Career of CNN Digital boss mirrors media revolution The digital age changed the way people get their news. But as it shifts from coming heaved to a doorstep by a child on a bike or via a 6:30 pm news anchor to being always accessible on handheld gadgets,...
CBS correspondent Plante reflects on 52 years at network Veteran says social media gives White House new way around press When CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley started covering the White House back in 1997, he was plenty nervous. "Not about the job or the...
Fired by family, Hederman made New York Review second act In Hederman's custody, The New York Review has thrived amid industry turmoil. Rea Hederman isn't one to choose the easy path. In 1984, Hederman, recently dismissed from his family's Mississippi...
TV star, ex-first lady contest Guatemala poll After corruption protests topple a president, Guatemalans are looking for change Voters in Guatemala will choose a new president Sunday, and the vote comes at a turning point in the Central American nation's...
An explainer: Colombia’s armed groups As a peace deal with the FARC nears, pressure is rising on other armed groups Colombia has suffered decades of civil conflicts, claiming more than 220,000 lives since the 1960s. Drug-fueled violence has...
Is Pope Francis a radical? The pope has changed the Catholic Church's tone, if not its doctrine. He's been variously described as “the great reformer,” the “most interesting man in the world,” and most provocatively, a...
Forced to resign, Venezuelan journalist thrives online "The government guarantees impunity for these people and allows them to commit these kind of crimes." The career of Tamoa Calzadilla embodies the challenges faced by independent reporters in Venezuela under...
Twice-fired Venezuelan journalist fights on “Once the government knows you who are…they never forget it.” Being an opposition journalist in Venezuela under former president Hugo Chávez and his successor Nicolás Maduro has never been easy. But...
Despite prosecutor’s death, Argentina ruling party still popular Political fallout for Peronists from Nisman case is muted Even under ordinary circumstances, it would appear Argentina’s ruling Peronist alliance would face an uphill battle in national elections in...
Social media fuels Latin America gay rights movement It can no longer be denied. Latin America, at least in the most urbanized and populated areas, is coming out. Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay as well as some states in Mexico have already legalized gay marriage....
