Alex LeffMay 23, 2012 19:51

Mexico: Who killed Brad Will?

A new suspect has been arrested for the 2006 killing of a US activist journalist.

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Members of the Oaxaca People's Popular Assembly (APPO) try to help US cameraman Brad Will after he was shot, in Oaxaca, Mexico, Oct. 27, 2006. Will and a teacher were shot dead during violent uprisings. Mexico authorities announced Wednesday the arrest of a new suspected killer. (STR/AFP/Getty Images)

US activist journalist Brad Will went to Oaxaca, Mexico to document the raucous protests erupting in the streets. He ended up recording his own death. That was in October 2006.

On Wednesday, Mexican authorities said they have arrested a suspected murderer in Will’s killing.

North Korea struggling to block access to foreign media, says study

Jessica PhelanMay 11, 2012 08:50

Foreign TV, radio and DVDs are changing North Koreans' views on the outside world, according to a study funded by the US government.

Alex LeffApril 30, 2012 18:05

Journalists missing and killed in Latin America

UPDATED. Romeo Langlois is missing in Colombia. Decio Sa was shot dead in Brazil. Regina Martinez was beaten and strangled in Mexico.

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Where's Romeo Langlois? The French journalist was last seen accompanying Colombian troops during a shootout with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrillas. The French foreign minister says FARC must have kidnapped him hostage. (LUIS ROBAYO/AFP/Getty Images)

It's been another week of chilling reminders of the high risks for journalists in parts of Latin America, with two killings turning the news lens on news reporters. Now, a possible kidnapping in Colombia has put the danger further into focus.

Romeo Langlois, a freelancer for French TV news channel France 24, went missing Saturday after a shootout between the Colombian security forces he was accompanying and guerrillas belonging to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).

Russian media under pressure ahead of Putin presidency

Khristina NarizhnayaApril 5, 2012 06:00

MOSCOW – Prominent independent radio station Echo of Moscow reshuffles its board, after Vladimir Putin slams journalists for “pouring diarrhea” all over him “from morning to night.”