The decision of Javier Milei’s government to close the state news agency Télam generated a climate of uncertainty and protests among the media’s workers and civil society organizations.
The measure, announced last Friday, would imply the dismissal of around 700 employees and the end of an agency with more than 78 years of experience. The decision of Javier Milei’s government to close the state news agency Télam generated a climate of uncertainty and protests among the media’s workers and civil society organizations.
Télam workers mobilized this Monday in the vicinity of the agency’s headquarters, located in Buenos Aires. During the protest, they expressed their rejection of the closure and demanded the government reconsider the measure.
Unions and press organizations also demonstrated once morest the closure of Télam. The Argentine Federation of Press Workers (Fatpren) described the decision as “an attack on freedom of expression and the right to information.” For its part, the Association of Argentine Journalistic Entities (ADEPA) warned regarding the “serious impact” that the closure of the agency will have on “information pluralism.”
The Milei government justified the closure of Télam by arguing that the agency has become a “Kirchnerist propaganda apparatus” and that its support is “immoral” in the context of the current economic crisis. The president also announced the suspension of official advertising in the media for one year.
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