"On March 11, the Argentine Journalism Forum (FOPEA, for its initial in Spanish) presented the results of the investigation 'Threatened Journalists: Researching to Protect Them,' a multiple-case study aimed at analyzing in-depth the situation of women journalists in the country, their career paths, and the violence they face daily in the exercise of their profession. […]
"A photographer capturing images of the retirees' march to Congress [in Argentina] alongside soccer club fans was injured during the brutal repression by security forces ordered by the government. Pablo Grillo, a freelance photojournalist, was hit in the head by one of the tear gas canisters fired by security forces at the protesters. He is […]
"Leopoldo Luque is one of the main figures in the trial for Diego Maradona's death. The neurosurgeon is one of the nine defendants in the investigation for homicidio con dolo eventual (homicide by negligence) against those possibly responsible for the former soccer player's death. The doctor has attracted attention in San Isidro [Argentina]. His improved […]
"The Association of Foreign Correspondents of the Argentine Republic (ACERA, for its initials in Spanish) issued this Monday [March 10] a statement denouncing the different measures that impede the free professional practice of journalism in the country, ranging from the 'silencer button' announced by the presidential spokesman, Manuel Adorni, to aggressions of the security forces […]
“Argentina's president, Javier Milei, rejoiced on Saturday [March 1] for having withdrawn state advertising from the country's media, and said that they do not need ‘liar journalists paid with public funds.’ 'We completely eliminated official advertising, which was used by the [political elite] to promote themselves in the media. We don't need to bribe the […]
Argentina’s Circle of Parliamentary Journalists has condemned the decision to bar accredited reporters from the press galleries traditionally reserved for media during the upcoming legislative assembly, where President Javier Milei will address both chambers on Saturday. ‘This is an unprecedented decision, made without consultation, breaking more than a century of media access in Parliament, and […]
"A demonstrator assaulted a reporter from the channel LN+ [belonging to Argentina's La Nación group] on Wednesday, Feb 19. The incident occurred during a protest at Congress [in Buenos Aires] over various grievances, including cuts to retirees, failure to update bonuses [for retirees] and intervention at the Bonaparte Hospital. The aggressor insulted Nicolás Edwin, the […]
“Journalist Facundo Pastor denounced live on [Argentine TV channel] A24 that he was being threatened by a person named Juan Ignacio, while a report was being broadcast about people arrested during a protest on Wednesday [Feb. 12] against the approval of a new law. Pastor received the messages when images of alleged infiltrators at the […]
“The government of Argentina announced on Feb. 4 the dissolution of the Office of the Press Secretary, a measure that had been previously reported by presidential spokesman Manuel Adorni and that comes less than a week after its head, Eduardo Serenellini, resigned. The Office of the Press Secretary, in charge of the government's communication policy, […]
"Chequeado has announced the creation of a network of local news outlets in Argentina with the goal of strengthening the news agenda with innovative and data-driven approaches. The initiative, supported by the International Fund for the Media in the Public Interest, brings together ADN Sur, Aire Digital, Corrientes al Día, Ruido and Todo Jujuy in […]
"Reporter Enrique Ortiz, a correspondent for Crónica TV and AGNoticias in the province of Misiones in Argentina, suffered [on Jan. 15] a brutal and cowardly physical attack. Lawyer Gustavo Maldonado and another unidentified person entered his home, beating and threatening to kill Ortiz. A few days earlier Ortiz covered the eviction of a family who […]
"The charismatic Argentine journalist Jorge Lanata died this Monday [Dec. 30, 2024] in Buenos Aires at the age of 64. Considered one of the most provocative and creative journalists in the recent history of Argentina, Lanata was the founder of five magazines and two newspapers, wrote fiction and history books, made films and documentaries, and […]