Newspapers in the region publish news that Venezuelan media have stopped printing due to the shortage of newsprint and plan sending newsprint stock.

The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the World Editors Forum (WEF) addressed a letter to President Dilma Rousseff on Tuesday 11 February expressing their "grave concern" at the recent death of journalist Santiago Andrade.

The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the World Editors Forum (WEF) have called for an immediate and thorough investigation into an armed attack on the home of Mexican journalist Anabel Hernández.

As newsrooms trim budgets and staff, La Nación in Argentina has poured resources into expanding its NACION Data team. Since its creation in 2011, LN Data has exposed corruption in Senate spending, unearthed hard-to-access census data and hosted the first DATAFEST in Argentina. NACION Data was nominated in two categories at this year’s Data Journalism Awards and took home a title for its Senate expenses research, which found officials were being reimbursed for trips they never took.