Americas Quarterly - Winter 2009

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With every passing year,

Latin American media confront more restrictions on their freedom. While outright state censorship has declined since democratization (though intimidation by private groups such as the Mexican drug cartels has grown), governments are increasingly influencing which stories are reported and how they are covered. This worri-

some trend is the subject and Uruguay to reveal how of The Price of Silence: governments, especially at The Growing Threat of Soft the local level, use adver- Censorship, an August tising placement as a carrot 2008 report released by to secure favorable news the Open Society Justice coverage. Peru officially Initiative and the Buenos bans such tactics—the only Aires-based Asociación por country of those studied to los Derechos Civiles. Avail- do so—but the law has not able in English and Spanish, been enforced. “Countries the 200-page study uses appear to be more demo-research conducted from cratic, but soft censorship is January to October 2007 in less visible and more insid-Argentina, Chile, Colombia, ious,” says Justice Initiative Costa Rica, Honduras, Peru, legal officer Darian Pavli.

STATS

What increases exports more: free trade or investments in infrastructure?

■ Reducing Tarrifs by 10%

■ Reducing Transport Costs by 10%

Calendar Cultural Events AQ editors pick some of the most stimulating events from the worlds of art, music and literature taking place over the next few months across our hemisphere.

Through March 1 São Paulo, Brazil Homenagem ao Quadrado Instituto Tomie Ohtake http://www.institutotomieohtake.org.br

Through March 31
Bogotá, Colombia

Gente de río, Embera y wounán de las selvas del Chocó Museo del Oro del Banco de la República de Colombia http://www.banrep.org/museo

Through April 18
New York, New York

Moon Tears: Mapuche Art and Cosmology Americas Society

http://www.as-coa.org

February 27–March 7 Cartagena, Colombia Cartagena International Film Festival http://www.festicinecartagena.org

March 27–30
Miami, Florida

ArteAmericas: The Latin American Art Fair ArteAmericas

http://www.arteamericas.com

April
Caracas, Venezuela
Arturo Herrera
Sala TAC del Trasnocho Cultural
http://www.trasnochocultural.com

April 23–May 11
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Feria Internacional del Libro de Buenos Aires Fundación El Libro

http://www.el-libro.org.ar

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April 25–May 9 Tierra del Fuego, Argentina Ushuaia International Festival Festpiele SRL http://www.festivaldeushuaia.com

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