Siglo Veintiuno
Type | Daily newspaper |
---|---|
Format | Tabloid |
Founder(s) | José Rubén Zamora |
Founded | 1990 |
Language | Spanish |
Headquarters | Guatemala City |
Website | http://www.s21.com.gt/ |
Siglo Veintiuno (English: 'Twenty-First Century') or stylized Siglo XXI is a Guatemalan daily newspaper. Founded in 1990 by José Rubén Zamora, the paper earned a reputation for independent, high-risk reporting. In 1995, its staff won the International Press Freedom Awards of the Committee to Protect Journalists and Zamora has won several individual awards for his work with the paper.
History
Founded in 1990 by José Rubén Zamora, the paper advocated judicial and tax reforms and reported on dangerous subjects including narcotics smuggling, human rights issues, guerrilla groups, and corruption in the government of President
Three years later,
Zamora and other staff members were attacked several times in connection with their reporting. In 1995, Zamora's car was driven off the road by two people who threatened to kill him for publishing allegations in Siglo Veintiuno that the
In May 1996, Zamora left the paper following disagreements with its board of directors and founded a new paper, El Periódico.[1]
Recognition
In 1995, Zamora and the Siglo Veintiuno staff won
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "José Rubén Zamora, Guatemala". International Press Institute. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
- ^ "Journalists Receive 1996 Press Freedom Awards". Committee to Protect Journalists. Archived from the original on June 5, 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
- ^ "4 Win Prizes for Coverage of the Americas". The New York Times. October 26, 1995. Archived from the original on May 26, 2015. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
- ^ "World Press Freedom Heroes: Symbols of courage in global journalism". International Press Institute. 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2012.