Daniel Ortega's War Against Nicaraguan Media (CPJ Special Report)
July 6, 2009 | 2:52
pm
A special report by the Committee to Protect Journalists, highlighted on the blog of the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas, describes what it sees as Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's "policy of ignoring the press except to systematically harass his critics."
"Ortega considers the private media to be his political enemies and has sought to marginalize their influence, CPJ's Carlos Lauría and Joel Simon report. He doesn't grant interviews and prefers to turn to journalists who are his friends to publish his statements and cover public events."
Read more on the Knight Center blog.
-- Deborah Bonello in Mexico City
