read Rick Rockwell's book, Media Power in Central America. At the time, in the late 2000s, Rockw...

ReVista: @harvard.edu Review of Latin American Studies, published my review of Rick Rockwell’s book on Latin American journalism. Also, I noted how journalism has changed since the emergence of digital media such @elfaroenglish.bsky.social

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Journalism as Resistance Information is dissent. Truth is dissent. And the rigorous production of information is considered dangerous. Journalism is resistance.

🗞️Information is dissent. Truth is dissent. And the rigorous production of information is considered dangerous. Journalism is resistance.

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As Opposition Lobbies MAGA in Florida, Arévalo Deepens U.S. Military Ties On Monday, Trump nominated a Florida international arbitrage attorney, hailed by Arévalo’s opponents, as ambassador to Guatemala. That same day, Arévalo deepened ties with the U.S. military, announcin...

Trump nominated a Florida international arbitrage attorney, hailed by Arévalo’s opponents, as ambassador to Guatemala. That same day, Arévalo deepened ties with the U.S. military, announcing a budget of $50 million for equipment purchases.

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Bukele Pays for MAGA Lobbying through Opaque Public Electricity Company In Washington, Bukele has focused lobbying efforts on courting MAGA politicians and “positioning key narratives” in U.S. media. He’s now paying for it through a public electricity company that…

Bukele has focused lobbying on courting MAGA politicians and “positioning narratives” in US media. He’s paying for it through a public electricity company that shields financial information through a private subsidiary.
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Jose Rubén Zamora Freed from Prison: “They want me to flee, but I’m here to stay” Guatemalan journalist Jose Rubén Zamora was released in February on house arrest. “They want me to flee, but I’m here to stay,” he said later. “Guatemala is my country, too.”

📸 Guatemalan journalist Jose Rubén Zamora was released in February on house arrest. “They want me to flee, but I’m here to stay,” he said later. “Guatemala is my country, too.”

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Jose Rubén Zamora Freed from Prison: “They want me to flee, but I’m here to stay” Guatemalan journalist Jose Rubén Zamora was released in February on house arrest. “They want me to flee, but I’m here to stay,” he said later. “Guatemala is my country, too.”

📸 Guatemalan journalist Jose Rubén Zamora was released in February on house arrest. “They want me to flee, but I’m here to stay,” he said later. “Guatemala is my country, too.”

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Defending Life Does Not Mean Giving Up Resistance The responsibility for violence should never fall on those who resist, but on the structure that targets dissent. Sometimes resistance means shifting the scene of action. Defending life is not giving…

The responsibility for violence should never fall on those who resist, but on the structure that targets dissent, writes exiled Nicaraguan feminist and human rights defender Claudia Vargas in #efOpinion
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Podcast: Honduras Guilty Again for Dispossessing Garifunas This week: The Inter-American Court condemns Honduras for trying to uproot Caribbean Garifunas. Guatemalan political elites battle over nominations to the tainted top court. Cristosal reports 245…

🎙️This week: The Inter-American Court condemns Honduras for trying to uproot Caribbean Garifunas. Guatemalan political elites battle over nominations to the tainted top court. Cristosal reports 245 cases of political persecution in El Salvador.
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Podcast: Honduras Guilty Again for Dispossessing Garifunas This week: The Inter-American Court condemns Honduras for trying to uproot Caribbean Garifunas. Guatemalan political elites battle over nominations to the tainted top court. Cristosal reports 245…

🎙️This week: The Inter-American Court condemns Honduras for trying to uproot Caribbean Garifunas. Guatemalan political elites battle over nominations to the tainted top court. Cristosal reports 245 cases of political persecution in El Salvador.
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Bukele Pays for MAGA Lobbying through Opaque Public Electricity Company In Washington, Bukele has focused lobbying efforts on courting MAGA politicians and “positioning key narratives” in U.S. media. He’s now paying for it through a public electricity company that…

Bukele has focused lobbying on courting MAGA politicians and “positioning narratives” in US media. He’s paying for it through a public electricity company that shields financial information through a private subsidiary.
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Podcast: Judge Denounces Death Threats after Halting Trump on TPS This week: A federal judge denounces death threats after suspending Trump’s rollback of TPS for Haiti. Guatemala annuls the 1993 arrest warrant for coup president Jorge Serrano Elías. Costa Rica…

A federal judge denounces death threats after suspending Trump’s rollback of TPS for Haiti. Guatemala annuls the 1993 arrest warrant for coup president Jorge Serrano Elías. Costa Rica denounces gold stolen by Nicaraguan miners.
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Defending Life Does Not Mean Giving Up Resistance

The responsibility for violence should never fall on those who resist, but on the structure that targets dissent, writes exiled Nicaraguan feminist and human rights defender Claudia Vargas. #efOpinion beta.elfaro.net/en/opinion-e...

🎙️This week: The Inter-American Court condemns Honduras for trying to uproot Caribbean Garifunas. Guatemalan political elites battle over nominations to the tainted top court. Cristosal reports 245 cases of political persecution in El Salvador. beta.elfaro.net/en/elfaro-au...

