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Appendix B: Journalism Freedom: 1980–2008 (Country Ratings from Freedom House) - Guatemala

By: Christopher H. Sterling
In: Encyclopedia of Journalism
Subject:Journalism, Mass Communication

Population (2010, proj.): 14,377,000

Gross National Income per Capita (current, 2007): $2,450

Date of Independence: September 15, 1821 (from Spain)

Date of Last Constitution: May 31, 1985

While press freedom is guaranteed constitutionally in Guatemala, sporadic violence against journalists by nonstate actors has created an intimidating and sometimes dangerous environment for the media. The ...

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  Sterling, C. H. (2009). Appendix b: journalism freedom: 1980–2008 (country ratings from freedom house) - guatemala. In Encyclopedia of journalism (pp. 1978-1978). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412972048.n515
  
  Sterling, Christopher H. "Appendix B: Journalism Freedom: 1980–2008 (Country Ratings from Freedom House) - Guatemala." In Encyclopedia of Journalism, 1978-1978. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412972048.n515.
  
  Sterling, C. H. 2009. Appendix B: Journalism Freedom: 1980–2008 (Country Ratings from Freedom House) - Guatemala. In: 2009. Encyclopedia of Journalism, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 1978 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412972048.n515> [Accessed 10 Apr 2021].
  
  Sterling, Christopher H. "Appendix B: Journalism Freedom: 1980–2008 (Country Ratings from Freedom House) - Guatemala." Encyclopedia of Journalism. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2009, pp. 1978-1978. SAGE Knowledge. 10 Apr 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412972048.n515.
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