Journalists of the Global South Unite in Caracas 

Belize is represented on the global media stage as News Five’s Digital Editor Hipolito Novelo participates in a forum in Caracas, Venezuela. The event, Voices of the New World, has drawn journalists from across the Global South to push back against what the forum describes as “the media blackout” imposed by dominant Western narratives.

The forum is being held under the theme of resisting information manipulation and fighting for truthful communication. It highlights how media blackouts are used as tools in geopolitical conflicts. 

Sessions focused on topics like algorithmic censorship, the struggle of African nations to decolonise narratives, and the rising need for cross-border collaboration among independent journalists.

The forum also tackles censorship in the digital age to the media portrayal of wars in the Middle East. 

Organised by the Alliance of Journalists for Communication from the Global South, the forum also called for the creation of new international media coalitions led by journalists.

The two-day forum ends on Thursday.