2 October 2001

FOR LATIN AMERICA


The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) has launched a new website (www.libertad-prensa.org) aimed at raising awareness of freedom of expression issues in Latin America and providing journalists in the region with a forum for exchanging information and ideas. ">http://www.libertad-prensa.org">www.libertad-prensa.org) aimed at raising awareness of freedom of expression issues in Latin America and providing journalists in the region with a forum for exchanging information and ideas.

The site, which is in Spanish, contains news reports, opinion pieces and editorials by such acclaimed journalists as Chilean Alejandra Matus and Argentine Eduardo Kimel; an extensive list of resources and links; and a schedule of ICFJ's Freedom of Expression workshops in the region. In addition, an email list-serve has been created to give Latin American journalists an important venue for discussion and information exchange.

To join the list-serve, go to www.libertad-prensa.org.




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