Brazilian press owner shot dead

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Guardian

Brazilian press owner shot dead
Roy Greenslade Thursday 5 May 2011 18.06 BST
guardian.co.uk

The owner of a Brazilian newspaper, Valerio Nascimento, was shot in the back and killed by unidentified gunmen on Tuesday, designated as World Press Freedom Day.

Nascimento had published only four issues of his paper Panorama Geral, which was critical of local authorities in Sao Paulo state. One story claimed the city of Bananal had failed to invest in health and sewage treatment centres.

Nascimento's killing was the third documented shooting of a Brazilian journalist this year.

On 9 April, Luciano Leitão Pedrosa, a radio and television journalist known for his critical coverage of local authorities and criminal groups, was shot and killed.




Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2011/may/05/journalist-safety-brazil

[Judi Lynn]

1. Peruvian radio journalist killed

Peruvian radio journalist killed

Peruvian radio journalist Julio César Castillo was shot to death in Virú on the country's northwest coast when four unidentified men burst into the restaurant where he was lunching.

Castillo, host of the news programme Noticiero Ollantay, had received death threats since March following his reports of alleged corruption by local officials.

Investigators said that Castillo's mobile phone contained a message threatening other journalists with death.

He was the first Peruvian journalist killed in the line of duty since 2007.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2011/may/05/journalist-safety-peru