A Photographer’s Overwhelming Urge In the last year, at least 53 journalists fled El Salvador. Now I’m a photographer in exile, another migrant among the many migrants from my country. Among the many colleagues who’ve also become…

#CentralAmericaLens 📸 | In the last year, at least 53 journalists fled El Salvador. Now I’m a photographer in exile, another migrant among the many migrants from my country, writes
@victorpena84. Among the many colleagues who’ve also become migrants.
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Bukele’s Economic Formula: With IMF Backing, Court New Debt to Pay Back the Old Backed by a roster of major financiers, El Salvador is making big spending cuts. The IMF reports the private pension fund could dry up in August 2027, yet the government missed the deadline to…

Backed by a roster of major financiers, El Salvador is making major spending cuts. The IMF reports the private pension fund could dry up in August 2027, yet the government missed the deadline to propose a reform after withholding almost $2 billion.
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Bukele’s Economic Formula: With IMF Backing, Court New Debt to Pay Back the Old Backed by a roster of major financiers, El Salvador is making major spending cuts. The IMF reports the private pension fund could dry up in August 2027, yet the government missed the deadline to propo...

Backed by a roster of major financiers, El Salvador is making major spending cuts. The IMF reports the private pension fund could dry up in August 2027, yet the government missed the deadline to propose a reform after withholding almost $2 billion. beta.elfaro.net/en/el-salvad...

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Podcast: U.N. Experts Warn of Illegal Adoptions Tied to Guatemalan AG U.N. experts tie internationally sanctioned Guatemalan AG Consuelo Porras to an illegal adoption scheme, the Bukele-controlled Assembly keeps the details of its “austerity” budget under lock and key,…

UN experts tie the Guatemalan attorney general to a 1980s illegal adoption scheme.The Salvadoran Assembly keeps the details of its “austerity” budget under lock and key. Nicaragua reinstates visas for Cuba after Trump invades Venezuela.
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Bukele Pays for MAGA Lobbying through Opaque Public Electricity Company In Washington, Bukele has focused lobbying efforts on courting MAGA politicians and “positioning key narratives” in U.S. media. He’s now paying for it through a public electricity company that…

Bukele has focused lobbying on courting MAGA politicians and “positioning narratives” in US media. He’s paying for it through a public electricity company that shields financial information through a private subsidiary.
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A Photographer’s Overwhelming Urge In the last year, at least 53 journalists fled El Salvador. Now I’m a photographer in exile, another migrant among the many migrants from my country. Among the many colleagues who’ve also become…

#CentralAmericaLens 📸 | In the last year, at least 53 journalists fled El Salvador. Now I’m a photographer in exile, another migrant among the many migrants from my country, writes Victor Peña. Among the many colleagues who’ve also become migrants.
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A Photographer’s Overwhelming Urge In the last year, at least 53 journalists fled El Salvador. Now I’m a photographer in exile, another migrant among the many migrants from my country. Among the many colleagues who’ve also become…

#CentralAmericaLens 📸 | In the last year, at least 53 journalists fled El Salvador. Now I’m a photographer in exile, another migrant among the many migrants from my country, writes @victorpena84. Among the many colleagues who’ve also become migrants.
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A Photographer’s Overwhelming Urge In the last year, at least 53 journalists fled El Salvador. Now I’m a photographer in exile, another migrant among the many migrants from my country. Among the many colleagues who’ve also become migra...

📸 In the last year, at least 53 journalists fled El Salvador. Now I’m a photographer in exile, another migrant among the many migrants from my country. Among the many colleagues who’ve also become migrants.

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A.I. Shakira Lands in El Salvador During Shakira’s nine-day residency in El Salvador, thousands of military and police guarded concerts, public employees and prisoners cleaned, and the Tourism Ministry used an A.I. Shakira to promote…

During Shakira’s nine-day tour in El Salvador, thousands of military and police guarded concerts, public employees and prisoners cleaned, and the Tourism Ministry used an A.I. Shakira to promote the Historic Center of San Salvador. #CentralAmericaLens 📸
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Podcast: Judge Denounces Death Threats after Halting Trump on TPS This week: A federal judge denounces death threats after suspending Trump’s rollback of TPS for Haiti. Guatemala annuls the 1993 arrest warrant for coup president Jorge Serrano Elías. Costa Rica…

A federal judge denounces death threats after suspending Trump’s rollback of TPS for Haiti. Guatemala annuls the 1993 arrest warrant for coup president Jorge Serrano Elías. Costa Rica denounces gold stolen by Nicaraguan miners.
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The 2026 Reuters Memorial Lecture: 'Journalism as Resistance' Carlos Dada, co-founder and editor-in-chief of Salvadoran news outlet El Faro, delivers the annual lecture

Join us for our Reuters Memorial Lecture with @carlosdada.bsky.social of 🇸🇻 @elfaroenglish.bsky.social

His lecture 'Journalism as resistance' will be followed by a panel discussion and Q&A.

🗓️ Mon 9 March, 17:30 (GMT)

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Podcast: Judge Denounces Death Threats after Halting Trump on TPS This week: A federal judge denounces death threats after suspending Trump’s rollback of TPS for Haiti. Guatemala annuls the 1993 arrest warrant for coup president Jorge Serrano Elías. Costa Rica…

🎙️ This week: A federal judge denounces death threats after suspending Trump’s rollback of TPS for Haiti. Guatemala annuls the 1993 arrest warrant for coup president Jorge Serrano Elías. Costa Rica denounces gold stolen by Nicaraguan miners.
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A.I. Shakira Lands in El Salvador During Shakira’s nine-day residency in El Salvador, thousands of military and police guarded concerts, public employees and prisoners cleaned, and the Tourism Ministry used an A.I. Shakira to promote…

During Shakira’s nine-day tour in El Salvador, thousands of military and police guarded concerts, public employees and prisoners cleaned, and the Tourism Ministry used an A.I. Shakira to promote the Historic Center of San Salvador. #CentralAmericaLens 📸
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