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column of "protecting criminals and filing charges against journalists". Eisenmann was barred from leaving the country, and after refusing to answer questions on the case in court, was declared in contempt.
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for his work with the paper, called the election, and the resignations and demotions of investigative staff that followed, a "boardroom coup" that left "the once feisty paper a shadow of its former self".
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for "promoting press freedom and inter-American understanding".
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Eisenmann went on to work for a non-governmental organization.
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738:"Panama's Move to Oust Editor Sets Off Storm"
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