Article: Publishing news, losing ads. (El Nuevo Dia in Puerto Rico)

The April 16 issue of Puerto Rico's El Nuevo Dia hit the streets with a banner headline: ATTACK ON THE FREEDOM OF THE PRESS. Angered by the paper's aggressive coverage of his administration -- or so El Nuevo Dia's editors alleged -- Governor Pedro Rossello had banned all governmental agencies from advertising in the island's largest daily.

But while Rossello's actions inspired outrage from international press organizations -- including the American Society of Newspaper Editors, the World Association of Newspapers, and the Inter American Press Association -- editors at the rival San Juan Star were unmoved. And not, they say, simply because they were sure to see ...

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