Audio By Vocalize When Kenyan journalists held protes against harassment in 2013. [File, Standard] Around the world and at any period in history, practising journalism carries a profound sense of mission – a kind of special priesthood driven by the conviction that free and reliable information possesses the power to positively transform society, or at least slow down the processes of civilizational degradation. In Latin America, it has always required a great deal of perseverance, and even dashes of heroism, to confront threats and intimidation. Now, massive doses of stubbornness must be added to this blend of challenges to…