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Peru: Reporters Without Borders speaks out against media concentration

By  |  December 6, 2016

International journalist association Reporters Without Borders (RSF), together with Peruvian media research company Ojo Público, have released a report, titled the Media Ownership Monitor, revealing a high level of concentration in Peru’s media. This situation, the group claims, may threaten the right to freedom of information in the country.

The report by the international non-profit has found that three business groups account for virtually the totality of profits in the local market, with Grupo El Comercio hoarding most of the press and digital media. The group, says the report, has amassed an economic weight “that is unprecedented in the nation’s media history.”

The study, carried out between September and November, has also found a lack of transparency among these media groups, as well as a worrying lack of regulation from State authorities.

Full Content: La República

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