Tag: Media

• Saturday, August 28th 2010 - 06:58 UTC

  Mrs. Kirchner sends bill declaring production of newsprint of “public interest”

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner sent the project that aims to declare of “public interest” the production and distribution of newsprint to the Lower House of Congress, where it is believed the opposition's A Group would vote against the bill; however, centre-left parties might join the pro-government initiative.

• Thursday, August 26th 2010 - 05:05 UTC

  Mrs. Kirchner confrontation with Clarin and La Nacion scares investors

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner’s growing confrontation with the country’s largest newspaper is exacerbating the biggest tumble in its dollar bonds in two months and prompting JPMorgan Chase & Co. to recommend investors cut holdings.

• Thursday, August 26th 2010 - 05:02 UTC

  US closely following Argentine debate on freedom of the press

  

  United States Department of State Deputy Spokesman Mark Toner said President Barack Obama's administration is “closely” watching the debate on press freedom in Argentina.

• Wednesday, August 25th 2010 - 04:07 UTC

  Argentine government accuses Clarín and La Nación of conspiring with military regimes

  

  The Argentine government moved Tuesday to take over the country’s only newsprint maker, alleging two leading newspapers illegally conspired with military dictators to control the company three decades ago and then used it to drive competing media out of business.

• Wednesday, August 18th 2010 - 19:01 UTC

  Printed media also victim of Venezuelan rampant crime

  

  A judge in Venezuela has ruled that all printed news media cannot publish “violent, bloody or grotesque” photographs for the next 30 days because the pictures can cause psychological and moral harm to children.

• Tuesday, August 17th 2010 - 23:56 UTC

  Latinamericans trust the media and the military, shows regional poll

  

  The media and the Armed Forces are among the institutions most trusted in Latin America, well ahead of the church, parliament and political parties, according to a regional opinion poll from FLACSO, Latinamerican Social Sciences Faculty.