NICARAGUA

Country Summary

The Nicaraguan National Assembly considered controversial press legislation that would require media organizations to hire journalists who belonged to a Colegio de Periodistas, a trade union. The move prompted a national discussion among journalists along political lines. The Nicaraguan Journalists Union, which is largely supportive of the Sandinistas, backs the legislation; the Nicaraguan Journalists Association, formed by anti-Sandinistas, opposes it.

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