News of journalism

Marcelo Longobardi: ‘Milei’s conduct with journalists identical to Kirchners’

Yesterday 06:00 Veteran reporter, radio presenter and host Marcelo Longobardi – whose incisive criticism led both the Kirchner and Milei governments to force him off the air – offers a critical analysis of the state of journalism in Argentina.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

MEDIA & JOURNALISM

A 'mute' button for pesky reporters? Milei mulls new media rules

07-03-2025 10:10 Presidential Spokesperson Manuel Adorni says government is considering installing a "mute" button for press conferences and letting members of the public vote on who should gain access.

Media Repression

46 Nicaraguan journalists exiled in 2024, says NGO

14-01-2025 11:46 Independent journalists face exile, arrest and disappearances under government led by Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega.

BEYOND THE HEADLINES

Death be not proud

02-01-2025 18:10 Jimmy Carter and Jorge Lanata contrasted in many ways, the one profoundly humanitarian, the other deeply human.

by Michael Soltys

MEDIA & CULTURE

Veteran journalist Jorge Lanata dies aged 64

30-12-2024 17:24 Jorge Lanata, one of the nation's most famous and renowned journalists, has died at the age of 64.

SOCIETY

Report: Online video adding to challenges for news firms

17-06-2024 15:36 Short videos from social media have become the main source of information for young people, Reuters Institute report warns.

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Jorge Lanata: ‘President Milei has the right to speak and criticise, but not to say just anything’

27-04-2024 05:15 One of Argentina’s most important journalists on his court case against President Javier Milei, pro-government reporters, the challenges facing the media and the nation’s new political order.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

As I see it

The worst journalists in the world

20-04-2024 06:07 Milei wants to control the narrative and, by doing so, change the way Argentines think about the world. Does hurling insults at journalists help win him more adherents?

by James Neilson

MEDIA

Pressure on the press: from Videla to Milei

12-04-2024 17:20 Attacks by Javier Milei on the press in general, and at 'Noticias' and 'Perfil' in particular, are nothing new. Argentina’s President is using old methods to silence critics.

by Gustavo González

FILM & CINEMA

‘Cold Copy’ thriller probes facts, falsehoods and media’s thirst for clicks

09-02-2024 06:06 Director Roxine Helberg's new film, released in the United States last week, is a thriller that begs viewers to consider what's real and what's falsified in contemporary journalism.

by Ashton Goren

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Carlos Pagni: 'If I talk to Peter and not to Paul, that would bore me.'

15-07-2023 06:18 Carlos Pagni, Argentina’s most influential journalist, on the legacy of the 2001 crisis, talking to both sides and why he’d rather untie than cut knots.

BOOKS & LITERATURE

Relatives of María Kodama declared heirs of Jorge Luis Borges’ legacy

29-06-2023 15:32 Two nephews and three nieces of the late writer María Kodama, the widow of Jorge Luis Borges who died earlier this year, are declared universal heirs of the famous Argentine author’s copyright.

Obituary

Harold Briley, BBC journalist during South Atlantic war, dies at 92

29-06-2023 00:06 Harold Briley, most famous here as the BBC correspondent who covered the 1982 South Atlantic war, lost a long battle against cancer on Monday aged 92.

JOURNALISM & HUMAN RIGHTS

Robert Cox awarded honorary doctorate by Rosario University

28-06-2023 22:42 “Journalism can save lives,” declares the former editor of ‘Buenos Aires Herald’ newspaper as he is honoured for his ethics and quest for truth during the military dictatorship’s era of state terrorism.

MEDIA & SOCIETY

Argentina’s drops 11 places in press freedom ranking

08-05-2023 22:51 Reporters Without Borders calls out consolidation of media ownership, polarisation, gaps in public policy, and low pay as primary threats to press freedom in Argentina.

by Api Dhadda

News of journalism

Marcelo Longobardi: ‘Milei’s conduct with journalists identical to Kirchners’

A 'mute' button for pesky reporters? Milei mulls new media rules

46 Nicaraguan journalists exiled in 2024, says NGO

Death be not proud

Veteran journalist Jorge Lanata dies aged 64

Report: Online video adding to challenges for news firms

Jorge Lanata: ‘President Milei has the right to speak and criticise, but not to say just anything’

The worst journalists in the world

Pressure on the press: from Videla to Milei

‘Cold Copy’ thriller probes facts, falsehoods and media’s thirst for clicks

Carlos Pagni: 'If I talk to Peter and not to Paul, that would bore me.'

Relatives of María Kodama declared heirs of Jorge Luis Borges’ legacy

Harold Briley, BBC journalist during South Atlantic war, dies at 92

Robert Cox awarded honorary doctorate by Rosario University

Argentina’s drops 11 places in press freedom ranking

Ten dead, hundreds evacuated in Bahía Blanca floods

Alarm bells ringing in Europe

Marcelo Longobardi: ‘Milei’s conduct with journalists is practically identical to the Kirchners’

Exit rigging, enter RIGI

Challenging Milei’s ‘iron triangle’

Inundaciones en Bahía Blanca: en el día después siguen las evacuaciones

Kicillof "oculto": la foto de tres en Bahía Blanca que Patricia Bullrich y Luis Petri no subieron a las redes

Desesperada búsqueda de dos nenas desaparecidas en las inundaciones de Bahía Blanca

Elon Musk y Marco Rubio se enfrentaron en una reunión explosiva en la Casa Blanca

La fuerte respuesta de la exministra de las Mujeres al video de Casa Rosada por el 8M