Dictatorships, human rights and position journalism in Latin America

The recent history of Latin America is surrounded by the advent of violent dictatorships, which still reverberate in the present moment, whether due to the lack of punishment as in the case of Brazil, or due to the election of far-right leaders in some countries. From this perspective, we are witnessing a narrative dispute over what this past represents in contemporary times. If the country is experiencing what Márcio Seligmann-Silva (2022) calls a “testimonial turn of historical knowledge”, it is because countless testimonies give new dynamics to social memory. Among other examples that could be cited, it is impossible to disregard the reverberation caused by the film “I'm Still Here” and its developments in relation to the dictatorial period (1964-1985), just as it is impossible to disregard the fact that of the 29 recommendations of the National Truth Commission (2012-2014), only two of them were put into practice, which reinforces the feeling of impunity in our country. In Argentina, a country that has undergone a transitional justice process, its president, Javier Milei, has just ordered the closure of the Haroldo Conti Cultural Center, one of the most important museums dedicated to the Argentine Military Dictatorship (1976-1983). How does the contemporary media, whether hegemonic or counter-hegemonic, approach this issue? What news stories, in a variety of journalistic formats, seek to give visibility to stories that some sectors of society are trying to silence? How are women, black people, LGBTQIA+ communities, and indigenous people represented by the media, especially during the dictatorship period, in various Latin American countries?