Press group says violence threatens Americas media

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SAO PAULO (AP) — Violence and authoritarian governments are the biggest challenges to an independent press in Latin America, the Inter American Press Association said Tuesday at the end of its 68th General Assembly.

“Violence against the physical integrity of journalists and a growing intolerance of authoritarian governments constitute the primary problems that face the independent press today on the continent,” a statement said at the conclusion of the meeting in Sao Paulo.

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