Chile: TV journalist suspended for satirising Pinochet tribute

June 26th, 2012

A Chilean TV journalist has been suspended after making satirical remarks about a tribute to the country’s former dictator Augusto Pinochet. After an interview with the tribute’s organiser Juan González, sports reporter Víctor Gómez said “we will wait for the smell of sulphur to dissipate” from the studio before launching into his programme on the channel Chilevisión. The reporter was not fired for his remarks, but has been warned against violating the channel’s editorial guidelines.

Chilean president sells his TV Station

May 18th, 2010

President Sebastián Piñera, who took power in March, agreed on 15 May to sell his TV Station, Chilevisión, to a local investment group for $130m USD. One of Piñera’s campaign promises was that he would divest his business holdings, including Chilevisión. According to local media reports, the Clarín Group offered $10m more than the local fund, but Piñera rejected the offer to avoid political conflicts with the Argentinian government of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, which has a tense relationship with the company.

Formacion Juridica para la Accion (FORJA)

May 20th, 2009

Formación Jurídica para la Acción is an organisation whose principal objective is to contribute to the improvement of access to justice and fundamental human rights in Chile. FORJA works towards the full respect for, and exercise of, the right to freedom of expression.