Global Investigative Journalism Network (https://archive.gijn.org/tag/el-salvador/)
Accusations of sexual harassment against the head of a state-owned bank, the transnational growth and influence of Salvadorian gang MS13, and the striking accumulation of wealth by the president and his family in one of the poorest countries in Central America. These were some of the investigative topics among the prize-winning stories featured at the 2022 Latin American Conference on Investigative Journalism.
A press freedom crisis is rippling across Latin America and in some places the technological, legal, and physical threats have grown so severe that investigative journalists feel compelled to flee their home countries to keep reporting.
Una crisis de libertad de prensa se está extendiendo por toda América Latina y, en algunos lugares, las amenazas tecnológicas, legales y físicas se han vuelto tan graves que los periodistas de investigación se sienten obligados a huir de sus países de origen para seguir informando.
GIJN habló con el fundador del Simposio Internacional de Periodismo en Línea, Rosental Alves, sobre la creciente reacción contra los medios independientes en América Latina.
Latin American journalists have faced threats, attacks, and court proceedings just for doing their work. In a GIJN webinar, three leading investigative reporters recounted their experiences and gave their tips on how to face up to these challenges.
En este foro virtual de la Red Global de Periodismo de Investigación reúne a periodistas en primera línea que han vivido en carne propia estos ataques a través de batallas legales, persecuciones a través del spyware Pegasus, o amenazas de muerte.
Desde 1998, o El Faro luta pela prestação de contas públicas em El Salvador, um país da América Central oprimido pela pobreza, uma história de conflito civil e gangues criminosas. Mas depois de décadas investigando organizações criminosas, corrupção e práticas ilegais das forças de segurança, o jornal pode estar enfrentando um de seus maiores desafios.
How should journalists investigate what has happened to people who have disappeared? What is the best way of dealing with their families, the organized crime groups often involved in the cases, and corrupt officials? Mexican investigative journalist Marcela Turati and Óscar Martínez from El Salvador, both specialists on reporting on transnational organized crime, shared their tips during GIJN’s Spanish language webinar.
Los periodistas en Latinoamérica tienen mucho que enseñarnos. En la búsqueda por la verdad, a veces se enfrentan a amenazas de los gobiernos, organizaciones criminales y empresas multinacionales debido a sus historias. Sin embargo, estos reporteros y editores hacen que el periodismo de calidad en la región siga creciendo, y producen investigaciones que responsabilizan a quienes están en el poder.
Since 1998, El Faro has fought for accountability in El Salvador, a Central American country saddled with stubborn poverty, a history of civil conflict, and pervasive criminal gangs. But after decades of investigating criminal organizations, corruption, and illegal practices by security forces, the newspaper might be facing one of its greatest challenges yet.