"Colombia lost one of its best-known independent magazines...when the parent company of Cambio suddenly announced it was ceasing publication."
There is reason to believe that the closing was not linked to economic results but to nonconformity -- to an editorial line that denounces and criticizes the government."
This movement has all the characteristics of censorship.
Cambio had been a strong voice against the Colombian government, yet Government officials deny its closing due to the government.
"When news erupted in February that national intelligence agents had subjected journalists, politicians, judges and human rights defenders to illegal phone tapping, e-mail interception, and surveillance for much of the decade, it created a well-founded perception that the Colombian government was closely and constantly watching the press and other critics," the report said.
Which raises the question: "To what extent can a media conglomerate be independent if it has so many interests with the government?"
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