International Journalism

Spring 2001: Introduction

Reporting on Colombia’s war is extremely dangerous for journalists. For what they publish and broadcast, reporters are threatened and harassed, kidnapped and beaten, driven into exile and murdered. Only in…
March 15, 2001
Melissa Ludtke

Violence Against Journalists in Colombia

Impunity surrounds these crimes.
March 15, 2001
Marylene Smeets

Frontline Images

All photos by Steve Salisbury.©At left, Colombian Marines patrol the Magdalena River in north central Colombia, one of the country’s most dangerous areas. At right, adolescent girls make up a…
March 15, 2001
Steve Salisbury

Spending Time on the Frontlines of Colombia’s War

Taking personal risks is part of the job of a foreign correspondent.
March 15, 2001
Linda Robinson

The Risks American Journalists Confront in Colombia

Staying safe sometimes collides with aggressively reporting on the war.
March 15, 2001
Tod Robberson

In Colombia, Journalists Have Many Enemies

‘The first and most damning effect is self-censorship.’
March 15, 2001
Francisco Santos

Colombia’s War Takes Place on a Global Stage

In exposing the roots and connections of violence, journalists risk their lives.
March 15, 2001
Ignacio G. Gómez

Truth in the Crossfire

In a brutal attack, ‘my truth…was dealt a mortal wound.’
March 15, 2001
Jineth Bedoya Lima

Journalists Murdered, Attacked, Kidnapped and Threatened in Colombia

Between 1986 and 1995, 43 journalists were murdered in Colombia, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), which suspects this number is an underestimate since many reported murders of…
March 15, 2001

Can What Ails Colombia Be Fixed?

As the war intensifies and U.S. money is sent, the story hits Page One.
March 15, 2001
Linda Robinson