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See nothing, hear nothing: more than half of Colombia left without local news
by Emily Hart February 13, 2019
More than half of Colombia has no access to local news, it has been revealed. 578 of 994 municipalities mapped by press freedom foundation FLIP are “silent zones” where no news outlets produces or provides local information.
The reality is alarming. Colombia’s armed conflict established the perfect conditions for silence and censorship in both cities and villages.
Every department in Colombia has a majority of silent zone municipalities or has insufficient local information, with the exception of the San Andres and Providencia archipelago, according to FLIP’s new research.
This news comes in the same month as their report which revealing that violence against Colombia’s press is at a 12-year high, with more attacks on journalists and communicators than ever. Local journalism is under threat from violence, economic pressures, vested interests, and governmental failures.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/see-nothing-hear-nothing-more-than-half-of-colombia-left-without-local-news/
Who is suprised by this? The fascists welcome it, everyone else simply is sickened, but see it as exactly what fascists would do.