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Ecuador utiliza Twitter para desacreditar a los medios críticos

Read this story in English. Si bien todavía resta más de 6 meses para que se inicie la campaña electoral para elegir un nuevo presidente de la República de Ecuador, el esfuerzo por controlar el discurso político ya hace algún tiempo que ha comenzado. Una parte de esta batalla se ha trasladado a las redes […]

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In Ecuador, officials turn to social networks to discredit critical media

Lea esta noticia en español. Although there are still more than six months to go before the campaign to elect a new president in Ecuador begins, efforts to control political discourse in the country have long since begun. According to a new study, part of this battle is being waged on social networks, where the […]

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Lithuania: State Data Protection Inspectorate must not obstruct journalistic activity

The International Press Institute (IPI) today joined partner organisations in the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) in writing to the Director and Deputy Director of the Lithuanian State Data Protection Inspectorate (SDPI) to express concern at its attempted obstruction of investigative project “Karštos Pėdos” (“Hot Feet”)’s journalistic activity. ——————————- 27 January 2022 Dear Director Andrijauskas, […]

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IPI commemorates World Press Freedom Day 2016

The International Press Institute (IPI) today joined free expression and press freedom watchdogs across the globe in commemorating World Press Freedom Day. In a video interview from IPI’s Vienna headquarters, IPI Director of Advocacy and Communications Steven M. Ellis noted that press freedom is necessary to creating just and fair societies, and he saluted the […]

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