Media Freedom In Focus

November 2007 | Ratings Update

The brutal slaying of a radio broadcaster who was critical of the Honduran government has put the focus back on the Zelaya administration's tense relationship with the media. The radio host, Carlos Salgado, was shot by two gunmen as he left his office in October. With international organisations calling for a full-scale investigation into the matter, there is the possibility that Honduras' media freedom component of its political risk rating could take a hit, if the crime turns out to have been politically

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