Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy

The relationship between politicians and media in Central America is quite often characterized by tension and hostility. At 12 July 2007, both parties joined in an open dialogue at a conference in Managua, Nicaragua.

From 22-23 February in Cartagena, Colombia, journalists, politicians and scholars from five Andean countries discussed the outcome of a series of workshops on the relations between the media and politics in the region.

From 31 August to 1 September 2006, about 60 politicians, journalists and scholars met in Lima, Peru to discuss the relations between the media and politics in Latin America.