Kidnapped in Arauca
Ruth Morris and I were on an assignment for the Los Angeles Times when the trouble started. On January 21, ...
Latin America-Style Dirty War in Iraq?
The attacks against U.S. soldiers in Iraq by anti-occupation guerrillas have resulted in the U.S. military applying its infamous National ...
Interview with an Assassin
The following interview was conducted by photojournalist Jason P. Howe in July 2003 in southern Colombia. The interviewee, who we ...
Mega-stores Destroy Historic Site
This story begins with the abandonment and destruction of one of Mexicos fine old hotels, the Casino de la Selva ...
FTAA Lite. A Victory?
Until the early close of the recent Ministerial in Miami, the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) had been ...
Another Media is Possible
Were not a freakin wire service! Were not about being the first to get the news out, said one participant ...
Community Airwaves in Venezuela
Until the late 1990s, Venezuelas leaders routinely persecuted the countrys community media. Homes and offices that housed community radio stations ...
The Globalization of Latin American Media
Although Latin American media are distinctively Latin in their contents, exemplified by the characteristic telenovela, they are very North American ...
