Fury night on A24. Shortly before starting his daily program on that signal, Viviana con Vosfrom 21 to 23, Viviana Canosa decided not to go on the air because, as everything seems to indicate, they would not have allowed the new member of the national cabinet, Sergio Massa, to issue a critical report.
The driver herself confirmed the fact, and her resignation, hours following the interdict happened with a thread on Twitter where he alleged “differences with the channel regarding the notion of freedom of expression”.
The first versions of the dispute began to circulate on social networks, especially on Twitter, where the driver Jorge Rial (Canosa’s old rival) posted: “Viviana Canosa left the channel. She was not allowed to put a critical report on Sergio Massa. She assures that it was a direct order from Daniel Vila”.
Little by little, several journalists and references from the media joined that version, confirming such facts. Even Javier Miley (Yesterday’s guest from Canosa) wrote a message of support for the driver.
LA NACION was able to confirm with witnesses that the fight happened, it was screaming and minutes following 8:00 p.m. Although this medium tried to communicate with Canosa directly, the driver’s decision was to leave her cell phone turned off.
As it turned out, the video of the insults once morest Massa during his visit to Santa Fe was going to be an essential part of that report. The official position of A24 was communicated minutes following that fight by the journalist and host Marcela Pagano, who read the following statement on the air: “Given the profuse dissemination of street videos taken by strangers with cell phones, generating escraches with violence not only verbal but also physical to public officials, politicians and leaders in general and then uploaded to social networks, the company has made the decision not to spread them. This is due to the agitation that these unknown individuals cause with their aggressions at a time when the country requires the collaboration of all political forces and society in general to maintain social peace and respect for institutions. The channel’s editorial line is respect for institutions, people and ideas. They are of the political color that are. Scratching, attacking, insulting a person for what they think, for what they do or for what they say does not go hand in hand with what we want as a news signal”.
The channel’s management preferred not to refer to Canosa’s departure, although an important media source told LA NACION that in the signal “They don’t want to be more imprisoned by any driver. Those who do not like the editorial leadership of the channel should look for another place where they feel more comfortable”.
Hours following the news broke, Viviana Canosa decided to break the silence through a long thread on her personal Twitter account where she confirmed her resignation from A24.
“Tonight our cycle is over Viviana with you by A24. We have had differences with the channel regarding the notion of freedom of expression. We believe that defending freedom is also defending a basic institution”, he began by saying there.
“We also believe that defending institutions and people are different issues. We also have a difference with the channel regarding the notion of violence. In our opinion, what generates violence is poverty, indigence, unemployment, inflation and all the disasters that we will spare ourselves mention. We are not naive. We know that communication amplifies and influences. But we do not confuse the problem with the symptom. They are not the same,” she added.
Finally, he expressed: “Our commitment is with the facts and with the truth. Our opinions and editorial line are solely our own, and we have always been willing to bear the costs of defending them. We thank A24 for giving us a screen for a year and a half. And to all the channel workers for the quality of their work and their love. We can be right or wrong. But always free and worthy. Thank you for joining us every night”, he concluded before accompanying the text with his name and that of his main collaborators. One thing to keep in mind: The name of the renowned journalist Carlos Campolongo, columnist for the shipment, does not appear there.
Indeed, in addition to having joined in confirming the first versions of the event, many journalists, communicators and also politicians later gave their opinions on the already confirmed news. One of them was Monica Gutierrezhistorical ex-host of the American newscasts, who shared a more than eloquent message around 11:00 p.m.:
“I was the first to go. When the carioca carnival begins, you have to grab your coat and leave on time”.
One of those who most chose to expand on the fact was political humorist Nikwho from his account shared several messages of support for the driver.
“The statement from Grupo América makes things worse. They are plainly acknowledging CENSORSHIP over Viviana Canosa’s program. Serious because Vila manages economic interests which regulates Sergio Massa. very serious”, he expressed in one of them.
Just like Milei an hour before, Patricia Bullrich also expressed her support for Canosa when the news of his resignation was confirmed: “I bank you with my heart, Viviana Canosa! We want uncensored journalism!”assured from his Twitter account.