Assault On Press Freedom Intensifies In Latin America And Beyond

From Asia to Latin America, journalists are increasingly being harassed, imprisoned and even killed for pursuing the truth wherever the story takes them. In this edition of Update-1, Broadcast/Podcast Team Co-vice Chair Adam Konowe interviews Rachel Oswald, chair of the National Press Club’s press freedom team, and Dagmar Thiel, team member and head of the Latin American press freedom advocacy group Fundamedios. They provide updates on the cases of Austin Tice in Syria, Maria Ressa in the Philippines, Frantzsen Charles and Tayson Lartigue in Haiti, plus numerous others covering the full length of Latin America from Mexico to Chile.